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{"title":"“Alles habt ihr mit Grabmälern angefüllt …” Kaiser Julian und die Transformation spätantiker Funeralkultur","authors":"Thomas R. Karmann","doi":"10.1484/j.se.5.119445","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1484/j.se.5.119445","url":null,"abstract":"EnglishMediterranean funeral culture underwent a fundamental metamorphosis in late antiquity. Despite a few scholarly objections it appears that this transformation can be explained by the gradual rise of Christianity. This article provides a sort of test of this theory by asking whether the attempt to restore pagan culture under Emperor Julian (361-363) had any effect on practices concerning death and burial. Of utmost interest are, on the one hand, Julian’s objections to the Christian martyr cults which led among other things to the removal of the Babylas relics from the Temple of Apollo in Daphne, and, on the other hand, his Burial Law with a particular interest in the often-overlooked Letter 136b. Also to be considered are the burial of Constantius II, the death of Julian himself, and various associated eschatological conceptions. One notices a culture-defining difference in the way in which late antique pagans such as Julian, Libanius, and Eunapius of Sardes assume a strict division between life and death, cult and burial, purity and impurity. With late antique Christianity this could slowly be overturned through faith in the resurrection. DeutschDie Sepulkralkultur der Mittelmeerwelt erlebte in der Spatantike eine grundlegende Metamorphose. Auch wenn es hierzu in der Forschung gewichtige Gegenstimmen gibt, so ist dieser Wandel doch mit dem sukzessiven Aufstieg des Christentums zu erklaren. Der Beitrag fuhrt hierzu eine Art Gegenprobe durch und setzt sich deshalb mit der Frage auseinander, ob der pagane Restaurationsversuch unter Kaiser Julian (361-363) Auswirkungen auf die Bereiche von Tod und Bestattung hatte. Im Mittelpunkt des Interesses stehen dabei zum einen Julians massive Vorbehalte gegen den christlichen Martyrerkult, die u.a. in der Entfernung der Babylas-Reliquien aus dem Apoll-Heiligtum von Daphne sichtbar wurden. Zum anderen wird Julians Bestattungsgesetz in den Blick genommen, der Aufsatz kommentiert dazu ausfuhrlich die bislang weitgehend vernachlassigte Epistola 136b. Daneben werden die Bestattung Konstantius’ II., Julians eigener Tod sowie dabei aufscheinende eschatologische Vorstellungen untersucht. Als kulturell pragende Grunddifferenz zeigt sich, dass spatantike Heiden wie Julian, aber auch Libanios oder Eunapios von Sardes von einer strikten Trennung zwischen Leben und Tod, Kult und Bestattung bzw. Reinheit und Befleckung ausgingen. Im spatantiken Christentum konnte diese hingegen nach und nach uberwunden werden, der Grund dafur liegt vor allem im Osterglauben.","PeriodicalId":39610,"journal":{"name":"Sacris Erudiri","volume":"53 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75279012","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"New Identifications Among the Sixth-Century Fragments of Augustine in Cambridge University Library","authors":"H. Houghton","doi":"10.1484/j.se.5.119450","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1484/j.se.5.119450","url":null,"abstract":"This article offers a re-examination of the palimpsest fragments from a sixth-century codex of Augustine which were found in the Cairo Genizah and are now held in Cambridge University Library. The three largest fragments, with the shelfmark MS Add. 4320a-c, have already been identified as containing the end of De sermone domini and the beginning of Sermo 118. More recently, a smaller fragment of this manuscript was discovered in the Taylor-Schechter collection, also with text from De sermone domini (T-S AS 139.1). A full transcription of this fragment is published here for the first time. In addition, this article identifies the undertext on the two remaining substantial fragments of this manuscript (MS Add. 4320d). These contain part of Sermo 225 auct. and Contra sermonem Arrianorum, which means that they provide the oldest surviving witness to these works by several centuries. In addition to the editio princeps and images of these fragments, the article offers a small correction to Mutzenbecher’s edition of De sermone domini and briefly considers the nature of the original codex as a compilation of multiple writings by Augustine.","PeriodicalId":39610,"journal":{"name":"Sacris Erudiri","volume":"19 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75680105","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Sulla datazione dei Tractatus in psalmos 89 e 90 series altera di Gerolamo","authors":"G. Malavasi","doi":"10.1484/j.se.5.119447","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1484/j.se.5.119447","url":null,"abstract":"EnglishJerome’s homiletic production, from Germain Morin’s research onwards, has been traditionally dated around the first decade of the fifth century, namely before the eruption of the Pelagian controversy. However, some scholars, such as Salvatore Cola, Giuseppe Caruso and Alessandro Capone, have questioned the traditional dating of Jerome’s homilies, proposing the hypothesis that some of his homilies were preached during the Pelagian controversy. In the present article, we further develop the hypothesis of Giuseppe Caruso, who believes that the Tractatus in psalmum 89 (series altera) would have been preached during the Pelagian controversy, due to the presence of an explicit reference to the Augustinian doctrine of original sin. This hypothesis is further corroborated through the analysis of the entire homiletic corpus of Jerome and through appropriate comparisons with the works of Augustine known to Jerome. Furthermore, we propose the hypothesis that also the following homily, the Tractatus in psalmum 90 (series altera), was composed during the Pelagian controversy. In conclusion, the present research invites to reassess, at least partially, the traditional dating of Jerome’s tractatus to the first decade of the fifth century, as proposed by Germain Morin, and to consider also the Pelagian controversy as the possible theological context during which Jerome preached some of his homilies. italianoLa produzione omiletica di Gerolamo, a partire dalle ricerche di Germain Morin, e stata generalmente datata attorno al primo decennio del quinto secolo, ovvero prima dello scoppio della controversia pelagiana. Tuttavia, alcuni studiosi, tra cui Salvatore Cola, Giuseppe Caruso e Alessandro Capone hanno messo in discussione la tradizionale datazione delle omelie di Gerolamo, avanzando l’ipotesi che alcune di esse siano state composte durante la controversia pelagiana. Nel presente contributo, ci proponiamo di approfondire ulteriormente l’ipotesi di Giuseppe Caruso secondo cui il Tractatus in psalmum 89 (series altera) sarebbe stato predicato durante la controversia pelagiana, in quanto in esso e contenuto un esplicito riferimento alla dottrina del peccato originale di matrice agostiniana. Tale ipotesi viene ulteriormente corroborata tramite l’analisi dell’intero corpus omiletico geronimiano e tramite alcuni opportuni raffronti con le opere di Agostino conosciute da Gerolamo. Inoltre, e stata proposta l’ipotesi che anche la successiva omelia, il Tractatus in psalmum 90 (series altera), sia stata composta durante il periodo della controversia pelagiana. In conclusione, la presente ricerca invita a rivedere, almeno parzialmente, la tradizionale datazione dei tractatus geronimiani al primo decennio del quinto secolo proposta da Germain Morin e a considerare anche la controversia pelagiana come uno dei contesti teologici durante i quali Gerolamo ha predicato alcune delle sue omelie.","PeriodicalId":39610,"journal":{"name":"Sacris Erudiri","volume":"2 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"88997650","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}