Utility and Variance in Late Antique Witnesses to the Abgar-Jesus Correspondence

This article analyzes two sets of late antique witnesses to the Abgar-Jesus correspondence: the discussion of the letters in the literary record of the 4th-6th centuries and the Coptic version of the correspondence, as preserved in amulets and ritual formularies. I approach each of these sets with a...

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Main Author: Given, J. Gregory (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: De Gruyter [2016]
In: Archiv für Religionsgeschichte
Year: 2016, Volume: 17, Issue: 1, Pages: 187-222
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Abgar, V., Osroene, König -50 / Letter / Jesus Christus / Late Antiquity / Witness / Coptic literature
IxTheo Classification:BE Greco-Roman religions
HH Archaeology
KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity
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