Title: Asceticism and Christological controversy in fifth-century Palestine
Subtitle: the career of Peter the Iberian
Description: Cornelia Horn examines and reconstructs the anti-Chalcedonian movement in Palestine on the basis of one of its most important witnesses: the fifth-century 'Life of Peter the Iberian' by John Rufus. She uses textual and archaeological data to trace the development of theological ideas and their connection with asceticism.
Subjects: History of doctrines, Asceticism, History, Palestine, religion
People: Jesus Christ, Petre Iberieli (ca. 411-ca. 490)
Time periods: Early church, ca. 30-600