Gregory of Nyssa on Virginity, Gardens, and the Enclosure of the Paradeisos

The custom of calling an asceticu particularly a virgin woman garden enclosed is well attested in early Christian literature. When analyzing the sources that employ the expression, scholars regularly remark on the meaning evoked from Song of Songs, the biblical intertext whence the phrase derives. I...

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Main Author: Upson-Saia, Kristi 1974- (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Johns Hopkins Univ. Press [2019]
In: Journal of early Christian studies
Year: 2019, Volume: 27, Issue: 1, Pages: 99-131
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Gregory of Nyssa 335-394 / Bible. Hoheslied 4,12 / Virginity / Garden (Motif) / Garden design / Priapos
IxTheo Classification:BE Greco-Roman religions
CD Christianity and Culture
HB Old Testament
KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity
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