Christians in conversation : a guide to late antique dialogues in Greek and Syriac / Alberto Rigolio.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rigolio, Alberto, author.

Series:

Oxford studies in late antiquity.

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford studies in late antiquity

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Christian literature, Early--History and criticism.

Christian literature, Early.

Dialogue--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Dialogue.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (313 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2019.

Summary:

'Christians in Conversation' deals with a particular form of writing by Christians in late antiquity, the prose dialogue. The present work offers a comprehensive analysis of Christian dialogues in Greek and in Syriac from the earliest examples in the second century up to the end of the sixth century. It shows that several Christian authors chose the dialogue form to convey fundamental theological views, and argues that dialogues were intended as tools of opinion formation in late antique society, thus opening up this vast strand of literature to the interests of the cultural and intellectual historians.

Contents:

Dialogue and Christianity

Dialogues and late antiquity

The dialogue form and rhetorical training

The dialogue form and Erotapokriseis

Towards a comprehensive approach?

A formal typology

Guide to dialogues.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Previously issued in print: 2019.

ISBN:

0-19-091547-1

0-19-091548-X

0-19-091546-3