The book explores ancient interpretations and usages of the famous
Delphic maxim “know yourself”. The primary emphasis is on
Jewish, Christian and Greco-Roman sources from the first four
centuries CE. The individual contributions examine both direct
quotations of the maxim as well as more distant echoes. Most of the
sources included in the book have never previously been studied in
any detail with a view to their use and interpretation of the
Delphic maxim. Thus, the book contributes significantly to the
origin and different interpretations of the maxim in antiquity as
well as to its reception history in ancient philosophical and
theological discourses. The chapters of the book are linked to each
other by numerous cross-references which makes it possible to
compare the different views of the maxim with each other. It also
helps readers to notice relationships and trajectories within the
material. The explorations of the relevant sources are also set in
the context of ongoing debates about the shape and nature of
ancient conceptions of self and self-knowledge. The book thus
demonstrates the wide variety of philosophical and theological
approaches in that the injunction to know oneself could be viewed
and how these interpretations provide windows into ancient
discourses about self and self-knowledge.
General
| Imprint: |
De Gruyter
|
| Country of origin: |
Germany |
| Series: |
Beihefte zur Zeitschrift fur die Neutestamentliche Wissenschaft |
| Release date: |
September 2023 |
| Firstpublished: |
2023 |
| Editors: |
Ole Jakob Filtvedt
• Jens Schröter
|
| Dimensions: |
230 x 155mm (L x W) |
| Pages: |
650 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-3-11-108354-4 |
| Categories: |
Books
Promotions
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| LSN: |
3-11-108354-3 |
| Barcode: |
9783111083544 |
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