The Life and Miracles of Thekla: A Literary Study (Hellenic Studies Series) - Softcover

Johnson, Scott F

 
9780674019614: The Life and Miracles of Thekla: A Literary Study (Hellenic Studies Series)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 067401961X ISBN 13: 9780674019614
Publisher: Harvard University Press, 2006

Synopsis

The Life and Miracles of Thekla offers a unique view on the reception of classical and early Christian literature in Late Antiquity. This study examines the Life and Miracles as an intricate example of Greek writing and attempts to situate the work amidst a wealth of similar literary forms from the classical world. The first half of the Life and Miracles is an erudite paraphrase of the famous second-century Acts of Paul and Thekla. The second half is a collection of forty-six miracles that Thekla worked before and during the composition of the collection.

This study represents a detailed investigation into the literary character of this ambitious Greek work from Late Antiquity.

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About the Author

Scott Fitzgerald Johnson is Dumbarton Oaks Teaching Fellow in Postclassical and Byzantine Greek in the Classics Department at Georgetown University.

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Publisher
Harvard University Press
Publication date
2006
Language
English
ISBN 10 
067401961X
ISBN 13 
9780674019614
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
320