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The Letter of Mara bar Sarapion in Context
Proceedings of the Symposium Held at Utrecht University, 10-12 December 2009
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Edited by:
Annette Merz
Language:
English
Published/Copyright:
2012
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The Letter of Mara bar Sarapion to his son – preserved in a single Syriac manuscript (7th. cent. CE) – still speaks to its readers, evocatively depicting the dramatic situation of a nobleman imprisoned after the Roman capture of Samosata, capital of Commagene. The letter is best known today for a passage on the “wise king of the Jews,” which may be one of the earliest pagan testimonies concerning Jesus Christ. Ongoing controversy over the letter’s date, nature, and purpose has, however, led to the widespread neglect of this intriguing document. In the present volume, Merz and Tieleman have brought together cutting-edge research from an interdisciplinary team of leading experts that significantly advances our appreciation of the letter and its historical context.
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Annette Merz, PhD (2001), is Professor of Culture and Literature of Earliest Christianity at the University of Utrecht. She has published books and articles on the Historical Jesus and on Pauline Pseudepigraphy, including Die fiktive Selbstauslegung des Paulus (2004).
Teun Tieleman, PhD (1992), is Reader in Ancient Philosophy at the University of Utrecht. He has published extensively on Stoicism and on ancient medicine, most notably Galen. His monographs include Chrysippus on Affections. Reconstruction and Interpretation (2007).
Teun Tieleman, PhD (1992), is Reader in Ancient Philosophy at the University of Utrecht. He has published extensively on Stoicism and on ancient medicine, most notably Galen. His monographs include Chrysippus on Affections. Reconstruction and Interpretation (2007).
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eBook published on:
September 14, 2012
eBook ISBN:
9789004233010
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250
eBook ISBN:
9789004233010
Keywords for this book
Syriac; epistolography; literature; Jesus; Commagene; religion; philosophy; Rome; antiquity; pseudepigraphy
Audience(s) for this book
All interested in early Syriac language and literature, ancient religion and philosophy, early Christianity, the political and military history of the Roman Empire and ancient Near Eastern culture and society.
