Epiphanius von Salamis, Über die zwölf Steine im hohepriesterlichen Brustschild "De duodecim gemmis rationalis" nach dem "Codex Vaticanus Borgianus Armenus" 31 herausgegeben und übersetzt

At the request of Diodorus, bishop of Tyre, Epiphanius of Salamis produced this exegetical treatise on the gemstones in the High Priest's breastplate. The oldest Christian work on gemstones, the the author deals with the stones according to their appearance and their medical benefit as well as...

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Hauptverfasser:
Albrecht, Felix, Manukyan, Arthur
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Mehrsprachig
Veröffentlicht:
Piscataway, NJ Gorgias Press [2014]
Zusammenfassung:
At the request of Diodorus, bishop of Tyre, Epiphanius of Salamis produced this exegetical treatise on the gemstones in the High Priest's breastplate. The oldest Christian work on gemstones, the the author deals with the stones according to their appearance and their medical benefit as well as their attribution to the twelve tribes based on Christian exegesis. Only extracts of this work are preserved in Greek. This volume provides the important – but hereto unconsidered – Armenian text with a German translation and commentarial annotations, as well as an English introduction
Umfang:
1 online resource (148 p.)
Schriftenreihe:
Gorgias Eastern Christian Studies
ISBN:
9781463235918
DOI:
10.31826/9781463235918
Schlagworte:
RELIGION / Christianity / Orthodox
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