The first 'heretic' to be condemned to death at the end of IV century, Priscillian, sometime bishop of Avila, has generated much scholarly interest in early Christian studies since the rediscovery of his works in the nineteenth century. Early scholarly attention focussed on the question of Priscillian's heterodoxy. Was he really an orthodox thinker victimised by ecclesiastical politics or were the accusations of heresy fully grounded in his teachings? Recent scholarship has moved away from rigid categorisation of the individual and focussed on the social-political movement of Priscillianism, with a tendency to neglect the literary corpus. Marco Conti draws attention back to the writings and the theological reflections there contained. Published for the first time in one volume with facing page translation and systematic commentaries, The Complete Works provide invaluable material for better understanding the complex nature of this fascinating figure and the movement he inspired, a crucial example of early opposition to Ecclesiastical power. With an extensive introduction providing biographical and textual background information.
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The first publication of the Complete Works of Priscillian to include facing page translation, systematic commentaries, and the spurious texts. Marco Conti sets the writings of this famous fourth century 'heretic' in historical context and establishes their importance for scholarly research in a detailed introduction.
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INTRODUCTION; TRANSLATIONS; GENUINE WORKS; SPURIOUS WRITINGS; COMMENTARY
Marco Conti's new editions of the Prisciliianist works, with introduction, commentary and English translation, is thus to be greatly celebrated.
A unique resource for scholars and students of the development of Christianity in late Antiquity Provides essential insights into the nature of this early heterodox form of Christianity and its repression by ecclesiastical power Detailed introduction covering the historical, literary, and philological context of the works
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A unique resource for scholars and students of the development of Christianity in late Antiquity Provides essential insights into the nature of this early heterodox form of Christianity and its repression by ecclesiastical power Detailed introduction covering the historical, literary, and philological context of the works
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ISBN
9780199567379
Publisert
2009
Utgiver
Vendor
Oxford University Press
Vekt
693 gr
Høyde
240 mm
Bredde
162 mm
Dybde
26 mm
Aldersnivå
UU, UP, P, 05, 06
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Product language
Engelsk
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Product format
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Antall sider
362

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