Ancient Forgiveness Classical, Judaic, and Christian |
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Editor:
| Griswold, Charles L. Konstan, David |
ISBN: | 978-0-521-11948-1 |
Publication Date: | Dec 2011 |
Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $110.00 |
Book Description:
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In this book, eminent scholars of classical antiquity and ancient and medieval Judaism and Christianity explore the nature and place of forgiveness in the pre-modern Western world. They examine the concept in the contexts of classical Greece and Rome; the Hebrew Bible, the Talmud, and Moses Maimonides; and the New Testament, the Church Fathers, and Thomas Aquinas.
In this book, eminent scholars of classical antiquity and ancient and medieval Judaism and Christianity explore the nature and place of forgiveness in the pre-modern Western world. They examine the concept in the contexts of classical Greece and Rome; the Hebrew Bible, the Talmud, and Moses Maimonides; and the New Testament, the Church Fathers, and Thomas Aquinas.