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Animals in the Apocryphal Acts of the Apostles: The Wild Kingdom of Early Christian Literature

by Janet E. Spittler

  • Paperback
  • Publisher: Mohr Siebeck
  • 15.5 x 23.2 x 1.4 cm

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Animals play prominent, often peculiar, roles in the highly entertaining five major apocryphal acts of the apostles, the Acts of Andrew, Acts of John, Acts of Peter, Acts of Paul and Acts of Thomas . Lions, bears, dogs, bedbugs, asses and even seals appear in these narratives - some friendly, some vicious, some with the capacity for human speech. Janet E. Spittler argues that these animal episodes have a greater, more complex significance than has previously been recognized, reading these texts within the broad context of Greco-Roman literature and presenting new interpretations of each animal-related episode. The natural characteristics of these animals - known to ancient authors and audiences through natural historical compendia, historiography and biography, current philosophical debates, fables, and novelistic literature - are intentionally and cleverly evoked by the authors of the apocryphal acts, often serving to underscore key themes of the works. Janet E. Spittler contends that the often very positive presentation of animals in these texts offers a counterbalance to the often negative depiction of animals in other early Christian literature, thus her book has broad implications for contemporary understandings of early Christian attitudes towards animals and the natural world.
Animals in the Apocryphal Acts of the Apostles: The Wild Kingdom of Early Christian Literature and John for Everyone Part 1 : Chapters 1-10
John for Everyone Part 1 : Chapters 1-10Animals in the Apocryphal Acts of the Apostles: The Wild Kingdom of Early Christian Literature

  • Author

    Janet E. Spittler

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    Mohr Siebeck

  • Published

    December 2008

  • Weight

    427g

  • Dimensions

    15.5 x 23.2 x 1.4 cm

  • ISBN

    9783161497315

  • ISBN-10

    3161497317

  • Eden Code

    4930506

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