Christianity and Hellenism in the fifth-century Greek east : Theodoret's apologetics against the Greeks in context /
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge, Massachusetts ;
London, England : Harvard University Press,
2012
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| Series: | Hellenic studies ;
49 |
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| Online Access: | http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:hul.ebook:CHS_PapadogiannakisY.Christianity_and_Hellenism.2013 |
Table of Contents:
- An introduction to Theodoret's life and writings
- Introduction: Theodoret and the fifth century
- The notion of therapeia in Theodoret: the apologetic use and role of Greek medicine and philosophy against the Greeks
- Greek heroes and Christian martyrs: in defense of the friends of God and heroes of the faith
- Christianity as the universal practical virtue
- Theodoret's rhetoric, style, and argumentation: some literary considerations