LEADER 03506nam 2200577ia 450 001 9910793859003321 005 20200514202323.0 010 $a1-350-12038-3 010 $a1-350-12039-1 024 7 $a10.5040/9781350120389 035 $a(CKB)4100000009451302 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5906827 035 $a(OCoLC)1139969460 035 $a(UkLoBP)t00019 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000009451302 100 $a20190626d2019 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aAlexander the Great in the early christian tradition $eclassical reception and patristic literature /$fChristian Thrue Djurslev 210 1$aLondon :$cBloomsbury Publishing,$d2019. 215 $a1 online resource (249 pages) 225 1 $aBloomsbury studies in classical reception 311 $a1-350-19446-8 311 $a1-78831-164-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes. 327 $a1. Preaching Alexander in Alexandria -- 2. Conquering Carthage -- 3. Letters and Secrets out of Africa -- 4. Prophecy, Allegory and Alexander in Judean Caesarea -- 5. Just Visiting: Alexander in Jerusalem -- 6. Secular or Sacred Histories? Christian Chronography and Universalism -- 7. Imagery, Mythography and Death -- 8. Biblical Exegesis and Explaining Alexander -- 9. Christian Alexander Discourse: What Difference did Christianity make? -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. 330 $a"What has Alexander the Great to do with Jesus Christ? Or the legendary king's conquest of the Persian Empire (335-23 BCE) to do with the prophecies of the Old Testament? In many ways, the early Christian writings on Alexander and his legacy provide a lens through which it is possible to view the shaping of the literature and thought of the early church in the Greek East and the Latin West. This book articulates that fascinating discourse for the first time by focusing on the early Christian use of Alexander. Delving into an impressively deep pool of patristic literature written between 130-313 CE, Christian Thrue Djurslev offers original interpretations of various important authors, from the learned lawyer Tertullian to the 'Christian Cicero' Lactantius, and from the apologist Tatian to the first church historian Eusebius. He demonstrates that the early Christian adaptations of the Alexandrian myths created a new tradition that has continued to develop and expand ever since. This innovative work of reception studies is important reading for all scholars of Alexander the Great and early church history"--$cProvided by publisher. 410 0$aBloomsbury studies in classical reception 606 $aChristian literature, Early$xHistory and criticism 606 $aSenses and sensation 606 $aLate Antiquity and Byzantine Studies (Classical Studies) 606 $aChurch History 606 $aPatristics 607 $aRome$xSocial conditions 615 0$aChristian literature, Early$xHistory and criticism. 615 0$aSenses and sensation. 615 4$aLate Antiquity and Byzantine Studies (Classical Studies) 615 4$aChurch History 615 4$aPatristics 676 $a938 700 $aDjurslev$b Christian Thrue$01511365 801 0$bUkLoBP 801 1$bUkLoBP 801 2$bUkLoBP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910793859003321 996 $aAlexander the Great in the early christian tradition$93744590 997 $aUNINA