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Record Nr.

UNINA9910793406903321

Autore

Smith Yancy

Titolo

The mystery of anointing : Hippolytus' commentary on the Song of songs in social and critical contexts : texts, translations, and comprehensive study / / Yancy Smith

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Piscataway, New Jersey : , : Gorgias Press, , [2015]

©2015

ISBN

1-4632-3485-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xxxviii, 614 pages)

Collana

Gorgias studies in early Christianity and patristics ; ; 62

Disciplina

223.907

Soggetti

RELIGION / Christianity / Literature & the Arts

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS -- FOREWORD -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- ABBREVIATIONS -- INTRODUCTION -- 1. HIPPOLYTUS THE EXEGETE -- 2. WOMEN IN HIPPOLYTUS' COMMENTARY ON THE SONG OF SONGS -- 3. ON THE SONG OF SONGS IN THE SOCIAL CONTEXT OF "HERESIES" -- 4. EMBODIED LOGOS, DOMESTIC ART AND ACCULTURATION -- 5. RHETORICAL SITUATION PART ONE: ETHOS IN THE COMMENTARY -- 6. THE RHETORICAL SITUATION PART TWO: STRUCTURE AND SEASON IN THE MYSTAGOGY OF HIPPOLYTUS -- 7. RHETORICAL SITUATION PART THREE: THE COMMENTARY IN ITS CELEBRATORY CONTEXT -- 8. HERMENEUTICAL APPROACH -- 9. MYSTERY AND DIVINE ECONOMY -- 10. CONCLUSIONS -- 11. ANNOTATED TRANSLATION -- WORKS CITED -- INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

The first English translation and study of St. Hippolytus' fascinating, early third-century commentary 'On the Song of Songs'. Important for the history of biblical interpretation, rival identities of early Christians, liturgy, and mystagogy in the pre-Constantinian church.