1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910464703503321

Titolo

An ancient commentary on the Book of Revelation : a critical edition of the Scholia in apocalypsin / / [edited and translated by] P. Tzamalikos [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2013

ISBN

1-107-35771-3

1-107-34914-1

1-139-20875-6

1-107-34434-4

1-107-34809-9

1-107-34559-6

1-107-34184-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xix, 464 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Disciplina

228/.077

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preface -- Exordium -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Part I. Text of Revelation and Scholia in Apocalypsin -- Part II. Expanded notes to the Scholia -- Bibliography -- Index of authors cited in the Scholia -- Index of names in the Scholia -- Index of terms in the Scholia -- Biblical citations in the Scholia -- Index of modern authors -- General Index.

Sommario/riassunto

This is a new critical edition, with translation and commentary, of the Scholia in Apocalypsin, which were falsely attributed to Origen a century ago. They include extensive sections from Didymus the Blind's lost Commentary on the Apocalypse (fourth century) and therefore counter the current belief that Oecumenius' commentary (sixth century) was the most ancient. Professor Tzamalikos argues that their author was in fact Cassian the Sabaite, an erudite monk and abbot at the monastery of Sabas, the Great Laura, in Palestine. He was different from the alleged Latin author John Cassian, placed a century or so before the real Cassian. The Scholia attest to the tension between the imperial



Christian orthodoxy of the sixth century and certain monastic circles, who drew freely on Hellenic ideas and on alleged 'heretics'. They show that, during that period, Hellenism was a vigorous force inspiring not only pagan intellectuals, but also influential Christian quarters.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910782892903321

Autore

Jack Felicity

Titolo

Putting Queensland on the map : the life of Robert Logan Jack, geologist & explorer / / Felicity Jack

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Sydney, NSW : , : University of New South Wales Press Ltd, , 2008

ISBN

1-74223-063-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (ix, 275 pages) : illustrations, maps, portraits

Disciplina

550.92

910.9

Soggetti

Explorers - Australia

Geologists - Australia - Queensland

Prospecting - Australia - Queensland

Queensland Discovery and exploration

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Scotland; Australia and the early expeditions, 1877-1879; Cape York, 1879-1880; Mainly family matters, 1880-1881; Discovering artesian water, 1881-1882; Working from Townsville, 1882-1887; Working from Brisbane, 1892-1898; Commissioner, the Greater Britain Exhibition, 1899; Escape to Burma; Consultant Geologist in London, 1901-1903; Return to Australia, 1904-1913; Closing years, 1913-1921; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Highly regarded in geological circles but still unknown to a general public, Robert Logan Jack was a Scottish geologist who migrated to Australia in 1877. He worked as Government Geologist in Queensland for almost thirty years and was sent on difficult and perilous expeditions to some of the remotest parts of the continent. It was during this time that he made groundbreaking discoveries that would



help advance Queensland's mining and agricultural industries and contribute to the economic development of the Colony.