Pseudo-Nilus' "Narrationes": A product of Julian's "Edict" against Christian Teachers?
This paper suggests that the Narrationes, which have been attributed to Nilus of Ancyra or an unknown Sinai monk, was composed as a result of the Emperor Julian's Edict prohibiting Christians from teaching pagan literature. This article begins by describing the Narrationes and how scholarship h...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2023
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Journal for late antique religion and culture
Year: 2023, Volume: 17, Pages: 131-139 |
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| Summary: | This paper suggests that the Narrationes, which have been attributed to Nilus of Ancyra or an unknown Sinai monk, was composed as a result of the Emperor Julian's Edict prohibiting Christians from teaching pagan literature. This article begins by describing the Narrationes and how scholarship has identified its author and composition date. It then presents the evidence of the Sinai monastic communities as described in the Narrationes as indicative of a fourth century date. |
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| ISSN: | 1754-517X |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal for late antique religion and culture
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.18573/jlarc.139 |