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 : the lives of Peter the Iberian, Theodosius of Jerusalem, and the Monk Romanus

Atlanta : Society of Biblical Literature, [2008], ©2008.

xcii, 370 pages ; 23 cm.

Statement of responsibility transposed from head of title.

Also published in hardback: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2008.

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.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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