Research master thesis | Classics and Ancient Civilizations (research) (MA)
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This thesis explores the reception of the biblical King Solomon as a lover in Judaism and Christianity. It concentrates on the Testament of Solomon and compares its presentation of Solomon’s...Show moreThis thesis explores the reception of the biblical King Solomon as a lover in Judaism and Christianity. It concentrates on the Testament of Solomon and compares its presentation of Solomon’s downfall to Graeco-Roman Jewish and Early Christian texts. Rather than approaching the Testament as an example of 'rewritten scripture' and an interpretation of 1 Kings, the thesis studies the Testament's own interests in portraying Solomon as a lover whose downfall was caused by desire.Show less
Research master thesis | Classics and Ancient Civilizations (research) (MA)
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This thesis investigates the treatise 'De resurrectione' of Pseudo-Justin as part of the resurrection debate around 180 CE: How it is related to the dominant intellectual discourse of Hellenistic...Show moreThis thesis investigates the treatise 'De resurrectione' of Pseudo-Justin as part of the resurrection debate around 180 CE: How it is related to the dominant intellectual discourse of Hellenistic philosophy and what its place is in the development of Christianity.Show less
