Incorruptible Bodies: Christology, Society, and Authority in Late Antiquity Volume 1

Author/Contributor(s):	Moss, Yonatan
Publisher:	University of California Press
Date:	05/03/2016
Binding:	Hardcover
Condition:	NEW

In the early sixth-century eastern Roman empire, anti-Chalcedonian leaders Severus of Antioch and Julian of Halicarnassus debated the nature of Jesus's body: Was it corruptible prior to its resurrection from the dead? Viewing the controversy in light of late antiquity's multiple images of the 'body of Christ, ' Yonatan Moss reveals the underlying political, ritual, and cultural stakes and the long-lasting effects of this fateful theological debate. Incorruptible Bodies combines sophisticated historical methods with philological rigor and theological precision, bringing to light an important chapter in the history of Christianity.