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1 online resource (xvii, 218 pages) |
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Oxford early Christian studies |
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Oxford early Christian studies.
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Contents |
Cover; Contents; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. The Origenist monk and bishop; The peripatetic monk; Bishop of Helenopolis; The plea from exile; Conclusion; 2. Advocacy in the Dialogue on the Life of St John Chrysostom; The tell-tale sign of courtroom rhetoric; Forensic elements in the Dialogue; Judicial rhetoric as key to the Dialogue; Analysis of the Dialogue's narration; Conclusion; 3. In defence of John; 'Eating alone'; The depositions in Asia; Olympias and the monks; Perceptions of John; The causes of John's removal; The role of doctrine in the controversy; Conclusion |
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4. The Lausiac HistoryComposing the Lausiac History; Contra Hieronymum; An Origenist apologia; Conclusion; 5. The ascent to God in prayer; Praxis; Natural contemplation and scripture; Theologia; Conclusion; 6. Theodicy and human freedom; Palladius on evil, suffering, and human freedom; The metaphysics of an Origenist theodicy; Conclusion; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z; Index of Greek Legal and Rhetorical Terms |
Summary |
A full length study of the life, work, and thought of Palladius of Helenopolis (ca. 362-420), an important witness of Christianity in late antiquity |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 188-207) and indexes |
Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
Subject |
Palladius, Bishop of Aspuna, -approximately 430.
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SUBJECT |
Palladius, Bishop of Aspuna, -approximately 430 fast |
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Bishops -- Biography
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Religious.
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RELIGION -- Christian Church -- History.
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RELIGION -- Christianity -- History.
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Bishops
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Religion.
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Philosophy & Religion.
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Christianity.
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Genre/Form |
Biographies
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Form |
Electronic book
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ISBN |
9780191619632 |
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0191619639 |
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9780191731969 |
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019173196X |
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