The crown of virginity, paradise regained: A study of Jerome"s ascetic exegesis in a selection of his works

This article explores, in the first place, Jerome’s creation of pro-virginal propaganda in a selection of his treatises and letters, through the employment of scriptural justification by means of ascetic exegesis and rhetorical strategies. The study focuses, in particular, on his Epistulae 22 and 13...

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Main Author: Lamprecht, Johanna C. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2019
In: HTS teologiese studies
Year: 2019, Volume: 75, Issue: 1
Further subjects:B Redemption
B Jerome
B Asceticism
B Virginity
B Crown of Virginity
B Paradise
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