In recent years, the writings of Ambrose Milan have enjoyed a revival interest in historical and theological circles. The work scholars like Christoph Markschies, Neil McLynn, Daniel Williams, Marcia Colish has paved way for consideration Ambrose's exegetical corpus, including his Expositio evangelii secundum Lucam, as well. Readers both ancient modern generally remarked upon two commentary's features: Its derivative nature, particularly generous borrowings from other third- fourth-century...

Abstract In recent decades, migration has come into increasing scholarly focus as both a historical and transhistorical phenomenon, with particular periods emerging foci for activity. The latter go hand in high incidences of migrant deaths, responses to which remain swathed the politics remembrance recovery. Both grave vulnerabilities migrants efforts surrounding their recollection find echoes not only contemporary United States but earlier eras other regions well. This article examines one...

Augustine of Hippo’s De opere monachorum directs itself against itinerant ascetics who, in emulation the apostolic ideal, sought to support themselves by begging rather than manual labor. The treatise attests a struggle not only over legitimacy different forms ascetic practice, but matters exegesis. latter is evident particularly Augustine’s emphatic assertion that wandering monks’ long hair, intended identify its bearers as having embraced sexual continence, reflected misguided scriptural...

Natural disasters feature prominently among the topics that preoccupied late ancient homilists. Earthquakes, droughts, pandemics, and other catastrophes both inflicted untold suffering on their communities raised pressing questions of interpretation: to whom ought Christians ascribe origin these scourges? what message or lessons did they convey? how could impact be reconciled with existence a loving powerful deity, intimately invested in well-being Christian communities? To address...

One of the most famous aspects Gregory Nazianzus's panegyric for Basil Caesarea is his account Basil's confrontation with emperor Valens. On eve exiling bishop, latter had called on aid ailing son. intercession ultimately failed to save boy's life; later historians, however, remembered incident as a dramatic, if temporary, turning point in relationship between bishop and emperor. This episode forms backdrop homily departed child was transmitted two Syriac manuscripts. Both attribute Basil,...

Reviewed by: Dialoguing in Late Antiquity by Averil Cameron Maria Doerfler Washington, D.C.: Center for Hellenic Studies Cambridge, Mass., and London: Harvard University Press, 2014 Pp. 98. $19.95. Did the ascendancy of Christianity later parts late antiquity spell end dialogue? This is question Cameron’s most recent monograph, Antiquity, seeks to address.1 The answer, course, hinges large part on how “dialogue” ought be defined: an open-ended intellectual give-and-take, which both parties...

Abstract With the rise of originalism as an interpretive strategy, history has come to play increasingly prominent role in reasoning and methodology United States Supreme Court. That development has, by necessity, also shaped approach constitutional interpretation taken other parties, including large growing number groups who file amicus curiae briefs. When amici question are religious entities, this article suggests, “historical turn” at times takes shape narrating aspects a tradition’s...

For some decades now, historians have focused on attending to or, where possible, retrieving women's voices. In late antiquity, as indeed in other pre-modern eras, this salutary interest has encountered numerous challenges, including many instances ancient writers' obscuring, circumscribing, or otherwise silencing these Ancient authors from Homer onward praised silence and worried about overly public speech. Early Christians had perhaps more reason for concern than of their contemporaries;...

Scholars of Late Antiquity have long recognized that bishops played an influential role in the formation and execution Roman law. Such was case even Syrian realm, traditionally considered exotic hinterland Empire. Fifth- sixth-century sources, such as Syro-Roman Lawbook, early exemplars canon legislation, homilies hagiographic narratives, point to a considerable preoccupation with matters law justice for clergy. This article examines particularly well-attested slice this data surrounding...

Shawkat M. Toorawa serves as Professor of Arabic Literature and Chair the Department Near Eastern Languages Civilizations at Yale University. In this conversation he reflects on his decades-long experience a teacher administrator in U.S. abroad; role politics classroom curriculum; impact race, religion, international crisis pedagogical engagement.