LEADER 04230nam 2200649Ia 450 001 9910816256703321 005 20240313045121.0 010 $a90-04-23301-6 024 7 $a10.1163/9789004233010 035 $a(CKB)2670000000263228 035 $a(EBL)1035299 035 $a(OCoLC)812198335 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000722707 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11407689 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000722707 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10695593 035 $a(PQKB)11496924 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1035299 035 $a(nllekb)BRILL9789004233010 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1035299 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10608117 035 $a(PPN)170737217 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000263228 100 $a20120816d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 04$aThe letter of Mara bar Sarapion in context$b[electronic resource] $eproceedings of the symposium held at Utrecht University, 10-12 December 2009 /$fedited by Annette Merz and Teun L. Tieleman 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aLeiden ;$aBoston $cBrill$d2012 215 $a1 online resource (264 p.) 225 0 $aCulture and history of the ancient near east ;$vv. 58 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a90-04-23300-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tPreliminary Material -- $t1. General Introduction /$rAnnette Merz and Teun Tieleman -- $t2. Making Use of History beyond the Euphrates: Political Views, Cultural Traditions, and Historical Contexts in the Letter of Mara bar Sarapion /$rMichael A. Speidel -- $t3. Cultural Responses from Kingdom to Province: The Romanisation of Commagene, Local Identities and the Mara bar Sarapion Letter /$rMiguel John Versluys -- $t4. Languages, Cultural Identities and Elites in the Land of Mara bar Sarapion /$rMargherita Facella -- $t5. Religious Life of Commagene in the Late Hellenistic and Early Roman Period /$rMichael Blömer -- $t6. Jesus as the Ever-Living Lawgiver in the Letter of Mara bar Sarapion /$rPetr Pokorný -- $t7. Mara?s God(s) and Time /$rAlbert de Jong -- $t8. Where is Wisdom to be Found? A Plea in Favor of Semitic Influences in the Letter of Mara bar Sarapion /$rPancratius C. Beentjes -- $t9. Mara bar Sarapion and Greek Philosophy /$rDavid L. Blank -- $t10. The Death(s) of Plato /$rAnna Ntinti -- $t11. Consolation from Prison: Mara bar Sarapion and Boethius /$rPieter W. van der Horst -- $t12. Mara bar Sarapion: Comments on the Syriac Edition, Translation, and Notes by David Rensberger /$rIlaria L.E. Ramelli -- $tIndex of Names and Subjects -- $tIndex of Ancient Sources -- $tMaps. 330 $aThe Letter of Mara bar Sarapion to his son ? preserved in a single Syriac manuscript (7th. century CE) ? still speaks to its readers, evocatively depicting the dramatic situation of a nobleman imprisoned after the Roman capture of Samosata, capital of Commagene. The letter is best known today for a passage on the ?wise king of the Jews,? which may be one of the earliest pagan testimonies concerning Jesus Christ. Ongoing controversy over the letter?s date, nature, and purpose has, however, led to the widespread neglect of this intriguing document. In the present volume, Merz and Tieleman have brought together cutting-edge research from an interdisciplinary team of leading experts that significantly advances our appreciation of the letter and its historical context. 410 0$aCulture and History of the Ancient Near East$v58. 606 $aSyriac literature$xHistory and criticism$vCongresses 606 $aConsolation in literature$vCongresses 606 $aPhilosophy, Ancient$vCongresses 607 $aCommagene$xHistory$vCongresses 615 0$aSyriac literature$xHistory and criticism 615 0$aConsolation in literature 615 0$aPhilosophy, Ancient 676 $a892/.3 701 $aMerz$b Annette$0242216 701 $aTieleman$b Teun$0572749 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910816256703321 996 $aThe letter of Mara bar Sarapion in context$94061756 997 $aUNINA