Ad Heliodorum Epitaphium Nepotiani

Saint Jerome, J. H. D. Scourfield, John Howell David Scourfield, Hieronymus (Kirkefader.) — 1993

How did early Christians give comfort to the bereaved? This examination of one of the most important early Christian letters of consolation shows how Christian consolers adopted many of the approaches used by their pagan predecessors. The book includes both a text and translation of the letter.