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Book Note: Andrew Radde-Gallwitz, Gregory of Nyssa’s Doctrinal Works: A Literary Study (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2018)
Motia: “Gregory is not writing “doctrine” in the sense of legislated belief composed and transported easily across space and time. Even “creeds,” often pieces in larger imperial projects, assume a ritual life and improvised, local instruction. Radde-Gallwitz encourages readers to scrutinize doctrines hammered into shape on opponents or simply happened upon in the performance of homilies. To this end, he examines the “literary qualities” (i.e., the images and metaphors) and the persuasive rhetoric constitutive of theological discourse.”
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One of any new manuscripts online as the British Library Hebrew project continues.
List of Christian apocrypha papers at the upcoming Society of Biblical Literature meeting.
Thoughts and reflections on the post-biblical model of King David in antiquity.
Review at BMCR of Nasrallah’s new Archaeology and the Letters of Paul.
Discussion of certificates and declarations dated to the Decian persecutions.
Magic Bowls Part 2: Incantation day! @KenyonCollege students copied or adapted spells from Shaked, Aramaic Bowl Spells (2013) -- some even writing their own in other languages like Arabic and Old English. pic.twitter.com/0RbPzZIrzr
— Krista N. Dalton (@KristaNDalton) October 29, 2019
Published #HebrewProject Phase 2: Or 10226, an amulet which protects against the evil eye from the 19th century https://t.co/NONsrymilr pic.twitter.com/dM5gD77ILp
— BL Hebrew Project (@BL_HebrewMSS) October 30, 2019
Friends! The next meeting of the #Boston Area #Patristics Group is in 2 weeks (on 11/14, 7:30pm) featuring Twitter's own @flissina of @YaleDivSchool! DM me if you want to be added to the mailing list! pic.twitter.com/SLrwP7DmVI
— Andrew Jac🎃bs (@drewjakeprof) October 31, 2019