The Pseudo-Clementines contain a lengthy debate about astrology that stands in some literary relationship to Bardaisan's writings. Connections with earlier works are important, but the Recognitions' fourth-century Syrian contextreveals why it devotes such a large amount of narrative space to a dialogue about astrology, fate and free will. This article argues that such material is more than just a remnant of the past carelessly appropriated by the Pseudo-Clementines. Astrology plays a crucial role in the Recognitions' polemical agenda, which reflects a complex rivalry between several groups in fourth-century Syria.
%0 Journal Article
%1 Kelley:2008
%A Kelley, Nicole
%D 2008
%J Journal of Ecclesiastical History
%K 2009_1 Astrologie ByzZ Pseudo-Klementinen Recognitiones
%P 607-629
%R 10.1017/S0022046908005915
%T Astrology in the Pseudo-Clementine Recognitions
%U http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=2466784&fulltextType=RA&fileId=S0022046908005915
%V 59
%X The Pseudo-Clementines contain a lengthy debate about astrology that stands in some literary relationship to Bardaisan's writings. Connections with earlier works are important, but the Recognitions' fourth-century Syrian contextreveals why it devotes such a large amount of narrative space to a dialogue about astrology, fate and free will. This article argues that such material is more than just a remnant of the past carelessly appropriated by the Pseudo-Clementines. Astrology plays a crucial role in the Recognitions' polemical agenda, which reflects a complex rivalry between several groups in fourth-century Syria.
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abstract = {The Pseudo-Clementines contain a lengthy debate about astrology that stands in some literary relationship to Bardaisan's writings. Connections with earlier works are important, but the Recognitions' fourth-century Syrian contextreveals why it devotes such a large amount of narrative space to a dialogue about astrology, fate and free will. This article argues that such material is more than just a remnant of the past carelessly appropriated by the Pseudo-Clementines. Astrology plays a crucial role in the Recognitions' polemical agenda, which reflects a complex rivalry between several groups in fourth-century Syria. },
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author = {Kelley, Nicole},
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title = {Astrology in the Pseudo-Clementine Recognitions},
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