Acting gods, playing heroes, and the interaction between Judaism, Christianity, and Greek drama in the early common era / Courtney J. P. Friesen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Friesen, Courtney J. P., 1979- author.

Contributor:

Taylor & Francis eBooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Greek drama--Influence.

Greek drama.

Greek drama--Appreciation.

Judaism and literature.

Christianity and literature.

Judaism--History--Talmudic period, 10-425.

Judaism.

Church history--Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.

Church history.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 165 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2024.

Biography/History:

Courtney J. P. Friesen is Associate Professor of Religious Studies and Classics at the University of Arizona where he teaches classical Greek and courses on the New Testament, early Christianity, and Greek and Roman culture. His first book, Reading Dionysus (2015), explored ancient receptions of Euripides' Bacchae.

Contents:

<P>1. Theater and/as Ritual: Introduction to the State of the Question(s) and Scope of the Study; 2. A Tale of Two Cities' Theaters: From Athens to Jerusalem; 3. The Drama of Debating Gods (and Their Existence): Lucian of Samosata and Philo of Alexandria on Creation and Providence; 4. Gods on Stage and Gods in Heaven: Fragments of Atheism in Sextus Empiricus and Pseudo-Justin; 5. Laughing at/with Heracles: Philo of Alexandria on Freedom and Virtue; 6. Atonement and Resurrection as the Denouement of Euripides' Alcestis; 7. From Tragic Heroines to Religious Martyrs: The Afterlife of Polyxena between Philo and Clement of Alexandria; 8. Deus ex Machina: Concluding Thoughts on Dramatic Closure.</P>

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. London Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on July 26, 2023).

Other Format:

Print version: Friesen, Courtney J. P., 1979- Acting gods, playing heroes, and the interaction between Judaism, Christianity, and Greek drama in the early common era

ISBN:

9781003392132

100339213X

9781000910285

1000910288

9781000910292

1000910296

Publisher Number:

40031829417

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.