The significance of the second cave episode in Jerome’s Vita Malchi

Kritzinger, J.P.K. (Jacobus); Botha, Philippus Jacobus

dc.contributor.author	Kritzinger, J.P.K. (Jacobus)
dc.contributor.author	Botha, Philippus Jacobus
dc.date.accessioned	2014-07-31T07:24:30Z
dc.date.available	2014-07-31T07:24:30Z
dc.date.issued	2014-05-16
dc.description.abstract	The authors argue that the second cave episode in Jerome’s Vita Malchi Monachi Captivi should, in view of the similarities with the first cave episode and the high incidence of literary devices employed in it, be recognised for its value in the interpretation of this vita. The book was intended as a defence of, and an exhortation to a life of celibacy and this dual purpose is clearly demonstrated in both episodes in which a cave is used as the setting. The second cave episode has been neglected in the scholarly debate about the purpose of the book and this article attempts to set the record straight.	en_US
dc.description.librarian	am2014	en_US
dc.description.uri	http://www.hts.org.za	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Kritzinger, J.P. & Botha, P.J., 2014, 'The significance of the second cave episode in Jerome’s Vita Malchi', HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies 70(1), Art. #2004, 8 pages. http://dx.DOI.org/ 10.4102/hts.v70i1.2004.	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0259-9422 (print)
dc.identifier.issn	2072-8050 (online)
dc.identifier.other	10.4102/hts.v70i1.2004
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2263/41025
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	OpenJournals Publishing	en_US
dc.rights	© 2014. The Authors. Licensee: AOSIS OpenJournals. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License.	en_US
dc.subject	Second cave episode	en_US
dc.subject	Jerome’s Vita Malchi (VM)	en_US
dc.subject	Semiotic use of the cave	en_US
dc.title	The significance of the second cave episode in Jerome’s Vita Malchi	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US