ISBN: 9780674992887 - select letters (loeb 262) (12 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. In the dust jacket protected in a mylar sleeve.

Hardback. Zustand: Good. The letters of Jerome (ca. AD 345420) are an essential source for our knowledge of Christian life in the fourth and fifth centuries AD; they also provide insight into one of the most striking and complex personalities of the time.

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Zustand: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,450grams, ISBN:9780674992887. …

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 528 pages. 6.75x4.75x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: New. pp. 528.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. Undated modern printing, very good condition in dust wrapper.

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. 1933. Hardcover. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Correspondence of a Church Father.Jerome (Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus), ca. 345-420, of Stridon, Dalmatia, son of Christian parents, at Rome listened to rhetoricians, legal advocates, and philosophers, and in 360 was baptized by Pope Liberius. He traveled widely in Gaul and in Asia Minor; and turned in the years 373-379 to hermetic life in Syria. Ordained presbyter at Antioch in 379 he went to Constantinople, met Gregory of Nazianzus and advanced greatly in scholarship. He was called to Rome in 382 to help Pope Damasus, at whose suggestion he began his revision of the Old Latin translation of the Bible (which came to form the core of the Vulgate version). Meanwhile he taught scripture and Hebrew and monastic living to Roman women. Wrongly suspected of luxurious habits, he left Rome (now under Pope Siricius) in 385, toured Palestine, visited Egypt, and then settled in Bethlehem, presiding over a monastery and (with help) translating the Old Testament from Hebrew. About 394 he met Augustine. He died on 30 September 420.Jerome's letters constitute one of the most notable collections in Latin literature. They are an essential source for our knowledge of Christian life in the fourth-fifth centuries; they also provide insight into one of the most striking and complex personalities of the time. Seven of the eighteen letters in this selection deal with a primary interest of Jerome's: the morals and proper role of women. The most famous letter here fervently extols virginity.…

Gebunden. Zustand: New. The letters of Saint Jerome (c. 345-420 CE) are an essential source for our knowledge of Christian life in the fourth and fifth centuries CE they also provide insight into one of the most striking and complex personalities of the time.Klappentext.