The letters of Jerome : asceticism, biblical exegesis, and the construction of Christian authority in late antiquity /

In life Jerome's authority was frequently questioned, yet following his death he was venerated as a saint. Andrew Cain systematically examines Jerome's idealized self-presentation across the extant epistolary corpus, exploring how and why Jerome used letter writing as a means to bid for st...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Cain, Andrew
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.
Colección:Oxford early Christian studies.
Temas:
Jerome, > Saint, > -419 or 420 > Correspondence.
Jerome, > Saint, > -419 or 420
Hieronymus, > helgon, > approximately 347-420 > brev.
Hieronymus, Sophronius Eusebius.
Christian saints > Correspondence.
Saints chrétiens > Correspondance.
RELIGION > Christian Church > History.
RELIGION > Christianity > History.
Christian saints
Aszetik
Brief
Selbstdarstellung
Autorität
Brieven.
Ascese.
Exegese.
Propaganda.
Helgon > brev.
Electronic books.
personal correspondence.
Personal correspondence
Personal correspondence.
Correspondance privée.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • List of Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. 'The Voice of One Calling in the Desert'; 2. A Pope and His Scholar; 3. Claiming Marcella; 4. Expulsion from Rome; 5. The Embattled Ascetic Sage; 6. The Exegetical Letters; Conclusion; Appendices; Bibliography; General Index; Index of Ancient Sources.

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