The John RufusBishop of Maiumaactive 476-518creatorHorn, Cornelia B.Phenix, Robert R.Jr1973-textbibliographyElectronic books.History.gau2008monographicengsyrsyr1 online resource (xcii, 370 pages).This book makes available for the first time in English important works by the anti-Chalcedonian historian and biographer John Ruifus on Peter the Iberian, Theodosius of Jerusalem, and Abaa Romanus, three key figures of the Christian history of Palestine in the fifth and early sixth centuries C.E. By providing access to the Christian landscape (literally and metaphorically) in caucasian Georgia (Iberia) and Palestine in late antique and Byzantine times, this volume offers a valuable counterbalance from a minority perspective to the biographical and historical writings of the Chalcedonian apologist Cyrus of Scythopolis.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.John Rufus ; edited and translated with an introduction and notes by Cornelia B. Horn and Robert R. Phenix Jr.Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-335) and indexes.a-is---IberieliPetreapproximately 411-approximately 490Bishop of JerusalemTheodosiusactive 450Saint, martyr of AntiochRomanus-303IberieliPetreapproximately 411-approximately 490Saint, martyr of AntiochRomanus-303?Bishop of JerusalemTheodosiusactive 450Monasticism and religious ordersHistoryEarly church, ca. 30-600Monasticism and religious ordersPalestineHistoryEarly church, ca. 30-600RELIGIONChristian ChurchHistoryRELIGIONChristianityHistoryMonasticism and religious ordersEarly churchMiddle EastPalestineReligionhistoryMiddle East 30-600 fast BR1102 .J64 2008270.2092/2 BJohn Rufus,Bishop of Maiumaactive 476-518John Rufus, Bishop of Maiuma, active 476-518.Atlanta, GA : Society of Biblical Literature, ©2008(DLC) 2008017292(OCoLC)22585242297815898343161589834313http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=272004http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=272004N$T09051620200709055213.0ocn323324497eng