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1 online resource (xiv, 286 pages) |
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Oxford early Christian studies |
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Oxford early Christian studies.
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List of Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. 'The Voice of One Calling in the Desert'; 2. A Pope and His Scholar; 3. Claiming Marcella; 4. Expulsion from Rome; 5. The Embattled Ascetic Sage; 6. The Exegetical Letters; Conclusion; Appendices; Bibliography; General Index; Index of Ancient Sources |
| Summary |
In life Jerome's authority was frequently questioned, yet following his death he was venerated as a saint. Andrew Cain systematically examines Jerome's idealized self-presentation across the extant epistolary corpus, exploring how and why Jerome used letter writing as a means to bid for status as an expert on the Bible and ascetic spirituality. - ;In the centuries following his death, Jerome (c.347-420) was venerated as a saint and as one of the four Doctors of the Latin church. In his own lifetime, however, he was a severely marginalized figure whose intellectual and spiritual authority did n |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-272) and indexes |
| Notes |
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| Subject |
Jerome, Saint, -419 or 420 -- Correspondence
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Jerome, Saint, -419 or 420 fast |
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Hieronymus, helgon, approximately 347-420 -- brev. sao |
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Hieronymus, Sophronius Eusebius. swd |
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Christian saints -- Correspondence
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RELIGION -- Christian Church -- History.
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RELIGION -- Christianity -- History.
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Christian saints
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Aszetik
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Brief
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Selbstdarstellung
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Autorität
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Brieven.
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Ascese.
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Exegese.
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Propaganda.
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Helgon -- brev.
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Electronic books
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personal correspondence.
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Personal correspondence
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Personal correspondence.
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Correspondance privée.
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780191568411 |
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0191568414 |
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