Gregory of Nyssa as Biographer

Gregory of Nyssa as Biographer
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Publisher : Mohr Siebeck
Total Pages : 304
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ISBN-10 : 9783161575587
ISBN-13 : 316157558X
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Book Synopsis Gregory of Nyssa as Biographer by : Allison L. Gray

Download or read book Gregory of Nyssa as Biographer written by Allison L. Gray and published by Mohr Siebeck. This book was released on 2021-05-17 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: La 4e de couverture indique : "The theologian Gregory of Nyssa wrote biographies of his sister, a local bishop, and Moses. Allison L. Gray shows that he adapts techniques from Greco-Roman biographical writing in these texts to create narratives that are suited to a specifically Christian form of education, focused on virtue and scriptural interpretation."


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