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Porphyry against the Christians / by Robert M. Berchman.
- Title
- Porphyry against the Christians / by Robert M. Berchman.
- Author
- Berchman, Robert M.
- Publication
- Leiden ; Boston : Brill, ©2005.
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- Description
- xvi, 242 pages; 25 cm.
- Summary
- "This volume is a translation of fragments and testimonia of Porphyry's lost work Against the Christians. The first part of the work examines author, title, date of composition, and sources. The second part discusses the structure of Against the Christians. The third part focuses on the religious, philosophical, and cultural background of this text. The fourth section constitutes the translation of the fragments and testimonia of Against the Christians. This work is especially important for historians of religion, philosophy, and Biblical Studies for it is an excellent example of a pagan tradition of scriptural interpretation and criticism of Christianity."--Jacket.
- Series Statement
- Studies in Platonism, Neoplatonism, and the Platonic tradition ; v. 1
- Uniform Title
- Studies in Platonism, Neoplatonism, and the Platonic tradition v. 1.
- Subject
- Porphyry, approximately 234-approximately 305
- Porphyry, ca. 234-ca. 305
- Porphyre, approximately 234-approximately 305
- Porphyrius, ca234-ca301
- Against the Christians (Porphyry)
- 200-300
- Christianity > Controversial literature > History and criticism
- Christianisme > Ouvrages de controverse > Histoire et critique
- 08.21 Ancient philosophy
- Christianity > Controversial literature
- Early christianity
- Polemic
- Filosofia antiga
- Filosofia grega
- Neoplatonismo
- Cristianismo (fontes) > Ca. 30-600
- Christianity > Controversial literature > Early works to 1800
- Polemik
- Genre/Form
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-235) and indexes.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- Ch. 1. Author, title, date of compositions, sources, geographical provenance -- Ch. 2. Structure, genre, and taxonomy -- Ch. 3. Religious and philosophical elements -- Ch. 4. Cultural background -- Ch. 5. Fragments, orthography and languages -- Ch. 6. Sigla -- Ch. 7. Fragments, translation, and exegetical notes.
- ISBN
- 9004148116 hardback : alk. paper
- 9789004148116 hardback : alk. paper
- LCCN
- 2005052711
- OCLC
- 61445911
- SCSB-11525179
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library