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...
| Publié dans: | Novum Testamentum |
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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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Brill
2021
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Novum Testamentum
Année: 2021, Volume: 63, Numéro: 3, Pages: 346-359 |
| Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés: | B
Bible. Apostelgeschichte 17,34
/ Damaris, Heilige, Biblische Person
/ Epigraphy
/ Sparta
/ Athens
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| Classifications IxTheo: | HC Nouveau Testament HH Archéologie |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Damaris
B Sparta B Epigraphy B Athens B Acts |
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Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Résumé: | 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 woman named Damaris in Acts 17:34 could be imagined as a member of the Voluseni family, a prominent Spartan family connected with the Athenian elite. Finally, it examines the rhetorical force that a recognizably Spartan name could have in the narrative of Acts. |
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| ISSN: | 1568-5365 |
| Contient: | Enthalten in: Novum Testamentum
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15685365-12341701 |