TY  - BOOK
AU  - Djurslev,Christian Thrue
TI  - Alexander the Great in the Early Christian Tradition: Classical Reception and Patristic Literature
T2  - Bloomsbury Studies in Classical Reception Series
SN  - 9781350120396
U1  - 938.07092 
PY  - 2019///
CY  - London
PB  - Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Cover page -- Halftitle page -- Series page -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Conventions and Abbreviations -- Introduction -- How early? -- Which Christians? -- Innovating tradition -- Approaching Alexander -- Plan of attack -- 1 Apologists and Co. -- Introduction -- Tatian of Assyria -- Athenagoras of Athens -- Clement of Alexandria -- Hippolytus "of Rome" -- Julius Africanus -- Tertullian of Carthage -- Minucius Felix -- Origen of Alexandria/Caesarea -- Methodius of Olympus -- Arnobius of Sicca -- Lactantius -- Eusebius of Caesarea -- Jerome of Stridon -- Observations -- 2 Classical Themes and Christian Tradition -- Introduction -- Educating Alexander -- Burn after reading -- Deification denied -- Coda: Alexander, Origen's Jew, and Jesus on the cross -- 3 Tales from Judea and the Diaspora -- Introduction -- Alexander's city -- Alexander and the Bible -- Josephus and Hellenistic stories -- 1 Maccabees -- Coda: Rise and shine, Alexandria -- 4 History and Rhetoric -- Introduction -- Adventures in apologetic historiography -- Facts and factoids -- Christian comparisons -- Coda: Alexander, Rome, and the Gospel -- Conclusion -- Epilogue: Writing Alexander, Writing Constantine -- References -- Index Locorum -- General Index
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