Canon, sex and gender in Theodoret of Cyrus"s exposition of LXX Ruth

The purpose of this article is to examine Theodoret of Cyrus’s (ca. 393–ca. 457 CE) exposition of LXX Ruth, as found in his Questions on the Octateuch. At the centre of this analysis lies the question of what an early Christian author like Theodoret, who lives in a context where asceticism and sexua...

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Autor principal: De Wet, Chris L. 1982- (Author)
Tipo de documento: Recurso Electrónico Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Publicado em: 2022
Em: HTS teologiese studies
Ano: 2022, Volume: 78, Número: 1
Outras palavras-chave:B Theodoret of Cyrus
B Patristics
B LXX Ruth
B Ambrose
B Christian Syria
B Early Christian Biblical Interpretation
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