Dramaturgical Tricks in the Clementine Literature
The Clementine novel (written in the 4th century CE and set in the 1st century CE) incorporates a palette of comic features. Using the “Taxonomy of ” and the “Script Theory” developed by Attardo and Raskin within the framework of the General Theory of ...
Sergio Basso
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Intellectual Hegemony, Conversion Discourse and Early Christian Apologetic Literature
The present study aspires to catch a glimpse of a peculiar phenomenon in the history of religions, namely, the competitive character of early Christian apologetic literature in its attempt to confront head-on the non-Christian ideological life-world and,
Vassilios Adrahtas
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Mother and Bride: Ecclesiology, Christology, and Anthropology [PDF]
In the 20th century reflections on the Church developed primarily in the context of eucharistic ecclesiology, according to which the Church community is a local congregation united around the Eucharist.
Fr. John Behr
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Cecidit flos: sul senso dei fiori appassiti
Isaiah 40: 6-8 contains the figure of the flower of the field, doomed to wither at the blowing of the divine breath. An immense exegetical tradition ensues, which comments on the ephemerality of any human distinction.
Massimo Leone
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Pauline Pseudepigrapha and Early Christian Literacy: Are the Clues Hidden Right in Front of US?
Within Biblical scholarship, there have been a limited number of studies which examine ancient literacy and education in relation to the production of the Deutero-Pauline letters.
Justin P. Paley
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CHRISTIAN TRADITIONS IN 20TH—21ST CENTURY RUSSIAN FANTASY WRITING (ARTICLE 2) [PDF]
The article looks at the various aspects of appropriating the Christian traditions by Russian fantasy writing. We show that the Christian tradition has most significantly revealed itself in the genre of fantasy writing which is in high demand among early
Evgeniy Mikhaylovich Neyolov
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Greek Literature and Christian Doctrine in Early Christianity: A Difficult Co-Existence
This paper traces the complex relationship between classical literature and Christian doctrine in the first four centuries. In the earliest period of Christianity, we can identify two attitudes of Christians towards Greek literature: the hostile attitude
Roberta Franchi
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The books of the Bibles in early Christianity
A resurgence in the interest in other early Christian literature has brought the issue of the Christian biblical canon(s) to the forefront. Questions in relation to what the literature was, which literature was authoritative, and when did it become ...
Jordan Scheetz
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Behemoti ja Leviatani metamorfoosid. Uurimus Piibli folkloorist ning selle retseptsioonist juudi, kristlikus ja gnostilises pärimuses [PDF]
The article explores the transformation of Behemoth and Leviathan – mytho-logical creatures mentioned in the Bible – and traces their development within later Jewish, Christian, and Gnostic traditions.
Jaan Lahe
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The Cambridge History of Early Christian Literature [PDF]
Young, Frances +2 more
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