Gregory of Nyssa as Biographer : Weaving Lives for Virtuous Readers
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Studien und Texte zu Antike und Christentum / Studies and Texts in Antiquity and Christianity
ISBN-10
316157558X
ISBN-13
9783161575587
Publisher
Mohr Siebeck
Imprint
Mohr Siebeck
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
May 17th, 2021
Print length
303 Pages
Weight
462 grams
Dimensions
23.30 x 15.90 x 1.80 cms
Product Classification:
Church historyChristian theology
Ksh 18,200.00
Re-Printing
Delivery Location
Delivery fee: Select location
Secure
Quality
Fast
In this study, Allison L. Gray analyzes three biographical narratives by the fourth-century Christian theologian Gregory of Nyssa (335-395 CE). When the Life of Moses, the Life of Macrina, and the Life of Gregory Thaumaturgus are examined in light of Greco-Roman rhetoric, biography, hagiography, and the history of education, it becomes evident that Gregory's attention to audience is critical to understanding the texts' form and function. Gregory recounts the lives of exemplary figures to inform his readers about lived virtue while simultaneously preparing them to be skilled readers and interpreters. He adopts and adapts familiar rhetorical and literary techniques to imagine, construct, and teach a new sort of ideal audience, training Christians to interpret Scripture. This study contributes to a more complete picture of how early Christian biographical writing shaped an emerging Christian paideia.
Get Gregory of Nyssa as Biographer by at the best price and quality guaranteed only at Werezi Africa's largest book ecommerce store. The book was published by Mohr Siebeck and it has pages.
