Bardaisan of Edessa: A Reassessment of the Evidence and a New Interpretation (Hardcover)

This comprehensive study offers a critical, comparative analysis of the sources available on Bardaisan and a reinterpretation of his thought. The study highlights the profound points of contact between Bardaisan, Origen, and their schools; the role of Plato's Timaeus and Middle Platonism in Bardaisan's thought, and Stoicism. Bardaisan's thought emerges as a deeply Christian one, depending on the exegesis of Scripture read in the light of Greek philosophy. Positive ancient sources present him as a deacon or even a presbyter, as an author of refutations of Marcionism and Gnosticism, and as a confessor of the faith during persecution.

General

Imprint:	Gorgias Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Gorgias Eastern Christian Studies, 22
Release date:	October 2009
First published:	October 2009
Authors:	Ilaria Ramelli
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 31mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	402
ISBN-13:	978-1-60724-074-7
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > Classical, early & medieval Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > Orthodox Churches Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > Orthodox Churches Books > Christianity > Orthodox Churches
LSN:	1-60724-074-2
Barcode:	9781607240747

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