Porphyry in Fragments (e-bog) af Magny, Ariane
Magny, Ariane (forfatter)

Porphyry in Fragments e-bog

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The Greek philosopher Porphyry of Tyre had a reputation as the fiercest critic of Christianity. It was well-deserved: he composed (at the end the 3rd century A.D.) fifteen discourses against the Christians, so offensive that Christian emperors ordered them to be burnt. We thus rely on the testimonies of three prominent Christian writers to know what Porphyry wrote. Scholars have long thought th...
E-bog 403,64 DKK
Forfattere Magny, Ariane (forfatter)
Forlag Routledge
Udgivet 8 april 2016
Længde 202 sider
Genrer HBLA1
Sprog English
Format epub
Beskyttelse LCP
ISBN 9781317077794
The Greek philosopher Porphyry of Tyre had a reputation as the fiercest critic of Christianity. It was well-deserved: he composed (at the end the 3rd century A.D.) fifteen discourses against the Christians, so offensive that Christian emperors ordered them to be burnt. We thus rely on the testimonies of three prominent Christian writers to know what Porphyry wrote. Scholars have long thought that we could rely on those testimonies to know Porphyry's ideas. Exploring early religious debates which still resonate today, Porphyry in Fragments argues instead that Porphyry's actual thoughts became mixed with the thoughts of the Christians who preserved his ideas, as well as those of other Christian opponents.