Cain Andrew:
The Letters Of Jerome
Asceticism, Biblical Exegesis, And The Construction Of Christian Authority In Late Antiquity
Oxford University Press (United Kingdom), 2009
Hardback, 304 pages
Size: 216x138 mm
ISBN: 9780199563555
ISBN-10: 0199563551
The Letters Of Jerome
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.

