Damaris (Acts 17:34) and an Aristocratic Family from Sparta: Neglected Epigraphic Evidence on the Name of a Female Disciple
This article surveys epigraphic evidence for Damaris, Damares and Damari(o)n to show that these are distinctively Spartan or Laconian names. It rejects the hypothesis that Damaris is a Lukan construction from Homeric δάµαρ (wife) or a typical name for a courtesan. Positively, it suggests that the wo...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Brill
2021
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Novum Testamentum
Year: 2021, Volume: 63, Issue: 3, Pages: 346-359 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Bible. Apostelgeschichte 17,34
/ Damaris, Heilige, Biblische Person
/ Epigraphy
/ Sparta
/ Athens
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IxTheo Classification: | HC New Testament HH Archaeology |
Further subjects: | B
Damaris
B Sparta B Epigraphy B Athens B Acts |
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