Jerusalem and Athens

Cultural Transformation in Late Antiquity
1. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-3-16-150572-0
Verlag: Mohr Siebeck

Buch, Englisch, Band 265, 352 Seiten, LEINEN, Format (B × H): 237 mm x 161 mm, Gewicht: 693 g

Reihe: Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament

E.A. Judge's third collection of essays moves on from Rome and the New Testament to the interaction of the classical and biblical traditions, to the cultural transformation of late antiquity, and to the contested heritage of Athens and Jerusalem in the modern West. A lifelong interest in Rome bridges this range. Christianity emerges as essentially a movement of ideas, opposed at first to the cultic practice of ancient religion which had been meant to secure the existing order of things. The new message with its demanding morality laid the foundations for our radically different sense of 'religion' as the quest for the ideal life.The 'Judge method' tackles such momentous questions by starting with textual detail, translated from Latin and Greek. Inspired by the project of the Dölger-Institut in Bonn (the interaction of antiquity and Christianity), he brings to it a particular focus on those documents of the times retrieved from stone or papyrus. The collection reflects the more holistic approach to history, starting with the ancient world, that has been developed at Macquarie University in Sydney, where diverse interests are now drawn together from as far back as ancient Egypt or China in an attractive approach to the modern world.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Judge, E. A.

Nobbs, Alanna

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Kultur- und Ideengeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie Geschichte der klassischen Antike
• Geisteswissenschaften Jüdische Studien Geschichte des Judentums Geschichte des Judentums: Biblische & Klassische Periode

Über Autor(innen)

Nobbs, Alanna
Born 1944; Professor, Head of Department and Deputy Director at the Ancient Cultures Research Centre, Dept. of Ancient History at Macquarie University.

Judge, E. A.
Born 1928; Emeritus Professor of History at Macquarie University.

E. A. Judge
Born 1928; Emeritus Professor of History at Macquarie University.

Alanna Nobbs
Born 1944; Professor, Head of Department and Deputy Director at the Ancient Cultures Research Centre, Dept. Of Ancient History at Macquarie University.