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Rhetorical Economy in Augustine’s Theology
Brian Gronewoller, Rhetorical Economy in Augustine’s Theology (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2021). 9780197566558. Reviewed by Zachary Taylor, University of Chicago, zjtaylor@uchicago.edu. In Book IX of his Confessions, Augustine dramatically describes…
Keep readingCharacterizing Old Greek Deuteronomy as an Ancient Translation
Jean Maurais, Characterizing Old Greek Deuteronomy as an Ancient Translation, Supplements to the Journal for the Study of Judaism 203 (Leiden: Brill, 2022). 9789004516571. Reviewed by Joseph Scales, University of…
Keep readingMediterranean Timescapes: Chronological Age and Cultural Practice in the Roman Empire
Ray Laurence and Francesco Trifilò, Mediterranean Timescapes: Chronological Age and Cultural Practice in the Roman Empire (Abingdon: Routledge, 2023). 9781138288751. Reviewed by Eleanor M. Vannan, University of Victoria, eleanormvannan@gmail.com. Historians have…
Keep readingAspar and the Struggle for the Eastern Roman Empire, AD 421–71
Ronald A. Bleeker, Aspar and the Struggle for the Eastern Roman Empire, AD 421–71 (New York: Bloomsbury, 2022). 9781350279261. Reviewed by Stuart McCunn, University of New Haven, smccunn@newhaven.edu. Ronald A.…
Keep readingRoman Self-Representation and the Lukan Kingdom of God
Michael Kochenash, Roman Self-Representation and the Lukan Kingdom of God (Lanham, MD: Lexington Books, 2020). 9781978707351. Reviewed by Robert D. Heaton, Anderson University, rdheaton@anderson.edu. Recent decades have witnessed no shortage of attempts…
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