The challenge of Homer
Subtitle: school, pagan poets and early Christianity
By: Karl Olav Sandnes
Series: Library of New Testament studies -- 400. -- Early Christianity in context; T & T Clark library of biblical studies; Library of New Testament studies -- 400.; Library of New Testament studies; T & T Clark library of biblical studies
Publisher: T & T Clark
Published: 2009
Place of publication: London; New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9780567426642
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [279]-305) and indexes.
Table of contents: title: School and encyclical education in antiquity.; title: Introduction ;; title: School in the Graeco-Roman world ;; title: The pivotal role of Homer ;; title: Knowledge and formation : the insufficiency of encyclical studies ;; title: Philo of Alexandria : a Hellenistic Jew on Greek education ;; title: Summary of part 1 --; title: The Christian agôn over encyclical studies in the first four centuries CE.; title: Justin Martyr, his student Tatian and two Ps.Justins ;; title: The apostolic tradition : prohibited occupations ;; title: The teaching of the apostles (Didaskalia apostolorum) and the Syriac tradition : 'avoid all the books of the Gentiles' ;; title: Tertullian : learning but not teaching encyclical studies ;; title: Clement and Origen : Christian teachers in Alexandria ;; title: Flavius Claudius Julianus : emperor and apostate : Christian teachers are immoral ;; title: The Cappadocian fathers ;; title: Jerome : an ascetic addicted to Greek learning ;; title: Augustine : liberal studies : a window on the relationship between Greek culture and Christian faith ;; title: Summary of part 2 --; title: Looking back to the New Testament.; title: The New Testament and encyclical studies ;; title: Conclusion.