Author: Frank Jackson BrycePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Christian literature, Early
Languages : en
Pages : 800
Book Description
The Library of Lactantius
Author: Frank Jackson BrycePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Christian literature, Early
Languages : en
Pages : 800
Book Description
The Library of Lactantius
Author: Robert Maxwell OgilviePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 140
Book Description
Lactantius has always commanded respect and admiration for his Latinity, but of his numerous works on various subjects only his Christian writings survive. He lived (c. AD 240-320) in an age of bureaucracy, inflation and narrow-minded ideology when civilized men had lost confidence in their world and when powerful forces were threatening the very existence and freedom of the Roman way of life. At such a time of crisis, with all the resources of the classical inheritance behind him, he turned to the god of the Christians. This makes his writing all the more significant for us today.Lactantius was not a great thinker, but he is very representative of his times, and he is perhaps the most Classical of all early Christian writers. This study provides a detailed analysis of his literary background and of the books that he actually read.
The Works of Lactantius
Author: LactantiusThe Library of Lactantius
Author: Jackson BrycePublisher: Dissertations-G
ISBN:
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 466
Book Description
The Making of a Christian Empire
Author: Elizabeth DePalma DigeserPublisher: Cornell University Press
ISBN: 9780801435942
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
"The Making of a Christian Empire is the first full-length book to interpret the Divine Institutes as a historical source. Exploring Lactantius's use of theology, philosophy, and rhetorical techniques, Digeser perceives the Divine Institutes as a sophisticated proposal for a monotheistic state that intimately connected the religious policies of Diocletian and Constantine, both of whom used religion to fortify and unite the Roman Empire."--BOOK JACKET.
The Works of Lactantius
Author: LactantiusThe Works of Lactantius
Author: William FletcherPublisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781015538214
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
The Works of Lactantius, Vol. II. Together with The Testaments of the Twelve Patricarchs and Fragments of the Second and Third Centuries
Author: Lucius Caelius Firmianus LactantiusPublisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 424
Book Description
The Works of Lactantius: A treatise on the anger of God. On the workmanship of God, or the formation of man. The epitome of The divine institutes. Of the manner in which the persecutors died. Fragments of Lactantius Firmianus. The phoenix. A poem on the passion of the Lord. Poem on Easter. Index. The testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs
Author: LactantiusApocalyptic Spirituality
Author: Bernard McGinnPublisher: Paulist Press
ISBN: 9780809122424
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 358
Book Description
This book makes available major texts in the Christian apocalyptic literature from the 4th to the 16th centuries. The apocalyptic tradition is that of traditional philosophy based on revelation and concerned with the end of the world.