Biblical Heroes and Classical Culture in Christian Late Antiquity

Biblical Heroes and Classical Culture in Christian Late Antiquity
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 453
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Download or read book Biblical Heroes and Classical Culture in Christian Late Antiquity 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. 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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