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Biblical Heroes and Classical Culture in Christian Late Antiquity

Download or Read eBook Biblical Heroes and Classical Culture in Christian Late Antiquity PDF written by Carson Bay and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2022-12-31 with total page 453 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Biblical Heroes and Classical Culture in Christian Late Antiquity
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Total Pages : 453
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Book Synopsis Biblical Heroes and Classical Culture in Christian Late Antiquity by : Carson Bay

Book excerpt: The first English-language monograph on a significant yet often-neglected Latin Christian history from late antiquity (4th century CE), this book introduces a little-known text and shows how Classical culture and Bible heroes helped Christians conceptualize Jewish history in late antiquity.


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