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Sandnes Karl Olav <1954-> |
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Titolo |
The challenge of Homer [[electronic resource] ] : school, pagan poets and early Christianity / / Karl Olav Sandnes |
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London ; ; New York, NY, : T & T Clark, c2009 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-86872-1 |
9786612868726 |
0-567-60111-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (337 p.) |
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Collana |
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T & T Clark library of biblical studies |
Library of New Testament studies ; ; 400. Early Christianity in context |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Religion and poetry |
Education, Ancient |
Church history - Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600 |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [279]-305) and indexes. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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School and encyclical education in antiquity. Introduction ; School in the Graeco-Roman world ; The pivotal role of Homer ; Knowledge and formation : the insufficiency of encyclical studies ; Philo of Alexandria : a Hellenistic Jew on Greek education ; Summary of part 1 -- The Christian agôn over encyclical studies in the first four centuries CE. Justin Martyr, his student Tatian and two Ps.Justins ; The apostolic tradition : prohibited occupations ; The teaching of the apostles (Didaskalia apostolorum) and the Syriac tradition : 'avoid all the books of the Gentiles' ; Tertullian : learning but not teaching encyclical studies ; Clement and Origen : Christian teachers in Alexandria ; Flavius Claudius Julianus : emperor and apostate : Christian teachers are immoral ; The Cappadocian fathers ; Jerome : an ascetic addicted to Greek learning ; Augustine : liberal studies : a window on the relationship between Greek culture and Christian faith ; Summary of part 2 -- Looking back to the New Testament. The New Testament and encyclical studies ; Conclusion. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Homer was the gateway to education, to the skills of reading and writing. These skills were necessary for the nascent Church. Knowledge |
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