The Life of Severus by Zachariah of Mytilene / / Lena Ambjörn.
This biography of Severus, the patriarch of Antioch from 512-518 CE, attributed to his schoolmate Zachariah of Mytilene, gives unique information about life in Mediterranean region in the second half of the 5th century. These two young men from wealthy families became involved with a Christian movem...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Gorgias Press Backlist eBook-Package 2001-2013 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Piscataway, NJ : : Gorgias Press, , [2008] ©2008 |
| Year of Publication: | 2008 |
| Language: | Multiple |
| Series: | Texts from Christian Late Antiquity
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (133 p.) |
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| Other title: | Frontmatter -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- TEXT AND TRANSLATION -- THE STORY OF THE LIFE OF THE HOLY MAR SEVERUS, PATRIARCH OF ANTIOCH -- BIBLIOGRAPHY |
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| Summary: | This biography of Severus, the patriarch of Antioch from 512-518 CE, attributed to his schoolmate Zachariah of Mytilene, gives unique information about life in Mediterranean region in the second half of the 5th century. These two young men from wealthy families became involved with a Christian movement, the "philoponoi," "those devoted to work" who combined asceticism with theological study. The work, originally in Greek, survives only in Syriac, which this volume presents alongside the first English translation of it. It is an important source for studies on Ancient Biography, Late Antiquity, and Early Christianity. |
| Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
| ISBN: | 9781463214524 9783111024141 9783110663037 |
| DOI: | 10.31826/9781463214524 |
| Access: | restricted access |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | Lena Ambjörn. |