Between Christ and Alexander

Strands of Typological Exegesis in Pseudo-Methodius's Apocalypse

Datos Bibliográficos

ID3327262
AutoresMarco Giardini (0000-0002-2440-6852, Independent Researcher, Via Darsena 130, 44122 Ferrara, Italy, autor de correspondencia)
Año2024
Volumen15
Número12
Páginas1435
Fecha de publicación2024-11-26
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaReligions (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 2077-1444 • E-ISSN: 2077-1444
EditorialMDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT)
DOI10.3390/rel15121435
OpenAlexW4404715655
IdiomaEN
Referencias citadas32

The article provides of comprehensive examination of the main examples of typological exegesis that substantiate the eschatological framework of Pseudo-Methodius's Syriac Apocalypse. In particular, the articles pays attention at Pseudo-Methodius's original use of earlier Syriac writings (especially the Cave of the Treasures and the corpus of early seventh-century eschatological literature centered around the figure of Alexander the Great) which offered the material for original typological exegesis of crucial events in the universal history; additionally, the article reassesses the most original motif of Pseudo-Methodius's representation of the "Last World Emperor" as the scion of the "Ethiopian" royal dynasty and provides some final remarks on the possible function and signification of the "unknown East" in Pseudo-Methodius's historical and eschatological account

Art · Exegesis · Literature · Byzantine Studies and History · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies · Philosophy · Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices