The 'Wolves of Arabia'
This article argues, based on internal evidence, that Epistula 8 by Maximus the Confessor, traditionally understood as a unified letter, is best understood as a composite of two documents, a longer letter and a shorter fragment. As a result, questions of dating and historical context, including the...
| Published in: | Byzantion |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
| Published: |
Peeters
[2016]
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| In: |
Byzantion
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| IxTheo Classification: | CG Christianity and Politics KAD Church history 500-900; early Middle Ages KBL Near East and North Africa |
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| Summary: | This article argues, based on internal evidence, that Epistula 8 by Maximus the Confessor, traditionally understood as a unified letter, is best understood as a composite of two documents, a longer letter and a shorter fragment. As a result, questions of dating and historical context, including the relationship between Maximus's reference to the Septuagint phrase 'wolves of Arabia' and the nascent Islamic invasions, are reconsidered. |
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| ISSN: | 2294-6209 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Byzantion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2143/BYZ.86.0.3180832 |