Cyril Of Jerusalem: Bishop And City (SUPPLEMENTS TO VIGILIAE CHRISTIANAE, 72)

Annotation This Volume Deals With The Episcopate Of Cyril Of Jerusalem (350 To 387). Its Overall Theme Is The Relationship Between The City And Its Bishop And, In Particular, Cyril's Efforts To Promote Jerusalem As The Christian City Par Excellence, By Employing Jerusalem's Religious Symbols-the Holy Sites And The Cross. Apart From Chapters On Jerusalem In The Fourth Century C.e. And On The Life And Works Of Cyril, This Study Discusses Important Aspects And Events Of Cyril's Episcopacy, Such As His Pastoral Work As An Urban Bishop Of The Jerusalem Christian Community, Jerusalem's Liturgy, The Rebuilding Of The Temple, Giving A Re-interpretation Of The Syriac Letter Ascribed To Cyril About This Event, And Jerusalem's And Palestine's Religious Landscape. Annotation This Volume Deals With The Episcopate Of Cyril Of Jerusalem (350 To 387). Its Overall Theme Is The Relationship Between The City And Its Bishop And, In Particular, Cyril's Efforts To Promote Jerusalem As The Christian City Par Excellence, By Employing Jerusalem's Religious Symbols - The Holy Sites And The Cross. Apart From Chapters On Jerusalem In The Fourth Century C.e. And On The Life And Works Of Cyril, This Study Discusses Important Aspects And Events Of Cyril's Episcopacy, Such As His Pastoral Work As An Urban Bishop Of The Jerusalem Christian Community, Jerusalem's Liturgy, The Rebuilding Of The Temple, Giving A Re-interpretation Of The Syriac Letter Ascribed To Cyril About This Event, And Jerusalem's And Palestine's Religious Landscape. I. Jerusalem In The Fourth Century -- Ii. Life And Works -- Iii. Bishop, City And Liturgy -- Iv. Pagans, Heretics, Jews, Gnostics And Manichaeans -- V. Rebuilding Of The Temple -- Vi. Promoting Jerusalem -- App. I. Cyril And Arianism -- App. Ii. Services Celebrated By The Bishop Of Jerusalem -- App. Iii. Letter Attributed To Cyril On The Rebuilding Of The Temple. By Jan Willem Drijvers. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [195]-207) And Index. Cover......Page 1 Title Page......Page 2 Copyright......Page 4 Contents......Page 5 Preface......Page 8 Abbreviations......Page 10 Introduction......Page 12 I: Jerusalem in the Fourth Century......Page 17 II: Life and Works......Page 47 III: Bishop, City and Liturgy......Page 81 IV: Pagans, Heretics, Jews, Gnostics and Manichaeans......Page 113 V: Rebuilding of the Temple......Page 143 VI: Promoting Jerusalem......Page 169 Epilogue......Page 193 Appendix I: Cyril and Arianism......Page 197 Appendix II: Services Celebrated by the Bishop of Jerusalem......Page 203 Appendix III: Letter Attributed to Cyril on the Rebuilding of the Temple......Page 207 Principal Ancient Sources......Page 211 Bibliography......Page 213 Index......Page 225 Back Cover......Page 231 This study deals with aspects and events of the episcopacy of Cyril of Jerusalem (350-387). Its overall theme is the relationship between the city and its bishop and, in particular, Cyrils efforts to promote Jerusalem as the Christian city par excellence .