[B-Greek] Abraham's Epitaph
James Ernest
j.d.ernest at bc.edu
Wed Nov 11 10:43:45 EST 2009
Good point. Cf. the TLG authors that pop up in a search for >AGI >ABR:
Epiphanius, Didymus Caecus, Amphilochius, Theodorus Studites, Olympiodorus
Diaconus, Cyrillus Theol., Julianus Scr. Eccl., Concilia Oecumenica. I.e.,
fourth century and later. The structure is earlier, but the inscription
makes most sense post-Constantine.
James Ernest
On Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 3:16 PM, Kevin P. Edgecomb <kevin at bombaxo.com>wrote:
> Dear Donald,
>
> I think actually that this inscription would be better dated to the
> Byzantine period, when the Machpelah complex was a church. As may not
> be well known, in the Eastern Orthodox Church all the Patriarch,
> Matriarchs, and Prophets are considered Saints, and are titled as such
> in votive inscriptions, icons, etc. The usage "Agie Abraama", "O
> Saint Abraam", is an example of this. As the inscription is identical
> to those found in other Byzantine period churches (see, for instance
> various of the illustrations in Yoram Tsafrir, _Ancient Churches
> Revealed_ [Biblical Archaeology Society, 1993]), it most likely dates
> to the Byzantine Period rather than the Second Temple period.
>
> Regards,
> Kevin P. Edgecomb
> Berkeley, California
>
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