Apocriticus / Macarius ; translated with commentary by Jeremy M. Schott and Mark J. Edwards

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Macarius, Magnes, active 403, author.

Contributor:

Edwards, M. J. (Mark J.), translator.

Schott, Jeremy M., 1977- translator.

Series:

Translated texts for historians ; 62.

Translated Texts for Historians ; Volume 62

Language:

English

Greek, Ancient (to 1453)

Subjects (All):

Macarius, Magnes, active 403. Apocriticus.

Macarius.

Aesthetics, Classical.

Apologetics--Early works to 1800.

Apologetics.

Christianity--Philosophy.

Christianity.

Philosophy and religion--Early works to 1800.

Philosophy and religion.

Rhetoric--Early works to 1800.

Rhetoric.

Apocriticus (Macarius, Magnes).

Genre:

Early works

Physical Description:

1 online resource (303 pages)

Place of Publication:

Liverpool : Liverpool University Press, 2015

Summary:

"The Apocriticus purports to be the record of a four-day public debate between a pagan philosopher, whom the text calls simply the 2Hellene,3 and the author, Macarius, a Christian rhetor. The text is a rich, though often neglected, source for the history of intellectual and cultural conflict between Christian and Hellene intellectuals in the fourth century CE. While the Apocriticus has frequently attracted the attention of scholars as a possible source of fragments from Porphyry's Against the Christians, the text as a whole is significant in its own right. Macarius defends the allegorical reading of scripture and presents interesting discussions concerning ascetic practice and the cult of the martyrs. The philosophical and theological eclecticism of the text should also be of interests to scholars of early Christianity and later ancient philosophy. The fictitious dialogue weaves together philosophical and theological arguments, often in a 2popularized3 form. The text thus represents an interesting contrast to more formal 2high3 philosophical and theological texts of the period. As well as a new English translation of an important text, this volume includes notes and introductory essays setting the work in its historical and intellectual contexts"-- Publisher's description

Contents:

Introductory essays: I. General remarks and outline of the 'Apocriticus'

II. Macarius and the Christian Tradition / Mark J. Edwards

III. The Hellene / Jeremy M. Schott

A. Macarius's Use of a Source or Sources

B. Identifying the Hellene?: i. Celsus

ii. Sossianus Hierocles

iii. Julian

iv. Porphyry

C. Conclusions

IV. Macarius and the 'Apocriticus' / Jeremy M. Schott

A. The Text

B. Title, Author, Provenance, and Date

C.A Literary Assessment

Abbreviations and Sigla

Macarius, 'Apocriticus, or Monogenes'. 1. Book 1

2. Book 2

3. Book 3

4. Book 4

5. Fragments

Bibliography

Index of Biblical Passages

Index of Proper Names

Subject Index

Index of Theological, Philosophical, and Rhetorical Terminology

Notes:

English translated from the Ancient Greek.

Number 62 in Translated Texts for Historians print series, 64 online

Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-294) and indexes

Print version record

Other Format:

Printed edition: Macarius, Magnes, active 403. Apocriticus

ISBN:

9781789628784

1789628784

OCLC:

1027518796