John Rufus, Bishop of Maiuma, fl. 476-518.

The lives of Peter the Iberian, Theodosius of Jerusalem, and the Monk Romanus [electronic resource] / John Rufus ; edited and translated with an introduction and notes by Cornelia B. Horn and Robert R. Phenix Jr. - Atlanta, GA : Society of Biblical Literature, c2008. - xcii, 370 p. - Society of Biblical Literature. Writings from the Greco-Roman world. ; no. 24 . - Writings from the Greco-Roman world ; v. 24. .

Also published in hardback: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2008.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [303]-335) and indexes.

The context of the history of Georgia from the fourth to the sixth centuries -- Christianity and monasticism in Georgia in the fourth and fifth centuries -- Peter's genealogy in the Life of Peter the Iberian : hagiographic ancestry -- The history of the christological controversies and their context in Palestine from the fourth to the sixth centuries -- Monasticism in fifth-century Palestine -- On the death of Theodosius -- The anti-chalcedonian defeat in Palestine -- Authorship -- John Rufus -- Rhetoric and genre in the Life of Peter the Iberian -- Text-critical overview -- Versions and original text -- Synopsis of the Vita Petri Iberi and the De obitu Theodosii -- Outline of the Vita Petri Iberi -- Outline of the De obitu Theodosii -- Genealogical tables of the families of Peter the Iberian and Zuzo -- Chronological timeline -- Texts and translations -- Life of Peter the Iberian -- On the death of Theodosius.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.






Petre, Iberieli, ca. 411-ca. 490.
Theodosius, Bishop of Jerusalem, fl. 450.
Romanus, Saint, martyr of Antioch, d. 303?


Monasticism and religious orders--History--Iberia (Kingdom)--Early church, ca. 30-600.
Monasticism and religious orders--History--Palestine--Early church, ca. 30-600.


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