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Matthew E. Gordley

Teaching through Song in Antiquity

Didactic Hymnody among Greeks, Romans, Jews, and Christians
[Lehrgesang in der Antike. Didaktischer Hymnengesang unter Griechen, Römern, Juden und Christen.]
2011. XIV, 445 pages.
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  • 978-3-16-150722-9
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Summary
Matthew E. Gordley provides an examination of didactic hymns in Greek, Roman, Jewish, and Christian traditions and shows how they convey instruction. He further examines how these compositions shape the perceptions of a human audience, teaching the audience about ultimate reality as seen by the poets who crafted these texts.

Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament 2. Reihe (WUNT II)