Jerome

As a scholar, writer and ascetic, Jerome was a major intellectual force in the early Church and influenced the ideals of Christian chastity and poverty for many generations after his death. This book assembles a representative selection of his voluminous output. It will help readers to a balanced portrait of a complex and brilliant, but not always likeable man.

List of contents

Part 1 INTRODUCTION; Chapter 1 FROM STRIDON TO AQUILEIA; Chapter 2 ANTIOCH AND CHALCIS; Chapter 3 CONSTANTINOPLE; Chapter 4 ROME; Chapter 5 BETHLEHEM (I); Chapter 6 BETHLEHEM (II); Part 2 TRANSLATIONS; Chapter 7 THE NOVELIST; Chapter 8 THE THEOLOGIAN; Chapter 9 THE CHRONOGRAPHER; Chapter 10 THE EPISTOLOGRAPHER; Chapter 11 THE SATIRIST; Chapter 12 THETHE BIBLICAL SCHOLAR; Chapter 14 THE LITERARY HISTORIAN; Chapter 15 THE TRANSLATOR; Chapter 16 THE CONTROVERSIALIST; Chapter 17 THE THRENODIST; Chapter 18 THE ASCETIC EXPERT; Part 3 BIBLIOGRAPHY; Chapter 19 JEROME'S WORKS; Chapter 20 SECONDARY LITERATURE;

About the author

Stefan Rebenich

Summary

This book assembles a representative selection of Jerome's voluminous output. It will help readers to a balanced portrait of a brilliant and complex man who was a major intellectual force in the early church.

Product details

• Authors: Stefan Rebenich
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 05.09.2002
• EAN: 9780415199063
• ISBN: 978-0-415-19906-3
• No. of pages: 224
• Weight: 410 g
• Series: The Early Church Fathers
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity; HISTORY / Ancient / General, RELIGION / Christianity / General, Religion: general, Christianity, Ancient History, Classical history / classical civilisation, Christian life and practice, Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church, Criticism and exegesis of sacred texts, Byzantine Empire, Biblical Studies & Exegesis