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Spectral Lives by Luke and Philostratus : Journeying of Holy Men.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Williams, Robert Lee.
- 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.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Williams, Robert Lee Spectral Lives by Luke and Philostratus
- ISBN:
- 9781793651082
- 1793651086
- Publisher Number:
- 40032092464
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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