Typological Figuration in Theodoret of Cyrrhus's Religious History and the Art of Postbiblical Narrative
In the Religious History Theodoret of Cyrrhus makes extensive allusion to biblical figures and events while narrating the lives of fourth- and fifth-century ascetics in northwest Syria. Typological composition imposes an aesthetic of biblical correspondence which attests to the sanctity of his subje...
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| Language: | English |
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1997
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Journal of early Christian studies
Year: 1997, Volume: 5, Issue: 3, Pages: 393-419 |
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| Summary: | In the Religious History Theodoret of Cyrrhus makes extensive allusion to biblical figures and events while narrating the lives of fourth- and fifth-century ascetics in northwest Syria. Typological composition imposes an aesthetic of biblical correspondence which attests to the sanctity of his subjects by showing them to be equal to—and even greater than—Old Testament prophets and New Testament apostles. Theodoret's hagiographical mode shares both the concerns and the techniques of his biblical exegesis in combat with Jews and Marcionites, demonstrating the links not only between the testaments but between the Bible and his own age. His typological system has implications for his own self-understanding, as he configures his act of composition in imitation of biblical writers, the evangelists and Moses, and his understanding of his product as a biblical text. He also calls the reader to conform to biblical models. |
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| ISSN: | 1086-3184 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of early Christian studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1353/earl.1997.0076 |