Gerald A Press

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The Development of the Idea of History in Antiquity: Volume 2Hardcover, 10 September 2003

The Development of the Idea of History in Antiquity: Volume 2
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Part of Series
McGill-Queen's Studies in the History of Ideas
Part of Series
McGill-Queen's Studies in the History of Religion
Part of Series
McGill-Queen's Studies in the Hist of Id
Print Length
176 pages
Language
English
Publisher
McGill-Queen's University Press
Date Published
10 Sep 2003
ISBN-10
0773510028
ISBN-13
9780773510029

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An extensive scholarly literature, written in the past century holds that in ancient Greek and Roman thought history is understood as circular and repetitive - a consequence of their anti-temporal metaphysics - in contrast with Judaeo-Christian thought, which sees history as linear and unique - a consequence of their messianic and hence radically temporal theology. Gerald Press presents a more general view - that the Graeco-Roman and Judaeo-Christian cultures were fundamentally alien and opposed cultural forces and that, therefore, Christianity's victory over paganism included the replacement or supersession of one intellectual world by another - and then shows that, contrary to this view, there was substantial continuity between pagan and Christian ideas of history in antiquity, rather than a striking opposition between cyclic and linear patterns. He finds that the foundation of the Christian view of history as goal-directed lies in the rhetorical rather than the theological motives of early Christian writers.

Product Details

Author:
Gerald A Press
Book Format:
Hardcover
Date Published:
10 September 2003
Dimensions:
22.86 x 15.24 x 1.78 cm
ISBN-10:
0773510028
ISBN-13:
9780773510029
Language:
English
Pages:
176
Weight:
480.81 gm

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