The "Belly-Myther" of Endor : interpretations of 1 Kingdoms 28 in the early church - Greer, Rowan A.; Mitchell, Margaret Mary, 1956- (Atlanta, Ga. : Society of Biblical Literature, 2007)
Ome observations on the texts translated : theological perspectives -- Patristic rhetoric on allegory : Origen and Eustathius put 1 Samuel 28 on trial -- Compositional analyses -- A. Origen, de Engastrimytho (hom. 5 in Sam.) -- B. Eustathius of Antioch, de Engastrimytho contra Origenem -- Texts and translations -- Justin Martyr, dialogue with trypho -- Tertullian, on the soul 54-58 : the soul's fate after death -- The martyrdom of Pionius 12-14 -- Origen, homily on 1 Kingdoms 28 -- Eustathius of Antioch, on the belly-myther of Endor, against Origen -- Apollinaris of Laodicea, a fragment from the Catenae -- Diodore of Tarsus, a fragment from the Catenae -- The letter of Saint Gregory, Bishop of Nyssa, concerning the belly-myther, to Bishop Theodosius.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-184) and index.
Keywords: Bible. -- Criticism, interpretation, etc; Bible. -- Criticism, interpretation, etc. -- History -- Early church, ca. 30-600.