Courtney J P Friesen

Acting Gods, Playing Heroes, and the Interaction Between Judaism, Christianity, and Greek Drama in the Early Common Era

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This volume demonstrates that by the time the public performance of classical drama ceased at the end of antiquity the ideals of Jews and Christians had already been shaped by it in profound and lasting ways. It is suitable for those working on ancient Christianity and Judaism, and ancient drama and literature.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 166
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Juli 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 11mm
• Gewicht: 431g
• ISBN-13: 9781032491028
• ISBN-10: 1032491027
• Artikelnr.: 67681007

Autorenporträt

Courtney J. P. Friesen is Associate Professor of Religious Studies and Classics at the University of Arizona where he teaches classical Greek and courses on the New Testament, early Christianity, and Greek and Roman culture. His first book, Reading Dionysus (2015), explored ancient receptions of Euripides' Bacchae.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Theater and/as Ritual: Introduction to the State of the Question(s) and
Scope of the Study; 2. A Tale of Two Cities' Theaters: From Athens to
Jerusalem; 3. The Drama of Debating Gods (and Their Existence): Lucian of
Samosata and Philo of Alexandria on Creation and Providence; 4. Gods on
Stage and Gods in Heaven: Fragments of Atheism in Sextus Empiricus and
Pseudo-Justin; 5. Laughing at/with Heracles: Philo of Alexandria on Freedom
and Virtue; 6. Atonement and Resurrection as the Denouement of Euripides'
Alcestis; 7. From Tragic Heroines to Religious Martyrs: The Afterlife of
Polyxena between Philo and Clement of Alexandria; 8. Deus ex Machina:
Concluding Thoughts on Dramatic Closure.