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The Christians as the Romans saw them
Vig. Chr. 39 (1985), 86-90, W. den Boer. The essay on Porphyry (ch.7) is the most ambitious part of the book. Its subject is mainly Porphyry the philosopher; less attention is paid to the critic of biblical tradition and to the historian. For Wilken Porphyryn was a philosopher in his own right. It w...
| Author: | Robert Louis Wilken |
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Yale University Press,
New Haven and London,
1984
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| Total Pages: | XIX-214 |
| Format: | Book |
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Biography
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Relations and Sources
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Platonism - Neo-platonism
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Porphyry
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| Status: | Needs Review |
| Summary: | Vig. Chr. 39 (1985), 86-90, W. den Boer. The essay on Porphyry (ch.7) is the most ambitious part of the book. Its subject is mainly Porphyry the philosopher; less attention is paid to the critic of biblical tradition and to the historian. For Wilken Porphyryn was a philosopher in his own right. It was this that made him a redoubtable opponent. The Christian testimonies onthis enemy are mentioned (126-127), from Augustine to Cycril of Alexandria. |
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