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History and Hagiography from the Late Antique Sinai
Daniel F. Caner
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Description for History and Hagiography from the Late Antique Sinai
Paperback. The Sinai peninsula emerged in late antiquity as a distinct region of the Christian holy land, identified from the fourth century onward as the Old Testament place where the Hebrews had wandered, and God's Majesty descended'. This book explores the particular ideals and dangers associated with this remote political and religious frontier. Series: Translated Texts for Historians. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FB; DSBB; HBJF; HBLA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 148 x 21. Weight in Grams: 462.
The Sinai peninsula emerged in late antiquity as a distinct region of the Christian holy land, identified from the fourth century onward as the Old Testament place where the Hebrews had wandered, Moses received the Law, and ‘God’s Majesty descended’. At the same time it was part of the late Roman province of Third Palestine and located deep in the heart of ‘Saracen Country’. The historical essay and accompanying texts in this book enable readers to explore the particular ideals and dangers associated with this remote political and religious frontier. At its core are three Greek narratives previously unavailable ... Read more
The Sinai peninsula emerged in late antiquity as a distinct region of the Christian holy land, identified from the fourth century onward as the Old Testament place where the Hebrews had wandered, Moses received the Law, and ‘God’s Majesty descended’. At the same time it was part of the late Roman province of Third Palestine and located deep in the heart of ‘Saracen Country’. The historical essay and accompanying texts in this book enable readers to explore the particular ideals and dangers associated with this remote political and religious frontier. At its core are three Greek narratives previously unavailable ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Series
Translated Texts for Historians
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Liverpool, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781846312168
SKU
V9781846312168
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About Daniel F. Caner
Daniel F. Caner is Associate Professor of History and Classics at the University of Connecticut. Sebastian Brock is Professorial Fellow at Wolfson College, Oxford. Richard Price is Professor Emeritus of the History of Christianity, Heythrop College and Honorary Research Fellow, Royal Holloway, University of London. His many previous publications include The Acts of the Lateran Synod of 649 (with P. ... Read more
Reviews for History and Hagiography from the Late Antique Sinai
This book is an important contribution to the synchronic study of the whole literary tradition concerning Sinai in late antiquity and summarizes the current state of research, though without suggesting definitive solutions to problems posed in the philological scholarship on the texts.
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