27. St. Methodius: The Symposium: A Treatise on Chastity (Ancient Christian Writers)
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| Rating | : | 4.52 (932 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0809101432 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | Latin |
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A monumental project which brings the English-speaking work key selections from the remarkable literature of early Christianity -- vertiable trasures of Christian faith and theology in superb translations.
Simon said A lovely work. In structure modelled after Plato's Symposium it is for the most part a series of speeches that approach giving a panegyric on chastity in a different way.However the content of this is not as clear cut as being simply 'about virginity' but it revolves other subjects around this theme of virginity, particularly with some fascinating exegesis of Scripture and Scriptural themes.Excellent work, just because he isn't a massive name a. "Beautiful symbolic prose-poem" according to A. Fuller. Methodius was one of the early Christian Fathers and martyrs. He wrote this treatise on chastity called Symposium. In structure it somewhat resembled Plato's Symposium.The main value of this book is that it shows how early Christian scholars interpreted the scriptures. Sometimes the Alexandrian scholar Origen is identified as the one who brought allegory into the church, even though Philo and the Pharisees often used allegory. Je