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Funerary Speech for John Chrysostom
Timothy D Barnes
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Paperback. The first English translation of the funerary speech for John Chrysostom delivered by one of his former clergy in a city close to Constantinople in the autumn of 407 when news arrived of John's death on a forced march in eastern Asia Minor. Translator(s): Bevan, George. Series: Translated Texts for Historians. Num Pages: 193 pages. BIC Classification: 3D; HRCC1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 148 x 211 x 10. Weight in Grams: 274.
This book offers the first English translation of the funerary speech for John Chyrsostom delivered by one of his former clergy in a city close to Constantinople in the autumn of 407 when news arrived of John’s death on a forced march in eastern Asia Minor. The speech is the earliest and fullest account of John’s activities as bishop of Constantinople between 397 and 404. It replaces the slightly later Historical Dialogue on John by Palladius as the prime source for John in Constantinople The translators are both Late Roman Historians, and their introduction and notes illustrate the importance ... Read more
This book offers the first English translation of the funerary speech for John Chyrsostom delivered by one of his former clergy in a city close to Constantinople in the autumn of 407 when news arrived of John’s death on a forced march in eastern Asia Minor. The speech is the earliest and fullest account of John’s activities as bishop of Constantinople between 397 and 404. It replaces the slightly later Historical Dialogue on John by Palladius as the prime source for John in Constantinople The translators are both Late Roman Historians, and their introduction and notes illustrate the importance ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
193
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Series
Translated Texts for Historians
Condition
New
Weight
274g
Number of Pages
193
Place of Publication
Liverpool, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781846318887
SKU
V9781846318887
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About Timothy D Barnes
Timothy D. Barnes is Honorary Professorial Fellow at the University of Edinburgh. George Bevan is Assistant Professor at Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario.
Reviews for Funerary Speech for John Chrysostom
the contribution of Barnes and Bevan should be praised as they have added a truly valuable work to the field of late antique religious and historical studies by supplementing an accurate commentary on an important text with a scrupulous philological reading of the manuscripts and editions.
Digressus 13, 32-36
Digressus 13, 32-36