Vicarious kingship: a theme in Syriac political theology in Late Antiquity
In Late Antiquity, the biblical text served as the fundamental source of reference for Syriac intellectuals in their thinking about political power. Manolis Papoutsakis takes this point seriously and explains in detail the different exegetical steps by which certain attitudes to imperial power were...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Tübingen
Mohr Siebeck
[2017]
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Studien und Texte zu Antike und Christentum (100)
Year: 2017 |
| Series/Journal: | Studien und Texte zu Antike und Christentum
100 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Syria
/ King
/ Vicar of God
/ Political theology
/ History 100-520
B Representation (Theology) / Ruler / Political ethics / Syriac Church Fathers |
| IxTheo Classification: | FA Theology |
| Further subjects: | B
Christian poetry, Syriac
Criticism, interpretation, etc
History Early church, ca. 30-600
B God Kingship B Bible Syriac Criticism, interpretation, etc History Early church, ca. 30-600 B Political Theology |
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| Summary: | In Late Antiquity, the biblical text served as the fundamental source of reference for Syriac intellectuals in their thinking about political power. Manolis Papoutsakis takes this point seriously and explains in detail the different exegetical steps by which certain attitudes to imperial power were reached |
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| ISBN: | 316153929X |