The lives of Peter the Iberian, Theodosius of Jerusalem, and the Monk Romanus / John Rufus ; translated with an introduction and notes by Cornelia B. Horn and Robert R. Phenix Jr.
- John Rufus, Bishop of Maiuma, active 476-518
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- [2008], ©2008
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Also known as
John Rufus : the lives of Peter the Iberian, Theodosius of Jerusalem, and the Monk Romanus
Publication/Creation
Atlanta : Society of Biblical Literature, [2008], ©2008.
Physical description
xcii, 370 pages ; 23 cm.
Contributors
- John Rufus, Bishop of Maiuma, active 476-518
- John Rufus, Bishop of Maiuma, active 476-518. Vita Petri Iberi. English
- John Rufus, Bishop of Maiuma, active 476-518. Vita Petri Iberi. Syriac
- Horn, Cornelia B
- Phenix, Robert R.
- John Rufus, Bishop of Maiuma, active 476-518. De obitu Theodosii. English
- John Rufus, Bishop of Maiuma, active 476-518. De obitu Theodosii. Syriac
- American Council of Learned Societies
Notes
Statement of responsibility transposed from head of title.
Also published in hardback: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2008.
Contents
The context of the history of Georgia from the fourth to the sixth centuries -- Christianity and monasticism in Georgia in the fourth and fifth centuries -- Peter's genealogy in the life of Peter the Iberian : hagiographic ancestry -- The history of the christological controversies and their context in Palestine from the fourth to the sixth centuries -- Monasticism in fifth-century Palestine -- On the death of Theodosius -- The anti-chalcedonian defeat in Palestine -- Authorship -- John Rufus -- Rhetoric and genre in the life of Peter the Iberian -- Text-critical overview -- Versions and original text -- Synopsis of the Vita Petri Iberi and the De obitu Theodosii -- Outline of the Vita Petri Iberi -- Outline of the De obitu Theodosii -- Genealogical tables of the families of Peter the Iberian and Zuzo -- Chronological timeline -- Texts and translations -- Life of Peter the Iberian -- On the death of Theodosius.
Bibliographic information
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Reproduction note
Electronic text and image data. Ann Arbor, Mich. : University of Michigan, Michigan Publishing, 2009. Includes both TIFF files and keyword searchable text. ([ACLS Fellows’ Publications]) ([ACLS Humanities E-Book]) ([Writings from the Greco-Roman world]) Mode of access: Intranet.
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- Monasticism and religious ordersGeorgia (Republic)Iberia (Kingdom)HistoryEarly church, ca. 30-600
- Monasticism and religious ordersPalestineHistoryEarly church, ca. 30-600
- Petre, Iberieli, approximately 411-approximately 490
- Theodosius, Bishop of Jerusalem, active 450
- Romanus, Saint, martyr of Antioch, -303?