{"product_id":"9781350194465","title":"Alexander the Great in the Early Christian Tradition Classical Reception and Patristic Literature","description":"\u003ch3\u003eBloomsbury Studies in Classical Reception\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eAlexander the Great in the Early Christian Tradition\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eClassical Reception and Patristic Literature\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eChristian Thrue Djurslev\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistory \/ Ancient \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat has Alexander the Great to do with Jesus   Christ? Or the legendary king's conquest of the Persian Empire (335–23 BCE)   to do with the prophecies of the Old Testament?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn many ways, the early Christian writings on Alexander   and his legacy provide a lens through which it is possible to view the   shaping of the literature and thought of the early church in the Greek East   and the Latin West. This book articulates that fascinating discourse for the   first time by focusing on the early Christian use of Alexander. Delving into   an impressively deep pool of patristic literature written between 130–313 CE,   Christian Thrue Djurslev offers original interpretations of various important   authors, from the learned lawyer Tertullian to the 'Christian Cicero'   Lactantius, and from the apologist Tatian to the first church historian   Eusebius. He demonstrates that the early Christian adaptations of the   Alexandrian myths created a new tradition that has continued to develop and   expand ever since. This innovative work of reception studies is important   reading for all scholars of Alexander the Great and early church history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eChristian Thrue Djurslev\u003c\/b\u003e is Assistant Professor of Classics at Aarhus University, Denmark. He has published widely on the reception of Alexander the Great in ancient and modern culture.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e17 June 2021\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781350194465\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e240\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e12.32\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51332945576076,"sku":"9781350194465","price":40.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_1971e2c0-288f-4d8a-8de1-487ffbfb82e5.jpg?v=1783607517","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781350194465","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}