An examination of the citation by St. Paul (Epist. to Titus 1.12) of a famous hexameter attributed to Epimenides, while tracing its polemical use by Pagans and Christians and discussing modern interpretations, highlights the sarcastic employment of the verse (against Paul) by the emperor Julian in his work Contra Galilaeos and the reaction of the Antiochean exegetes Theodore of Mopsuestia and John Chrysostom. KEYWORDS: Epimenides, Callimachus, Saint Paul, Emperor Julian, Theodore of Mopsuestia, John Chrysostom, Isho‘dad of Merv, Gannat Bussame.

Da Epimenide a Teodoro di Mopsuestia, attraverso Callimaco, San Paolo e Giuliano imperatore

Guida Augusto
2019-01-01

Abstract

An examination of the citation by St. Paul (Epist. to Titus 1.12) of a famous hexameter attributed to Epimenides, while tracing its polemical use by Pagans and Christians and discussing modern interpretations, highlights the sarcastic employment of the verse (against Paul) by the emperor Julian in his work Contra Galilaeos and the reaction of the Antiochean exegetes Theodore of Mopsuestia and John Chrysostom. KEYWORDS: Epimenides, Callimachus, Saint Paul, Emperor Julian, Theodore of Mopsuestia, John Chrysostom, Isho‘dad of Merv, Gannat Bussame.
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