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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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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Cain, Andrew
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.
Collection:Oxford early Christian studies.
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Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • 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.