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Tag Archives: Moses
Suetonius, Nero’s Dreams, and Biographical Memory
Several years ago, back in Spring 2011, I took a graduate course taught by prominent Classics scholar Marilyn Skinner on ancient biography and Suetonius’ Life of Nero. One of the most interesting sections of the biography is a series of … Continue reading
Posted in Ancient Biography, Classics, Dissertation, Exegesis, Historical Jesus, History, Literary Theory, Religious Studies, Weird Stuff from Antiquity
Tagged Ancient Biography, Dreams, Flight to Egypt, Gospel of Matthew, Herod the Great, Historical Jesus, Mimesis, Moses, Nero, Suetonius
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Patterns of Myth-Making Between the Lives of Alexander the Great and Jesus Christ
Recently on Κέλσος I have been discussing the Alexander Romance and some of the similarities that this mythical biography of Alexander the Great shares with the New Testament Gospels. The earliest Greek version of the Alexander Romance that we possess dates to … Continue reading
Posted in Ancient Biography, Ancient Novel, Classics, Dissertation, Historical Jesus, History, Miracles
Tagged Achilles, Alexander Romance, Alexander the Great, Elijah, Elisha, Gospel Mythology, Hercules, Jesus Christ, King David, Legendary Development, Midrash, Moses, Myth Growth Rates, Myth-Making, Odysseus
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