The Concealment and Disclosure of Knowledge in the Old Irish In Tenga Bithnua

This brief contribution considers some of the ways in which the theme of knowledge is treated in the Old Irish apocalyptic text In Tenga Bithnua. These include: the cyclical nature of the mysteries which baffle mankind and of the realities that are disclosed; the idea that the revelation is made in...

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Main Author: Carey, John (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: De Gruyter 2016
In: Zeitschrift für antikes Christentum
Year: 2016, Volume: 20, Issue: 1, Pages: 84-91
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Apocalypticism / Old Irish / History 600-900
IxTheo Classification:KAD Church history 500-900; early Middle Ages
KBF British Isles
NBQ Eschatology
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