| Preacher and Audience: Studies in Early Christian and Byzantine Homiletics Contributor(s): Cunningham (Editor), Allen, Pauline (Editor) |
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ISBN: 9004106812 ISBN-13: 9789004106819 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $209.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 1998 Annotation: This volume brings together thirteen studies on Greek-speaking preachers and audiences in a period from the beginning of the second century A.D. to the beginning of the tenth century which has largely been neglected in the modern literature. The chapters represent a collection of case studies of individual preachers or periods of homiletic activity and cover themes including the identity of Greek-speaking preachers, the circumstances of delivery, the different genres of homiletic, the adaptation of the tropes of Classical approaches, the preparation, redaction and transmission of sermons, and the interaction between preacher and audience. Each chapter is accompanied by a summary bibliography of the most important primary sources and secondary literature. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christian Ministry - Preaching - Architecture | Interior Design - General - Religion | Christianity - History |
| Dewey: 251.009 |
| LCCN: 98017575 |
| Series: New History of the Sermon |
| Physical Information: 1.09" H x 6.52" W x 9.68" (1.79 lbs) 380 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This volume brings together thirteen studies on Greek-speaking preachers and audiences in a period from the beginning of the second century A.D. to the beginning of the tenth century which has largely been neglected in the modern literature. The chapters represent a collection of case studies of individual preachers or periods of homiletic activity and cover themes including the identity of Greek-speaking preachers, the circumstances of delivery, the different genres of homiletic, the adaptation of the tropes of Classical approaches, the preparation, redaction and transmission of sermons, and the interaction between preacher and audience. Each chapter is accompanied by a summary bibliography of the most important primary sources and secondary literature. |