Letters of jerome, the: asceticism, biblical exegesis, and the construction of christian authority in late antiquity
Auteur :
Cain, Andrew
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press
ISBN :
9780199563555
Date de publication :
19 févr. 2009
Dimensions :
22,3 x 14,5 x 2,2 cm
Poids :
507 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
In life Jerome's authority was frequently questioned, yet following his death he was venerated as a saint. Andrew Cain systematically examines Jerome's idealized self-presentation across the extant epistolary corpus, exploring how and why Jerome used letter writing as a means to bid for status as an expert on the Bible and ascetic spirituality.