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Spectral Lives by Luke and Philostratus : Journeying of Holy Men.

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Book
Author/Creator:
Williams, Robert Lee.
Contributor:
ProQuest ebook central
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Jesus Christ--Travel.
Jesus Christ.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (321 p.)
Place of Publication:
Blue Ridge Summit : Lexington Books/Fortress Academic, 2023.
Contents:
Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Preface
Notes
Abbreviations
Introduction
Components of the Study
Lives
Journeying
Literary Theory
Affect Theory
Queer Theory
Summary for Literary Theory
Summary for Components
Argument of the Study
Structure
Chapter 1: Biographical Writings: 500 BCE to 300 CE
Homer's Odyssey
Fifth-Century BCE Origins of Biography
Scylax
Xanthus
Ion
Stesimbrotos
Journeying in Socratic Developments of Biography
Xenophon
Cyrus the Younger
Socrates
Isocrates's Evagoras and Xenophon's Agesilaus
Xenophon, Cyrus the Great
Journeying in Peripatetic Development of Biography
Aristoxenus
Hermippus
Antigonus
Satyrus
Transition to the Common Era
Hebrew Scripture
Cornelius Nepos and Nicolaus of Damascus
Jewish and Christian Biographies in the First Century CE
Philo and Josephus
Philo
Josephus
Lives of the Prophets
The Canonical Gospels and the Acts of the Apostles
Biographies in the Late First Century and the Second Century CE
Plutarch
Tacitus and Pliny the Younger
Anonymous (The Life of Secundus the Philosopher) and Lucian: Pythagorean
Biographies in "Open Traditions" in the Second Century CE
The Life of Aesop
The Life of Homer
The Life of Alexander
Biographies in the Third Century CE
Diogenes Laertius and Philostratus
Diogenes Laertius
Philostratus
Porphyry and Iamblichus
Porphyry
Iamblichus
Conclusion
Part I: First-Century Biographies
Chapter 2: Philo: Ancient Jewish Lives
On the Life of Moses, Book 1
Birth in Obscurity to Life in Pharaoh's Palace, 5-46
His Relocating to Arabia as a Shepherd, 47-64
The Burning Bush with an Oracle from the Deity, 65-84
Return to Egypt, 85-162
Journey from Egypt, 163-334
On Abraham
From "Chaldea" to "a Desolate Place," 60-88
From "Syria" to Egypt, 89-106
From "the City" to "a Certain Lofty Hill," 167-207
On Joseph
Joseph's Dreams and His Being Sold and Taken Captive to Egypt as a Slave for the Chief Cook, 1-36
The Chief Cook's Household, His Wife, and Prison for Joseph, 37-79
Joseph's Life in Prison with Interpretation of Dreams and Transfer to the Royal Palace with Advancement, 80-156
Joseph's Life in Prison with Interpretation of Dreams, 80-87
Transfer to the Royal Palace with Advancement, 88-156
Joseph's Travel in Egypt and Encounters with His Brothers, 157-270
Joseph's Travel in Egypt, 157-62
Encounters with His Brothers, 157-270
Chapter 3: Luke: The Gospel
The Holy Ghost's Introduction of Jesus and His Role
The Holy Ghost's Introduction of Jesus to His Coming Activity
Notes:
Jesus's Introduction of His Role to His Hometown Synagogue and Galilee
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
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Print version: Williams, Robert Lee Spectral Lives by Luke and Philostratus
ISBN:
9781793651082
1793651086
Publisher Number:
40032092464
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