Art, History, and the Historiography of Judaism in Roman Antiquity explores the complex interplay between visual culture, texts, and their interpretations, arguing for an open-ended and self-aware approach to understanding Jewish culture from the first century CE through the rise of Islam.
Toward a Postcolonial Reading of the Epistle of James offers an interpretation of Jas 2:1-13 putting the text in the midst of the Roman imperial system of rank.
This book examines how ancient mythology forms part of the stories we tell ourselves about today's uncertain times, not only in popular culture but also in sociocultural and political debates.
This book examines how ancient mythology forms part of the stories we tell ourselves about today's uncertain times, not only in popular culture but also in sociocultural and political debates.
The theoretical framework known as Material Religion has emerged as a vibrant and profoundly influential approach within religious studies over the past two decades.
The theoretical framework known as Material Religion has emerged as a vibrant and profoundly influential approach within religious studies over the past two decades.
Whether measured by the period during which it has been celebrated, the frequency with which it has been held, or the cumulatively vast numbers of people who have participated in it, the Eucharist has been central to Western life.
This volume is the first extended investigation of the classicism of Jose Rizal (1861-1896), the de facto national hero of the Philippines, and explores how Greco-Roman antiquity was harnessed by Rizal and other Philippine artists and thinkers at the end of the Spanish colonial period.
Whether measured by the period during which it has been celebrated, the frequency with which it has been held, or the cumulatively vast numbers of people who have participated in it, the Eucharist has been central to Western life.
The book chronicles the life and exploits of one of history's most famous military leaders, Alexander the Great, focusing on his childhood, education, and the early part of his reign.
Como historiador, Polibio puede mirar frente a frente a los grandes autores griegos clásicos, y está muy por encima de cualquiera de sus contemporáneos del siglo II a.
CÓMO LOS CLÁSICOS GRIEGOS Y ROMANOS HAN INFLUIDO EN TODA NUESTRA CULTURAVivimos una constante recuperación y reivindicación de la Antigüedad clásica en múltiples ámbitos.
This volume is the first extended investigation of the classicism of Jose Rizal (1861-1896), the de facto national hero of the Philippines, and explores how Greco-Roman antiquity was harnessed by Rizal and other Philippine artists and thinkers at the end of the Spanish colonial period.
In the midst of profound political changes in late seventh-century Egypt, after the end of Roman hegemony and during Islamic rule, a bishop named John from the city of Nikiu sat down to pen a chronicle.
The purpose of this book is to offer a concise yet comprehensive introduction to the works of the great Greek orators, shedding light on their remarkable speeches and the distinctive styles that defined them.
Originally published in 1965, this was the first analysis from the viewpoints of modern sociology and social psychology of the social structure and culture of ancient Greece.
Originally published in 1965, this was the first analysis from the viewpoints of modern sociology and social psychology of the social structure and culture of ancient Greece.
Maurizio Bettinis Buch schildert die Praktiken und Paradigmen des Übersetzens in der griechischen und römischen Antike bis hin zu den Bibelübersetzungen des hellenistischen Judentums und der christlichen Spätantike.
Maurizio Bettinis Buch schildert die Praktiken und Paradigmen des Übersetzens in der griechischen und römischen Antike bis hin zu den Bibelübersetzungen des hellenistischen Judentums und der christlichen Spätantike.
Writing on a small island in the Firth of Forth in the 1440s, Walter Bower set out to tell the whole story of the Scottish nation in a single huge book, the Scotichronicon--'a history book for Scots'.