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Record Nr.

UNINA9910777730803321

Autore

John Rufus, Bishop of Maiuma, <fl. 476-518.>

Titolo

The lives of Peter the Iberian, Theodosius of Jerusalem, and the Monk Romanus [[electronic resource] /] / John Rufus ; edited and translated with an introduction and notes by Cornelia B. Horn and Robert R. Phenix Jr

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Atlanta, GA, : Society of Biblical Literature, c2008

ISBN

1-58983-431-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xcii, 370 p.)

Collana

Society of Biblical Literature. Writings from the Greco-Roman world. ; ; no. 24

Altri autori (Persone)

HornCornelia B

PhenixRobert R

John Rufus, Bishop of Maiuma,  <fl. 476-518.>

Disciplina

270.2092/2

B

Soggetti

Monasticism and religious orders - Iberia (Kingdom) - History - Early church, ca. 30-600

Monasticism and religious orders - Palestine - History - Early church, ca. 30-600

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Also published in hardback: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2008.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [303]-335) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

The context of the history of Georgia from the fourth to the sixth centuries -- Christianity and monasticism in Georgia in the fourth and fifth centuries -- Peter's genealogy in the Life of Peter the Iberian : hagiographic ancestry -- The history of the christological controversies and their context in Palestine from the fourth to the sixth centuries -- Monasticism in fifth-century Palestine -- On the death of Theodosius -- The anti-chalcedonian defeat in Palestine -- Authorship -- John Rufus -- Rhetoric and genre in the Life of Peter the Iberian -- Text-critical overview -- Versions and original text -- Synopsis of the Vita Petri Iberi and the De obitu Theodosii -- Outline of the Vita Petri Iberi -- Outline of the De obitu Theodosii -- Genealogical tables of the families of Peter the Iberian and Zuzo -- Chronological timeline -- Texts and translations -- Life of Peter the Iberian -- On the death of Theodosius.