Scrinium Classical Antiquity

HUPPERTS, Ch., and E. JANS, Wraak en verdriet. Heftige emoties in de Ilias van Homerus. Tekstboek. Hulpboek. Eisma Edumedia, Leeuwarden, 2008. 2 vols. 139,141p. Richly ills. Sewn. Vol.2: Lower corner front cover creased. Uitwerking syllabus voor het CE Grieks 2009. € 14.00 (Antiquarian)

MEIJER, F., Wrakken, Ankers en Amforen. Archeologisch Onderzoek in de Middellandse Zee. Tekeningen: Nick Oudshoorn. Strengholt, n.p.,n.d. (1976) 235p. ills. Cloth wrps. Name and date on half title. Nice copy. € 19.50 (Antiquarian)

GIVENS, T. L., Wrestling the Angel. The Foundations of Mormon Thought: Cosmos, God, Humanity. Oxford University Press, 2014. 422p. Hardback. Givens has embraced a certain reading of the Mormon intellectual project and has found the tools of the academy a means for its expression...Therefore, scholarship is an essential tool for fully comprehending Mormonism's truths. These moments reveal that Givens is as much a Mormon intellectual as a scholar of Mormonism, and like Lowry Nelson or Juanita Brooks has taken upon himself the task of vitalizing his tradition by healing the wound ripped open in the Arrington era. Matthew Bowman, Nova Religio |a 09/12/2020 (Publisher's information). € 50.94 (New) (TO)

MOORES, J. D. and THRALL, M. E., Wrestling with Rationality in Paul. Cambridge University Press, 2005. 228p. Paperback. Series: Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series, 82. Spanning a variety of disciplines, this 1995 enquiry focuses on one particular Pauline characteristic: the apostle's habit of making matters of faith the object of logical appraisal. A tracing of the elliptical patterns of argument in Romans 1-8 illustrates this habit and, at the same time, displays how Paul's vigorous persistence in it seems often not to be matched by the solidity, or at any rate the lucidity, of his logic. By viewing Paul against the background of semiology, more especially the semiological theory of Umberto Eco, new light is shed on the genesis of Paul's reasoning. The discussion which ensues is marked by an interesting and productive combination of modern linguistics and classical logic. Moreover, the singular potential of today's techniques of 'fuzzy' logical analysis for measuring the intellectual muscle of Paul's argumentation is brought out dramatically by the uniqueness of his semiological situation. His rationality takes on a new face. (Publisher's information). € 37.62 (New) (MD)

MOORES, J. D. and THRALL, M. E., Wrestling with Rationality in Paul. Cambridge University Press, 1995. 228p. Hardback. Series: Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series, 82. Spanning a variety of disciplines, this 1995 enquiry focuses on one particular Pauline characteristic: the apostle's habit of making matters of faith the object of logical appraisal. A tracing of the elliptical patterns of argument in Romans 1-8 illustrates this habit and, at the same time, displays how Paul's vigorous persistence in it seems often not to be matched by the solidity, or at any rate the lucidity, of his logic. By viewing Paul against the background of semiology, more especially the semiological theory of Umberto Eco, new light is shed on the genesis of Paul's reasoning. The discussion which ensues is marked by an interesting and productive combination of modern linguistics and classical logic. Moreover, the singular potential of today's techniques of 'fuzzy' logical analysis for measuring the intellectual muscle of Paul's argumentation is brought out dramatically by the uniqueness of his semiological situation. His rationality takes on a new face. (Publisher's information). € 84.97 (New) (MD)

MORLEY, N., Writing Ancient History. Duckworth, London, 1999. 175p. Paperback. Front cover slightly creased. Else fine. 'M.'s purpose is to provide an undergraduate introduction to the study of historiography, stressing a couple of general points: that history is largely the product of the historian, and that, while never very useful as a predictive tool, it is nonetheless 'most useful in helping us to understand the present and recent past' (p.151). In this he is largely successfull. M.'s points are prettuy much standard contemporary fare, and he organizes them into four chapters: 'What is History?', 'The Use and Abuse of Sources', 'Telling the Story', and 'What is History For?' (...) His various specific case studies are, on the whole, well chosen, and set forth clearly. Lucidity is also a feature of his discussions of general trends in histroical thinking, most impressively in his discussion of cyclical, progressive and chaotic style of narrative (pp.144-150). Perhaps the greatest strength of the book is that M.'s discussion is framed in a way that would be recognizable to historians of other periods. He steers clear of the fascination, current ins ome quarters, whth demonstrating that history is a work of rhetoric. For M. there is no question but that this is the case, or that most people have thought this all along. Likewise he is perfectly clear that even if history is a rhetorical product, it is still supported by its own rules of evidence. (...) He demonstrates these rules through a series of well-chosen examples that are commonplace in standard British ancient history curricula. (...) As a basic instroduction to ancient historiography, and the modern writing of ancient history, this book works.' (DAVID POTTER in The Classical Review (New Series), 2003, pp.498-499). € 15.00 (Antiquarian)

BERNARD, F., Writing and Reading Byzantine Secular Poetry, 1025-1081. Oxford University Press, 2014. 400p. Hardback. Series: Oxford Studies in Byzantium. Rich in close readings and approaching its subject from a variety of angles, this book is in a sense a literary history of Byzantine secular poetry in the eleventh century, or more precisely 1025-1081.. . . [A]n important synthesis of previous scholarship on the, until lately, somewhat ignored category of Byzantine verse. It is, however, also an important contribution in itself, promoting several ideas about the writers of verse and their audience. . . . [A] very useful reference tool for further work. Christian Hogel and Jonas J.H. Christensen, Bryn Mawr Classical Review 29/08/2015 |a 30/08/2019 (Publisher's information). € 133.16 (New) (MD)

STEELE, P. M., Writing and Society in Ancient Cyprus: Volume 0, Part 0. Cambridge University Press, 2018. 288p. Hardback. Series: Cambridge Classical Studies. From its first adoption of writing at the beginning of the Late Bronze Age, ancient Cyprus was home to distinctive scripts and writing habits, often setting it apart from other areas of the Mediterranean and Near East. This well-illustrated volume is the first to explore the development and importance of Cypriot writing over a period of more than 1,500 years in the second and first millennia BC. Five themed chapters deal with issues ranging from the acquisition of literacy and the adaptation of new writing systems to the visibility of writing and its role in the marking of identities. The agency of Cypriots in shaping the island's literate landscape is given prominence, and an extended consideration of the social context of writing leads to new insights on Cypriot scripts and their users. Cyprus provides a stimulating case to demonstrate the importance of contextualised approaches to the development of writing systems. (Publisher's information). € 101.94 (New)

STEELE, P. M., Writing and Society in Ancient Cyprus: Volume 0, Part 0. Cambridge University Press, 2022. 290p. Paperback. Series: Cambridge Classical Studies. From its first adoption of writing at the beginning of the Late Bronze Age, ancient Cyprus was home to distinctive scripts and writing habits, often setting it apart from other areas of the Mediterranean and Near East. This well-illustrated volume is the first to explore the development and importance of Cypriot writing over a period of more than 1,500 years in the second and first millennia BC. Five themed chapters deal with issues ranging from the acquisition of literacy and the adaptation of new writing systems to the visibility of writing and its role in the marking of identities. The agency of Cypriots in shaping the island's literate landscape is given prominence, and an extended consideration of the social context of writing leads to new insights on Cypriot scripts and their users. Cyprus provides a stimulating case to demonstrate the importance of contextualised approaches to the development of writing systems. (Publisher's information). € 30.34 (New) (MD)

HENDERSON, J., Writing Down Rome. Satire, Comedy, and Other Offences in Latin Poetry. Oxford University Press, 1998. 392p. Hardback. € 119.57 (New) (MD)