Samuel Rubenson
Biographic Data
| ID | 4688815 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Samuel Rubenson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Samuel |
| FAMILY NAME | Rubenson |
| SIGNATURE | RUBENSON S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Lund University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4602-2486 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1991 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Why Did the Origenist Controversy Begin? Re‐thinking the Standard Narratives
The Origenist controversy at the end of the fourth century was largely played out within a monastic context, and had, moreover, an immediate and extensive impact on the movement. In spite of this, studies of the controversy and its causes have mainly focused on the dogmatic issues foregrounded in the controversy, neglecting the more fundamental issues about why the legacy of Origen was important, but also considered dangerous, to the monastic tra…
Early Monasticism and the Concept of a “School”
Monastic Education in Late Antiquity
In re-examining the Christianization of the Roman Empire and subsequent transformation of Graeco-Roman classical culture, this volume challenges conventional ways of understanding both the history of Christian monasticism and the history of education. The chapters interrogate assumptions that have framed monastic practice as pedagogically unprecedented, with few obvious precursors and/or parallels. A number explore how both teaching and practice …
An Ethiopian Reading of the Bible
An Ethiopian Reading of the Bible Biblical Interpretation of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahido Church
Excavations at the Monastery of St Antony at the Red Sea
This paper discusses the results from recent archaeological investigations at the Monastery of St Antony in Egypt, including the remains of a number of building phases predating the current church, locally produced pottery, and manuscript fragments written in Coptic, Arabic, Hebrew, and Ge’ez
Monasticism and the Philosophical Heritage
in Undetermined This article examines the rise of monasticism in Late Antiquity. It reveals the close link between traditional Greek society and culture and the rise of monasticism, based on historical evidence and the literary character of the early monastic texts. While not denying the innovative character of much of early monastic life, the rich variety of forms of monasticism, and the strong anti-Hellenic polemic of monastic texts in general,…
Asceticism and monasticism, I
Asceticism had deep roots in ancient society, both in the various religious traditions of the Eastern Mediterranean and in the Greek philosophical tradition. However, the emergence of monasticism constitutes a strikingly rapid and radical change of social, political and religious culture. This chapter discusses asceticism and monasticism in the East during the fourth and fifth centuries. It presents a discussion of some general characteristic fea…
Christian Asceticism and the Emergence of the Monastic Tradition
Christian asceticism has, since the fourth century, been closely linked to the monastic tradition. Ascetic practice is at the roots of monasticism, and most of the ascetic writings in Christian traditions stem from monks or nuns and have been produced, copied and read primarily in monasteries. At the same time, it is obvious that Christian asceticism does not originate in the monastic setting: it preceded it and goes back to a tradition older tha…
The Transition from Coptic to Arabic
The process in which the last stage of the Egyptian language, Coptic, was replaced by Arabic, has not yet received much attention from scholars. When the Arabs conquered Egypt in the middle of the seventh century, Coptic was the vernacular language of the bulk of the population, as well as the major literary language. In addition to Coptic, Greek was still used for administrative purposesaswell as by those sections of the population that remained…
Translating the Tradition
The Letters of St. Antony. Origenist Theology, Monastic Tradition and the Making of a Saint
Translating the Tradition
Monasticism and the Philosophical Heritage
in Undetermined This article examines the rise of monasticism in Late Antiquity. It reveals the close link between traditional Greek society and culture and the rise of monasticism, based on historical evidence and the literary character of the early monastic texts. While not denying the innovative character of much of early monastic life, the rich variety of forms of monasticism, and the strong anti-Hellenic polemic of monastic texts in general,…
The Letters of St. Antony. Origenist Theology, Monastic Tradition and the Making of a Saint
The Transition from Coptic to Arabic
The process in which the last stage of the Egyptian language, Coptic, was replaced by Arabic, has not yet received much attention from scholars. When the Arabs conquered Egypt in the middle of the seventh century, Coptic was the vernacular language of the bulk of the population, as well as the major literary language. In addition to Coptic, Greek was still used for administrative purposesaswell as by those sections of the population that remained…
Translating the Tradition
Christian Asceticism and the Emergence of the Monastic Tradition
Christian asceticism has, since the fourth century, been closely linked to the monastic tradition. Ascetic practice is at the roots of monasticism, and most of the ascetic writings in Christian traditions stem from monks or nuns and have been produced, copied and read primarily in monasteries. At the same time, it is obvious that Christian asceticism does not originate in the monastic setting: it preceded it and goes back to a tradition older tha…
Asceticism and monasticism, I
Asceticism had deep roots in ancient society, both in the various religious traditions of the Eastern Mediterranean and in the Greek philosophical tradition. However, the emergence of monasticism constitutes a strikingly rapid and radical change of social, political and religious culture. This chapter discusses asceticism and monasticism in the East during the fourth and fifth centuries. It presents a discussion of some general characteristic fea…
Monasticism and the Philosophical Heritage
in Undetermined This article examines the rise of monasticism in Late Antiquity. It reveals the close link between traditional Greek society and culture and the rise of monasticism, based on historical evidence and the literary character of the early monastic texts. While not denying the innovative character of much of early monastic life, the rich variety of forms of monasticism, and the strong anti-Hellenic polemic of monastic texts in general,…
Excavations at the Monastery of St Antony at the Red Sea
This paper discusses the results from recent archaeological investigations at the Monastery of St Antony in Egypt, including the remains of a number of building phases predating the current church, locally produced pottery, and manuscript fragments written in Coptic, Arabic, Hebrew, and Ge’ez
Early Monasticism and the Concept of a “School”
Monastic Education in Late Antiquity
In re-examining the Christianization of the Roman Empire and subsequent transformation of Graeco-Roman classical culture, this volume challenges conventional ways of understanding both the history of Christian monasticism and the history of education. The chapters interrogate assumptions that have framed monastic practice as pedagogically unprecedented, with few obvious precursors and/or parallels. A number explore how both teaching and practice …
An Ethiopian Reading of the Bible
An Ethiopian Reading of the Bible Biblical Interpretation of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahido Church
Why Did the Origenist Controversy Begin? Re‐thinking the Standard Narratives
The Origenist controversy at the end of the fourth century was largely played out within a monastic context, and had, moreover, an immediate and extensive impact on the movement. In spite of this, studies of the controversy and its causes have mainly focused on the dogmatic issues foregrounded in the controversy, neglecting the more fundamental issues about why the legacy of Origen was important, but also considered dangerous, to the monastic tra…
History (11 works) · Philosophy (9 works) · Ancient history (8 works) · Art (8 works) · Classics (6 works) · Historical and Linguistic Studies (6 works) · Literature (6 works) · Monasticism (5 works) · Archaeology and Historical Studies (4 works) · Byzantine Studies and History (4 works)