Essays published in 1889 and 1896 by a leading English biblical scholar that examine important early Christian texts. This reissue contains two separate works by James Rendel Harris (1852–1941), palaeographer and biblical scholar. The first, published in 1896, examines the early Christian text 'The Shepherd of Hermas'. The second, published in 1889, considers translations of the apocalyptic writing in the book of Baruch. This reissue contains two separate works by James Rendel Harris (1852–1941), palaeographer and biblical scholar. The first, published in 1896, examines the early Christian text 'The Shepherd of Hermas'. The second, published in 1889, considers translations of the apocalyptic writing in the book of Baruch. Much of the work of James Rendel Harris (1852–1941), palaeographer and biblical scholar, focused on the translation and understanding of early Christian writing, and this collection of two volumes of essays examines two key texts. The first work in this reissue, published in 1896, discusses the book known as 'The Shepherd of Hermas'. This early work, thought to be written in Rome around the first or second century CE, is composed of three parts: visions, commandments and similitudes. Harris examines aspects of the work, such as how to interpret the ninth similitude - as allegoryor literally - and discusses in detail questions about translation. Themes ofother essays include the legendary library of Prester John in Abyssinia, the third-century writer Gaius the Presbyter and problems surrounding the fourth-century Codex Euthalianus. The second work, published in 1889, is concerned with the apocalyptic language in the book of Baruch. INDICE: Preface; Hermas in Arcadia; On the angelology of Hermas; Prester John's library; Presbyter Gaius and the fourth gospel; Euthalius and Eusebius; The rest of the words of Baruch; Introduction; Text.
- ISBN: 978-1-108-03973-4
- Editorial: Cambridge University
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 166
- Fecha Publicación: 26/01/2012
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés