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Didymus the Blind and His Circle in Late-Antique Alexandria: Virtue and Narrative in Biblical Scholarship Richard A. Layton
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Didymus the Blind and His Circle in Late-Antique Alexandria: Virtue and Narrative in Biblical Scholarship
Richard A. Layton
Presents a study of a leading 4th Century Christian scholar who's writings were thought to be completely destroyed and rediscovered in an Egyptian quarry during WWII. By exploring the social context of Christian instruction in the competitive environment of fourth-century this book elucidates the political implications of biblical interpretation.
232 pages
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | January 22, 2004 |
| ISBN13 | 9780252028816 |
| Publishers | University of Illinois Press |
| Pages | 232 |
| Dimensions | 237 × 163 × 22 mm · 476 g |
| Language | English |
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