Hrabanus Maurus’ Post-Patristic Renovation of 1 Maccabees 1:1–8

In this article, I examine Hrabanus Maurus’ exegesis of the opening verses of 1 Maccabees, which preserves a concise account of Alexander the Great’s career. My main goal is to demonstrate how Hrabanus reinterpreted the representation of the Macedonian king from 1 Maccabees. To this end, I employ tr...

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Main Author: Djurslev, Christian Thrue (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: De Gruyter 2021
In: Open theology
Year: 2021, Volume: 7, Issue: 1, Pages: 271-288
Further subjects:B transformation theory
B "Carolingian Renaissance"
B Historiography
B Biblical Scholarship
B historical text reuse
B Alexander the Great
B Medieval Exegesis
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