![]() ![]() Still, that such comparisons could be made raises intriguing questions about the place of Christ Jesus in the early church. These comparisons begin, so far as the evidentiary record goes, with the patristics, all of whom strongly rejected the comparisons. Unlike some other treatments, his is sympathetic.Īlso of interest were the comparisons drawn between the figure of Antinous, who died in 130 C.E., and Jesus. Not only does he manage to make sense of it, he also fairly distinguishes between its practice and social roles in Greek and in Roman cultures. Most interesting, and very well done, was Lambert's succinct treatment of pederasty in the classical world. Other aspects of the book were of much greater interest. Lambert reads a heck of a lot into the pieces, aspects of meaning that often were not suggested to me at all by the photographic plates provided for some of the items. I found the lengthy discussions of art, mostly sculptural, to be rather boring and suspiciously subjective. In addition, the text pays a great deal of attention to the many and varied artistic representations of Antinous. While virtually everything is in doubt author Lambert does adduce a series of plausible hypotheses regarding the nature of their relationship and the circumstances of the youngster's death. ![]() This book appears to cover everything there is to cover about the relationship of the Roman emperor Hadrian and his early-deceased, then immortalized, young male companion (probably lover) Antinous. ![]()
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