Sophie Lunn-Rockliffe
Biographic Data
| ID | 3979607 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sophie Lunn-Rockliffe |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sophie |
| FAMILY NAME | Lunn-Rockliffe |
| SIGNATURE | LUNN-ROCKLIFFE S |
| AFFILIATIONS | 1King's College London;, Email: [email protected] |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Demons between the Desert Fathers and the Rabbis
In recent years, the study of demons in late antique Christianity has taken off; by comparison, the study of late ancient Jewish demonology has arguably lagged behind. In the broader arena, ground-breaking work has been done comparing similarities and exploring the possible connections between patristic and rabbinic texts. However, thus far there have not been many comparisons of the demonologies of patristic and talmudic texts, and those that ex…
The Invention and Demonisation of an Ascetic Heresiarch
In a letter to the monk Patricius, Philoxenus told a cautionary tale about the downfall of the monk Adelphius. He was said to have accepted a Satanic vision of the Holy Spirit, abandoned ascetic labour and become the founder of the heresy of the ‘Messalians’. This article places Philoxenus’ account against the longer background of the invention of ‘Messaliainism’, and in particular of Adelphius as Messalian heresiarch. It shows how Philoxenus dre…
Magic in the Ancient Greek World
Ancient magic has long been a popular and fruitful subject of historical study, and understanding of it has been variously deepened, finessed, and problematized by scholars in recent decades. As the study of classical languages has waned in the Anglophone academy, so the publication of translated magical texts has broadened the audience for work on ancient magic far beyond the philologically adept. These translations include Hans Dieter Betz's ma…
Early Christian Political Philosophy
Early Christian political philosophy is not a unified, theoretical, and coherent system, but is embedded in a range of Christian works of apology, theology, and exegesis. Literate (and therefore elite) Christians from the apologists to Augustine were subject to a range of political and social pressures, and their political thinking was often contingent and incidental. What is the ultimate goal of political life for Christians? What is the good li…
Contre les Païens et Sur le Destin
Ambrose's Imperial Funeral Sermons
Ambrose's funeral sermons on the emperors Valentinian and Theodosius have been analysed as texts borrowing from classical rhetorical traditions, and as repositories of detail about contemporary politics. However, the crucial context for these texts was ecclesiastical; they were sermons, preached in church in services during which lessons were read from the Bible. This article shows that a consideration of this particular historical and liturgical…
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Ambrose's Imperial Funeral Sermons
Ambrose's funeral sermons on the emperors Valentinian and Theodosius have been analysed as texts borrowing from classical rhetorical traditions, and as repositories of detail about contemporary politics. However, the crucial context for these texts was ecclesiastical; they were sermons, preached in church in services during which lessons were read from the Bible. This article shows that a consideration of this particular historical and liturgical…
Contre les Païens et Sur le Destin
Early Christian Political Philosophy
Early Christian political philosophy is not a unified, theoretical, and coherent system, but is embedded in a range of Christian works of apology, theology, and exegesis. Literate (and therefore elite) Christians from the apologists to Augustine were subject to a range of political and social pressures, and their political thinking was often contingent and incidental. What is the ultimate goal of political life for Christians? What is the good li…
Magic in the Ancient Greek World
Ancient magic has long been a popular and fruitful subject of historical study, and understanding of it has been variously deepened, finessed, and problematized by scholars in recent decades. As the study of classical languages has waned in the Anglophone academy, so the publication of translated magical texts has broadened the audience for work on ancient magic far beyond the philologically adept. These translations include Hans Dieter Betz's ma…
The Invention and Demonisation of an Ascetic Heresiarch
In a letter to the monk Patricius, Philoxenus told a cautionary tale about the downfall of the monk Adelphius. He was said to have accepted a Satanic vision of the Holy Spirit, abandoned ascetic labour and become the founder of the heresy of the ‘Messalians’. This article places Philoxenus’ account against the longer background of the invention of ‘Messaliainism’, and in particular of Adelphius as Messalian heresiarch. It shows how Philoxenus dre…
Demons between the Desert Fathers and the Rabbis
In recent years, the study of demons in late antique Christianity has taken off; by comparison, the study of late ancient Jewish demonology has arguably lagged behind. In the broader arena, ground-breaking work has been done comparing similarities and exploring the possible connections between patristic and rabbinic texts. However, thus far there have not been many comparisons of the demonologies of patristic and talmudic texts, and those that ex…
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