Recruitment and Conflict in Sixth-Century Antioch: A Micro-Study of Select Letters 6,1,5 of Severus of Antioch

Recruitment and Conflict in Sixth-Century Antioch: A Micro-Study of Select Letters 6,1,5 of Severus of AntiochZeitschrift für Antikes Christentum / Journal of Ancient ChristianitySyriaca.org: The Syriac Reference PortalThe National Endowment for the HumanitiesThe International Balzan Prize FoundationDavid A. Michelsoncbsc_adminRecord added to Zotero bycbsc_adminSyriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portalhttp://syriaca.org/cbss/FNWHL3HD/tei

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CREATED: This bibl record was autogenerated from a Zotero record.Petervan NuffelenAndyHilkensRecruitment and Conflict in Sixth-Century Antioch: A Micro-Study of Select Letters 6,1,5 of Severus of Antiochhttp://syriaca.org/cbss/FNWHL3HDhttps://www.zotero.org/groups/a_comprehensive_bibliography_on_syriac_studies/items/FNWHL3HDhttps://www.zotero.org/groups/4861694/items/FNWHL3HDZeitschrift für Antikes Christentum / Journal of Ancient Christianity17:32013560-575This article reconstructs the context of the conflict between Severus of Antioch and Peter of Apamea concerning the ordination of Leontius by Severus, known through Severus, "Select letters" 6,1,5. Peter had good reasons to be irked by the actions of his patriarch, but both faced the same difficulty: finding good and trustworthy clergy for their embattled sees. Severus' response to Peter in the letter should not be taken at face value and surely not as a testimony to the strict application of canon law: the letter has all the features of late ancient legal argument: it is rhetorical, seeks to redefine the issue at hand in Severus' favour, and deploys a particular interpretation of the church canons within an appeal to wider principles. Read against the grain, the letter provides enough indications to believe that Severus had indeed overstepped the boundaries of the admissible. Nuffelen, Peter van, and Andy Hilkens. “Recruitment and Conflict in Sixth-Century Antioch: A Micro-Study of Select Letters 6,1,5 of Severus of Antioch.” Zeitschrift Für Antikes Christentum / Journal of Ancient Christianity 17:3 (2013): 560–75. Peter van Nuffelen and Andy Hilkens, Recruitment and Conflict in Sixth-Century Antioch: A Micro-Study of Select Letters 6,1,5 of Severus of Antioch,” Zeitschrift Für Antikes Christentum / Journal of Ancient Christianity 17:3 (2013): 560–75.AntiochIV-VII CEJacobitesSeverus of AntiochVI CEbishopscanon lawclergylettersordinationpolemicprimary sources [Syriac] - English translation