Theodore Syncellus and the 626 Siege of Constantinople [PDF]
The homily on the Avar siege of Constantinople in 626 attributed to Theodore Syncellus shares numerous linguistic features both with Theodore’s homily of 623 on the Virgin’s Robe and with George of ...
Michael Whitby
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Gnesioi filoi: George Syncellus and Theophanes the Confessor – Addenda [PDF]
The paper provides the addenda to A. Kompa, Gnesioi filoi: the search for George Syncellus’ and Theophanes the Confessor’s own words, and the authorship of their oeuvre, Studia Ceranea 5, 2015, p. 155–230. All the expressions crucial to the stylistic and
Andrzej Kompa
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Gnesioi filoi: the Search for George Syncellus’ and Theophanes the Confessor’s Own Words, and the Authorship of Their Oeuvre [PDF]
In a nutshell: 1. I believe that Ekloge Chronographias of George Syncellus and Chronographia of Theophanes the Confessor should be treated as a single project, undertaken in turn by two authors; 2.
Andrzej Kompa
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The Diamerismos tradition in Greek historical periodization from Julius Africanus to George Syncellus [PDF]
This article aims to explore the origins of the inclusion of the diamerismos—the division of the earth between Noah’s sons—as epoche in Greek historical periodization.
Varona Codeso, Patricia
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“Jewish” calendar in Georgios Synkellos [PDF]
The article describes a little-known version of the Hebrew calendar of the “solar” type, which is attested in the chronicle of George Syncellus (circa AD 810) as one of the three main calendars of the world (along with Roman and Alexandrian).
Pavel Kuzenkov
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Eusebius's Four Tempora: A brief survey of christian chronological traditions through their reception in byzantine supputationes [PDF]
No one would deny that Eusebius of Caesarea's chronicle exerted an enormous influence on later Greek chronicle writing, but there is still much to be said about the concrete characteristics of this influence and its extent, which is difficult to assess ...
Varona Codeso, Patricia
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Adversus Iudaeos in the Sermon Written by Theodore Syncellus on the Avar Siege of AD 626 [PDF]
A sermon attributed to Theodore Syncellus (Theodoros Synkellos) is considered as one of the basic sources for the study of the Avar siege of Constantinople in AD 626.
Hurbanič, Martin
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¿Zósimo de Panópolis fue cristiano? [PDF]
Zosimus of Panopolis, the first identifiable author of Greek alchemy, wrote in late-3rd or 4th-century CE Egypt. For over a century, scholars have pictured him in turn as Christian or as pagan.
Dufault, Olivier
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Luke 2:22, Leviticus 12, and Parturient Impurity [PDF]
In Luke 2:22 Luke attributes parturient impurity to both Mary and Jesus (and/or Joseph). Interpreters have often concluded that this verse demonstrates that Luke misunderstands the levitical legislation pertaining to childbirth impurity (Leviticus 12 ...
Matthew Thiessen
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THALLUS AND PHLEGON: SOLAR ECLIPSE IN JERUSALEM c. 33 CE? [PDF]
The current investigation explores whether Thallus and Phlegon cancontinue to have relevance to the current historical Jesus debate.To assist in this process, apart from pertinent input from a range ofcontemporary scholars, the often quoted reference to ...
Allen, N P L
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