Patristic Perspectives on Luke’s Transfiguration: Interpreting Vision
Ebook
Peter Anthony explores how visionary elements in Luke's Gospel had a particular influence on early interpretation of the Transfiguration, by examining the rich hermeneutical traditions that emerged - particularly in the Latin West - as the Transfiguration was first depicted visually in art.
Anthony begins by comparing the visual and visionary culture of antiquity with that of the present, and their differing interpretations of the Transfiguration. He then examines the Transfiguration texts in the synoptic gospels and their interpretation in modern scholarship, and the reception of the Transfiguration in 2 Peter, the Apocalypse of Peter and the Acts of Peter, Tertullian and Origen. Proceeding to look at interpretations found in the Greek East and the Latin West, Anthony finally discusses the earliest visual depictions of the Transfiguration from the sixth century onward, drawn from a wealth of different art forms. Anthony concludes that early commentators' and artists' understanding of how we see and visualise, and therefore, how the Transfiguration was apprehended, is closer to that of the writers of the New Testament than many modern interpreters' is.
This volume re-examines Luke's Transfiguration narrative and explores the hermeneutics of how it was interpreted by early Christian theologians, writers and artists up to the ninth century.
Offers a thorough examination and re-evaluation of the New Testament Transfiguration narratives, complete with over twenty illustrations
Provides a survey of patristic comment on visionary elements present, especially in Luke's version of the Transfiguration
Explores the very earliest depictions of the Transfiguration, particularly overlooked or less widely understood Western images
Preface
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: The New Testament Synoptic Transfiguration Narratives
Chapter 3: Modern Interpretation of the Synoptic Narratives
Chapter 4: Reception of the Transfiguration in 2 Peter, the Apocalypse Of Peter, the Acts Of Peter and the Acts Of John
Chapter 5: The Transfiguration in Tertullian And Origen
Chapter 6: Interpretation of the Transfiguration in the Greek East After Origen
Chapter 7: Interpretation of the Transfiguration in the Latin West After Tertullian
Chapter 8: The Earliest Depiction of the Transfiguration
Chapter 9: Conclusion
Bibliography
Index
[A] scholarly and engaging book ... There is much to ponder and enjoy here.
- Title: Patristic Perspectives on Luke’s Transfiguration: Interpreting Vision
- Author: Peter Anthony
- Publisher: T&T Clark
- Print Publication Date: 2022
- Logos Release Date: 2024
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Ebook
- ISBNs: 9780567699787, 9780567699794, 056769979X, 0567699781
- Resource ID: LLS:9780567699787
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2024-05-12T04:20:44Z
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