The Letters of Jerome - Asceticism, Biblical Exegesis, and the Construction of Christian Authority in Late Antiquity - Hardback - 2009

In life Jerome's authority was frequently questioned, yet following his death he was venerated as a saint. Andrew Cain systematically examines Jerome's idealized self-presentation across the extant epistolary corpus, exploring how and why Jerome used letter writing as a means to bid for status as an expert on the Bible and ascetic spirituality.
Year of publication: 2009
Pagination: 304 pages, black & white illustrations
Format: Hardback
Serie: Oxford Early Christian Studies