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1 online resource |
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Culture and history of the ancient near east ; v. 58 |
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Culture and history of the ancient Near East ; v. 58.
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Contents |
General Introduction / Annette B. Merz and Teun L. Tieleman -- Making use of history beyond the Euphrates: political views, cultural traditions, and historical contexts in the letter of Mara bar Sarapion / Michael A. Speidel -- Cultural responses from kingdom to province. The romanisation of Commagene, local identities and the Mara bar Sarapion letter / Miguel John Versluys -- Languages, cultural identities and elites in the land of Mara bar Sarapion / Margherita Facella -- Religious life of Commagene in the late Hellenistic and early Roman period / Michael Blomer -- Jesus as the ever-living lawgiver in the letter of Mara bar Sarapion / Petr Pokorny -- Mara's God(s) and Time / Albert de Jong -- Where is wisdom to be found? A plea in favour of Semitic Influences in the letter of Mara bar Sarapion contents -- Mara bar Sarapion and Greek philosophy / David L. Blank -- The Death(s) of Plato / Anna Ntinti -- Consolation from prison: Mara bar Sarapion and Boethius / Pieter W. van der Horst -- Mara bar Sarapion: comments on the Syriac edition, translation, and notes by David Rensberger |
Summary |
In The Letter of Mara bar Sarapion in Context Merz and Tieleman present an interdisciplinary collection of studies examining an intriguing yet neglected Syriac letter and its historical context |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
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English |
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Print version record |
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Mara bar Serapion -- Congresses
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Mara bar Serapion |
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Syriac literature -- History and criticism -- Congresses
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Consolation in literature -- Congresses
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Philosophy, Ancient -- Congresses
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- African.
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Consolation in literature
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Philosophy, Ancient
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Syriac literature
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Commagene -- History -- Congresses
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Middle East -- Commagene
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Conference papers and proceedings
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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History
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Merz, Annette
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Tieleman, Teun
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LC no. |
2012015416 |
ISBN |
9789004233010 |
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9004233016 |
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