Plutarch on Literature, Graeco-Roman Religion, Jews and Christians: Brill's Plutarch Studies, cartea 11
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9789004531956
ISBN-10: 9004531955
Pagini: 332
Dimensiuni: 155 x 235 mm
Greutate: 0 kg
Editura: Brill
Colecția Brill
Seria Brill's Plutarch Studies
ISBN-10: 9004531955
Pagini: 332
Dimensiuni: 155 x 235 mm
Greutate: 0 kg
Editura: Brill
Colecția Brill
Seria Brill's Plutarch Studies
Notă biografică
Frederick Brenk, PhD (1971), University of Kentucky, is Professor Ordinarius Emeritus Pontifical Biblical Institute, Rome. He has published extensively on Plutarch during the last five decades.
Lautaro Roig Lanzillotta Dr. Litt. (1997) and Dr Theologiae (2004), is Professor of New Testament and Early Christianity.
Lautaro Roig Lanzillotta Dr. Litt. (1997) and Dr Theologiae (2004), is Professor of New Testament and Early Christianity.
Cuprins
Foreword
Preface: Frederick Brenk’s Plutarch on Literature, Graeco-Roman Religion, Jews and Christians
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
1 Plutarch’s Flawed Characters: The Personae of the Dialogues
1 Introduction
2 The Young Plutarch and Ammonius
3 Plutarch’s Brother, Lamprias
4 Theon
5 Epaminondas
2 “In Learned Conversation:” Plutarch’s Symposiac Literature and the Elusive Authorial Voice
1 Introduction
2 Cicero’s Philosophical Dialogues
3 Characteristics of the Symposiacs
4 Plutarch the Persona
5 Other Speakers
6 Conclusion
3 Space, Time, and Language in On the Oracles of the Pythia: 3,000 Years of History, Never Proved Wrong
1 Introduction
2 The Trip through the Sanctuary
3 Space and Time in the Objects Seen
4 The New Space, Time, and Language
5 Conclusion
4 Voices from the Past: Quotations and Intertexuality: The Oracles at Delphi
1 Importance of Quotations
2 Surface and Deep Structure
3 Proper and Improper Readings
4 Layering and Social Memory
5 Preference for Classical Authors
6 Rare Re-use of Quotations
7 Primary and Secondary Texts
8 Parody?
9 Use of Authorities
10 Hypertextuality
11 Wrapped in an Enigma
12 Ending with a Crescendo
5 Sliding Atoms or Supernatural Light: Plutarch’s Erotikos and the “On Eros” Literature
1 Introduction
2 Major Writers of the On Love Literature
3 Theophrastus
4 Epikouros
5 Conclusion
6 Looking at Conjectures (Guesses?) in Plutarch’s Dialogue on Love
1 Introduction
2 The Case of Semiramis
3 The Impossible Date of the Young Sabinus’ Visit
7 Plutarch the Greek in the Roman Questions
1 Preston’s Roman Questions, Greek Answers
2 The Types of Answers
3 Are They Really Greek?
4 Conclusion
8 Plutarch: Philosophy, Religion, and Ethics
1 Introduction
2 Philosophy
3 Religion
4 Ethics
9 Plutarch and Pagan Monotheism
1 Introduction
2 Greek Philosophers and Christians on Foreign Cultures
3 Plutarch and Egyptian Religion
4 One God Worshipped by All Peoples
5 Ammonius’ Middle Platonic God in On the E at Delphi
6 Conclusion
10 “Searching for Truth”?: Plutarch’s On Isis and Osiris
1 Searching for ‘Ancient Wisdom’
2 Greek Culture over All
3 Greeks and Hybrid Gods
4 Plutarch’s Interpretation of Egyptian Religion
5 Did Plutarch Find Common Ground?
6 Animal Worship and Something New?
11 “None Greater Than in the Holy City:” Lucian, Pausanias, and Plutarch on Religious Shrines
1 Introduction
2 Differences between Plutarch, Pausanias, and Lucian
3 Plutarch, On Isis and Osiris
4 The Nature of Lucian’s On the Syrian Goddess
5 Plutarch and Pausanias on the Oracular Shrine at Delphi
6 “Tall Tales” in Plutarch, and Pausanias
7 “Tall Tales” in On the Syrian Goddess
8 The Religious Purpose in Plutarch, Pausanias, and Lucian
9 Conclusion
12 Philo and Plutarch on the Nature of God
1 Introduction
2 The Monotheism of Greek Philosophers
3 Monotheism and a Place for Minor Gods
4 Plato’s Timaeus and Plutarch
5 Religious Monotheism
6 Ammonius versus Plutarch
7 Conclusion
13 A Name by a Name? The Allegorizing Etymologies of Philo and Plutarch
1 Philo’s On the Change of Names and Plutarch’s On Isis and Osiris
2 Etymologies in Plutarch’s On Isis and Osiris
3 Philo’s On the Change of Names
4 Conclusion
14 Plutarch’s Monotheism and the New Testament
1 General Principles
2 Plutarch’s Monotheism and That of the New Testament
3 Plutarch’s Monotheism in On Isis and Osiris
4 Conclusion
15 Most Beautiful and Divine: Graeco-Romans (Especially Plutarch) and Paul, on Love and Marriage
1 Introduction
2 The Nature of Greek On Love Literature
3 Epikouros’ Negative Attitude toward Love and Marriage
4 Plutarch and the On Love Literature
5 Plutarch’s Advice to a Bride and Groom
6 Musonius Rufus on marriage
7 The Dialogue on Love in Reaction to Literature on Love and Marriage
8 Seneca on Love and Marriage
9 Plutarch’s Dialogue on Love as His Final Word
10 Paul on Love and Marriage
11 Conclusion
16 Plutarch on the Christians: Why So Silent? Ignorance, Indifference, or Indignity?
1 Plutarch’s Sympotic Questions on the Jews and Hekataios
2 The Christian Population at the Time of Plutarch
3 How Plutarch Might Have Learned about the Christians in Other Ways
4 Plutarch’s Other Friends and Christians
5 Conclusion
Index Locorum
Index of Historical Names
Index Rerum
Index of Modern Authors
Preface: Frederick Brenk’s Plutarch on Literature, Graeco-Roman Religion, Jews and Christians
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
Part 1 Literature
1 Plutarch’s Flawed Characters: The Personae of the Dialogues
1 Introduction
2 The Young Plutarch and Ammonius
3 Plutarch’s Brother, Lamprias
4 Theon
5 Epaminondas
2 “In Learned Conversation:” Plutarch’s Symposiac Literature and the Elusive Authorial Voice
1 Introduction
2 Cicero’s Philosophical Dialogues
3 Characteristics of the Symposiacs
4 Plutarch the Persona
5 Other Speakers
6 Conclusion
3 Space, Time, and Language in On the Oracles of the Pythia: 3,000 Years of History, Never Proved Wrong
1 Introduction
2 The Trip through the Sanctuary
3 Space and Time in the Objects Seen
4 The New Space, Time, and Language
5 Conclusion
4 Voices from the Past: Quotations and Intertexuality: The Oracles at Delphi
1 Importance of Quotations
2 Surface and Deep Structure
3 Proper and Improper Readings
4 Layering and Social Memory
5 Preference for Classical Authors
6 Rare Re-use of Quotations
7 Primary and Secondary Texts
8 Parody?
9 Use of Authorities
10 Hypertextuality
11 Wrapped in an Enigma
12 Ending with a Crescendo
5 Sliding Atoms or Supernatural Light: Plutarch’s Erotikos and the “On Eros” Literature
1 Introduction
2 Major Writers of the On Love Literature
3 Theophrastus
4 Epikouros
5 Conclusion
6 Looking at Conjectures (Guesses?) in Plutarch’s Dialogue on Love
1 Introduction
2 The Case of Semiramis
3 The Impossible Date of the Young Sabinus’ Visit
7 Plutarch the Greek in the Roman Questions
1 Preston’s Roman Questions, Greek Answers
2 The Types of Answers
3 Are They Really Greek?
4 Conclusion
Part 2 Graeco-Roman Religion
8 Plutarch: Philosophy, Religion, and Ethics
1 Introduction
2 Philosophy
3 Religion
4 Ethics
9 Plutarch and Pagan Monotheism
1 Introduction
2 Greek Philosophers and Christians on Foreign Cultures
3 Plutarch and Egyptian Religion
4 One God Worshipped by All Peoples
5 Ammonius’ Middle Platonic God in On the E at Delphi
6 Conclusion
10 “Searching for Truth”?: Plutarch’s On Isis and Osiris
1 Searching for ‘Ancient Wisdom’
2 Greek Culture over All
3 Greeks and Hybrid Gods
4 Plutarch’s Interpretation of Egyptian Religion
5 Did Plutarch Find Common Ground?
6 Animal Worship and Something New?
11 “None Greater Than in the Holy City:” Lucian, Pausanias, and Plutarch on Religious Shrines
1 Introduction
2 Differences between Plutarch, Pausanias, and Lucian
3 Plutarch, On Isis and Osiris
4 The Nature of Lucian’s On the Syrian Goddess
5 Plutarch and Pausanias on the Oracular Shrine at Delphi
6 “Tall Tales” in Plutarch, and Pausanias
7 “Tall Tales” in On the Syrian Goddess
8 The Religious Purpose in Plutarch, Pausanias, and Lucian
9 Conclusion
Part 3 Jews and Christians
12 Philo and Plutarch on the Nature of God
1 Introduction
2 The Monotheism of Greek Philosophers
3 Monotheism and a Place for Minor Gods
4 Plato’s Timaeus and Plutarch
5 Religious Monotheism
6 Ammonius versus Plutarch
7 Conclusion
13 A Name by a Name? The Allegorizing Etymologies of Philo and Plutarch
1 Philo’s On the Change of Names and Plutarch’s On Isis and Osiris
2 Etymologies in Plutarch’s On Isis and Osiris
3 Philo’s On the Change of Names
4 Conclusion
14 Plutarch’s Monotheism and the New Testament
1 General Principles
2 Plutarch’s Monotheism and That of the New Testament
3 Plutarch’s Monotheism in On Isis and Osiris
4 Conclusion
15 Most Beautiful and Divine: Graeco-Romans (Especially Plutarch) and Paul, on Love and Marriage
1 Introduction
2 The Nature of Greek On Love Literature
3 Epikouros’ Negative Attitude toward Love and Marriage
4 Plutarch and the On Love Literature
5 Plutarch’s Advice to a Bride and Groom
6 Musonius Rufus on marriage
7 The Dialogue on Love in Reaction to Literature on Love and Marriage
8 Seneca on Love and Marriage
9 Plutarch’s Dialogue on Love as His Final Word
10 Paul on Love and Marriage
11 Conclusion
16 Plutarch on the Christians: Why So Silent? Ignorance, Indifference, or Indignity?
1 Plutarch’s Sympotic Questions on the Jews and Hekataios
2 The Christian Population at the Time of Plutarch
3 How Plutarch Might Have Learned about the Christians in Other Ways
4 Plutarch’s Other Friends and Christians
5 Conclusion
Index Locorum
Index of Historical Names
Index Rerum
Index of Modern Authors