The Early Reception and Appropriation of the Apostle Peter (60-800 CE) : The Anchors of the Fisherman

The Early Reception and Appropriation of the Apostle Peter (60-800 CE) The Anchors of the Fisherman

"The apostle Peter gradually became one of the most famous figures of the ancient world. His almost undisputed reputation made the disciple an exquisite anchor by which new practices within and outside the Church could be established, including innovations in fields as diverse as architecture,...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Dijkstra, Roald, 1985- editor (editor)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Leiden, The Netherlands : Koninklijke Brill NV [2020]
Edition:First edition
Series:Euhormos: Greco-Roman studies in anchoring innovation.
Subjects:
Christianity and culture > History.
See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009429754806719
Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • Illustrations
  • Abbreviations
  • Contributors
  • Part 1 Anchoring the Apostle: the Volume and Its Concept
  • Chapter 1 Peter, Popes, Politics and More: the Apostle as Anchor
  • Chapter 2 Ruling through Religion? Innovation and Tradition in Roman Imperial Representation
  • Part 2 Anchoring the Authority of Peter
  • Chapter 3 From Petrus to Pontifex Maximus
  • Chapter 4 The Multiple Meanings of Papal Inscriptions in Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages
  • Chapter 5 Attitudes to Jewish and Roman Power in the Gospel and Acts of Peter
  • Chapter 6 Peter, the Visionary before the Pope: Early Receptions of the Apostle in Marginal Communities
  • Part 3 Anchoring Peter in Art and Poetry
  • Chapter 7 The Role of Peter in Early Christian Art: Images from the 4th to the 6th Century
  • Chapter 8 The Death of Peter: Anchoring an Image in the Context of Late Antique Representations of Martyrdom
  • Chapter 9 Romulus and Peter: Remembering and Reconfiguring Rome's Foundation in Late Antiquity
  • Chapter 10 Sedulius' Peter: Intention and Authority in the Paschale carmen
  • Part 4 Anchoring the Cult of Peter
  • Chapter 11 Peter without Paul: Aspects of the Primordial Role of Simon Peter in an Early Christian Context
  • Chapter 12 The Architectural Appropriation of the Apostle Peter by the Early Christian Popes
  • Chapter 13 The Cult of Peter and the Development of Martyr Cult in Rome. The Origins of the Presentation of Peter and Paul as Martyrs
  • Chapter 14 Anchoring the Rock: the Latin Liturgical Cult of Peter in Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages
  • General Bibliography
  • Index Locorum
  • General Index.

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