Ambrose, Philo, and the Presence of Art in the Bible

The present article is a treatment of Ambrose, Ep. 55 (Faller-Zelzer). In this letter, Ambrose addresses a problem that had long troubled educated readers of the Greek and Latin Bible, but came especially to the fore during the pagan-Christian cultural rivalries of the fourth century. The biblical a...

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Main Author: Kamesar, Adam (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Johns Hopkins Univ. Press 2001
In: Journal of early Christian studies
Year: 2001, Volume: 9, Issue: 1, Pages: 73-103
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