Vicarious Kingship: A Theme in Syriac Political Theology in Late Antiquity

by Manolis Papoutsakis

Manolis Papoutsakis explores the conception of "vicarious kingship," a theme in Syriac political theology in Late Antiquity. Although the idea that the ruler on earth serves as the vicegerent of God in heaven is not an invention of Syriac writers, it appears that, within the Christian tradition, Syriac poets and homilists between the fourth and sixth centuries -the period covered in this monograph- are the first to introduce "vicarious kingship" into...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 316153929X
• ISBN13: 9783161539299
• Release Date: January 2017
• Publisher: Mohr Siebeck
• Length: 227 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"