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Spectral Lives by Luke and Philostratus

Journeying of Holy Men

Spectral Lives by Luke and Philostratus

Journeying of Holy Men

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£92.00

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN: 9781793651075
Number of Pages: 320
Published: 20/11/2023
Width: 16 cm
Height: 23.7 cm
In the first century CE, the Jewish Jesus, his followers, and the Pythagorean Apollonius journeyed widely, each to spread their good news. Spectral Lives by Luke and Philostratus: Journeying of Holy Men argues that the biographers, Luke and Philostratus felt ethically compelled from divine specters to show and tell that good news to help their world. Post-Enlightenment developments in historiography have expanded understanding of ancient texts with a “third dimension,” a “transhuman habitat” evident in ancient texts. In this book, Robert Lee Williams investigates how affect theory has sensitized interpreters to emotional responses.

List of Maps
Preface
Abbreviations
Introduction
Chapter 1: Biographical Writings: 500 BCE to 300 CE
Part I First Century Biographies: Jewish and Christian
Chapter 2: Philo: Ancient Jewish Lives
Chapter 3: Luke: The Gospel
Chapter 4: Luke: The Acts of the Apostles
Part II: Third Century Biographies: Pythagorean
Chapter 5: Philostratus: The Life of Apollonius of Tyana
Chapter 6: Iamblichus: On the Pythagorean Way of Life
Conclusion
Bibliography

Robert Lee Williams

Robert Lee Williams is Distinguished Fellow at B.H. Carroll Theological Seminary advising doctoral work.