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Constantine and Christendom "The Oration of the Saints", "The Greek and Latin Accounts of the Discovery of the Cross", "The Edict of Constantine to Pope Silvester"

The Orations of the Saints; The Greek and Latin Accounts of the Discovery of the Cross; The Donation of Constantine to Pope Silvester [Paperback]

by Mark Edwards

    • Author

      Mark Edwards

    • Book Format

      Paperback

    • Publisher

      Liverpool University Press

    • Published

      March 2003

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    Constantine and Christendom "The Oration of the Saints", "The Greek and Latin Accounts of the Discovery of the Cross", "The Edict of Constantine to Pope Silvester"

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    Product Description

    This volume is a modern translation from Latin of three texts by Constantine, by reputation the earliest Christian Emperor of Rome, making available important sources for the study of early fourth-century history and Christianity. The book includes extensive introductory discussion of the texts, but before approaching them the translator reflects on the usage of the word "Christian" and its application to such a man as Constantine. In the 26 chapters of "Oration to the Saints", Constantine first puts the case for monotheism, then extols the voluntary abasement of the Son of God, and finally declares his personal adherence to the Saviour. The translator defends the "Oration" as a genuine work of Constantine, whereas the other two pieces are presented as forgeries, which are nevertheless of great interest and value for historians and classicists. The legend of the discovery (or "invention" in Latin) of the True Cross by the empress Helena, mother of Constantine, following her conversion to Christianity is presented in translations of two variant accounts.The third text, generally also known as the "Donation of Constantine", concerns Constantine's supposed edict to Pope Silvester transferring lands to the papacy.

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    • Author

      Mark Edwards

    • Book Format

      Paperback

    • Publisher

      Liverpool University Press

    • Published

      March 2003

    • Weight

      252g

    • Page Count

      192

    • Dimensions

      150 x 210 x 10 mm

    • ISBN

      9780853236481

    • ISBN-10

      0853236488

    • Eden Code

      1166008

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    • Author/Creator: Mark Edwards

    • ISBN: 9780853236481

    • Publisher: Liverpool University Press

    • Release Date: March 2003

    • Weight: 252g

    • Dimensions: 150 x 210 x 10 mm

    • Eden Code: 1166008


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