Description |
1 online resource (x, 243 pages) |
Contents |
1. Basil of Caesarea / P. Allen -- 2. Gregory of Nyssa / J. Leemans -- 3. John Chrysostom / W. Mayer -- 4. Asterius of Amasea / B. Dehandschutter -- 5. Hesychius of Jerusalem / P. Allen |
Summary |
This book presents fresh, lively translations of fourteen such homilies, the majority for the first time in English. The homilies were delivered in some of the main cities of the Greek East of the later Roman Empire, by well-known figures such as Basil of Caesarea, Gregory of Nyssa and John Chrysostom, as well as the equally gifted preachers Asterius of Amasea and Hesychius of Jerusalem.'Let us die that we may live' offers an approachable, surprising, and not always reverent insight into the life of the Early Church. It reveals the full importance of the martyr homily in terms of |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-227) and indexes |
Notes |
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Print version record |
Subject |
Christian martyrs -- Turkey -- Sermons
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Christian martyrs -- Middle East -- Sermons
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Sermons, Greek.
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RELIGION -- Christian.
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Christian martyrs
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Sermons, Greek
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Middle East
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Turkey
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Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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sermons.
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Sermons
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Sermons.
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Sermons.
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Electronic book
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Author |
Leemans, Johan, 1965-
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ISBN |
0203413458 |
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9780203413456 |
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9780415240413 |
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0415240417 |
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9780415240420 |
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0415240425 |
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1134551436 |
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9781134551439 |
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1280073144 |
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9781280073144 |
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