Bekenntnis wider den Kaiser: Lucifer von Cagliari und seine Verteidigungsschrift für Athanasius
Among the invective treatises against Emperor Constantius II, Lucifer of Cagliari's defense of Athanasius stands out for its distinctive use of Scripture. Drawing on passages from across the canon of the Old and New Testaments, Lucifer supports Athanasius's orthodoxy and critiques the empe...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | German |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2025
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Münchener theologische Zeitschrift
Year: 2025, Volume: 76, Issue: 4, Pages: 411-425 |
| Further subjects: | B
Sacred Books
B Roman Emperors B Orthodox Christianity B Theologians B Polemics B Cagliari (Italy) B Religious Literature |
| Summary: | Among the invective treatises against Emperor Constantius II, Lucifer of Cagliari's defense of Athanasius stands out for its distinctive use of Scripture. Drawing on passages from across the canon of the Old and New Testaments, Lucifer supports Athanasius's orthodoxy and critiques the emperor's religious policies through wide-ranging biblical quotations. Among the figures invoked in this invective, the story of Susanna, as told in the Greek version of Daniel, occupies a strategic place within the treatise. Serving as a parallel for Athanasius's own fate, the story' underscores his innocence. At the saine time, the Susanna story also provides the entry point for Lucifer to cite the Nicene Creed as testimony against the emperor's impiety. |
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| ISSN: | 0580-1400 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Münchener theologische Zeitschrift
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