Astrology in the Pseudo-Clementine Recognitions

• Autores: Nicole Keller
• Localización: Journal of ecclesiastical history, ISSN 0022-0469, Vol. 59, Nº 4, 2008, págs. 607-629
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • 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 context – much neglected by earlier scholarship – reveals 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.