George Synkellos, a monk of Constantinople who once held a position of authority under the patriarch Tarasios, composed (in Greek) a chronicle of universal history in the early ninth century. Beginning with the creation of the universe, the chronicle preserves a rich collection of ancient sources, many of them otherwise unknown. The English translation provided here, together with introduction and notes, promises to make this influential and wide-ranging history more accessible to Byzantinists, students of ancient historiography, and specialists in biblical chronology, early Judaism, Egypt, and the Ancient Near East.

The Chronography of George Synkellos

Literature & Fiction

Adler, William

Synkellos, George

Tuffin, Paul

History & Criticism

Oxford University Press

The question of apocalyptic influence on Jesus and early Christianity is again strongly contested. The issues connected with this question include terminology, genre, historical reconstruction, sectarian self-definition, and many others. This book provides a fresh assessment of the nature and significance of early Christian appropriation of Jewish apocalyptic material.

The Jewish Apocalyptic Heritage in Early Christianity, Volume 4 (Compendia Rerum Judaicarum ad Novum Testamentum)

Religion & Spirituality

VanderKam, James C.

Christian Books & Bibles

Fortress Press

Time Immemorial: Archaic History and Its Sources in Christian Chronography from Julius Africanus to George Syncellus (Dumbarton Oaks Studies, 26)

Dumbarton Oaks Pub Service

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