Incorruptible Bodies
Christology, Society, and Authority in Late Antiquity

By (author) Yonatan Moss

ISBN13: 9780520418356

Imprint: University of California Press

Publisher: University of California Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Published: 08/04/2025

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In the early sixth-century eastern Roman empire, anti-Chalcedonian leaders Severus of Antioch and Julian of Halicarnassus debated the nature of Jesus's body: Was it corruptible prior to its resurrection from the dead? Viewing the controversy in light of late antiquity’s multiple images of the ‘body of Christ,’ Yonatan Moss reveals the underlying political, ritual, and cultural stakes and the long-lasting effects of this fateful theological debate. Incorruptible Bodies combines sophisticated historical methods with philological rigor and theological precision, bringing to light an important chapter in the history of Christianity.
Contents Acknowledgments  List of Abbreviations  Introduction: Dissension among the Dissenters  1. Holy Flesh: Th e Christological Debate  2. Body Politics: Rethinking the Body of Christ  3. Th e Food of In/corruption: Liturgical Aspects of the Debate  4. Th e Body of the Fathers: Textual Tradition and Exegetical Authority  Conclusion: Severus Transformed  Notes  Bibliography  Index
  • Ecumenism
  • Ancient religions & mythologies
  • Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
  • Undergraduate
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