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The hungry are dying beggars and bishops in Roman Cappadocia

This study examines a collection of sermons about poverty starvation, and disease written by three leading Christian bishops of late antiquity: Basil of Caesarea, Gregory of Nazianzus, and Gregory of Nyssa

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Holman, Susan R.
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford Oxford University Press 2001, 2001
Series:	Oxford studies in historical theology / Oxford studies in historical theology
Subjects:	Poverty / Religious Aspects / Christianity / History Of Doctrines / Early Church, Ca. 30-600 Cappadocian Fathers Poverty / Religious Aspects / Christianity / Sermons / History And Criticism Sermons, Greek / Turkey / Cappadocia / History And Criticism
Online Access:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/0195139127.001.0001?nosf...
Collection:	Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa

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Summary:	This study examines a collection of sermons about poverty starvation, and disease written by three leading Christian bishops of late antiquity: Basil of Caesarea, Gregory of Nazianzus, and Gregory of Nyssa
Physical Description:	xvii, 231 p. 1 map
ISBN:	9780199834310 0199834318