Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
Religion & Culture / Religious Studies
Faculty/School
Faculty of Arts
First Advisor
Harold Remus
Advisor Role
Thesis Supervisor
Abstract
Since its rediscovery in the last century, the Apocriticus of Macarius Magnes has been dismissed as a worthless apology. Scholars generally agreed that the value of the work was not in the Christian apology, but rather in the pagan point of view it preserves. This thesis is an analysis of the arguments from a historico-cultural perspective, particularly from the perspectives of rhetorical argument, allegorical interpretation, and Christian theology. The thesis then attempts to demonstrate that when understood in its proper historical context the apology is a substantial contribution to the Christian apologetic tradition and vehicle to understanding the Christian—pagan conflict of its time.
Recommended Citation
Sheehy, Benedict C., "The arguments of the Apocriticus a re-evaluation of the apology of macarius magnes" (1989). Theses and Dissertations (Comprehensive). 101.
https://scholars.wlu.ca/etd/101
Convocation Year
1989
Convocation Season
Fall
Included in
History of Christianity Commons, Religious Thought, Theology and Philosophy of Religion Commons