“Remember that dust thou art and unto dust shalt thou return”

The author mentions that words "Remember that dust thou art and unto dust shalt thou return," marks the begriming of the 40 days period of Lent from February 22, known as Ash Wednesday. It is mentioned that these 40 days lead to Good Friday and Easter Day and it is believed that during the...

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Main Author: Forbes, Graham (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage [2012]
In: The expository times
Year: 2012, Volume: 123, Issue: 5, Pages: 260-260
Further subjects:B Easter
B WILDERNESS in the Bible
B Ash Wednesday
B Good Friday
B Lent
B Jesus Christ
Online Access: Volltext (doi)
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Summary:The author mentions that words "Remember that dust thou art and unto dust shalt thou return," marks the begriming of the 40 days period of Lent from February 22, known as Ash Wednesday. It is mentioned that these 40 days lead to Good Friday and Easter Day and it is believed that during these 40 days Jesus Christ was in wilderness. The author states that the human and the Universe are dust and Jesus is in this dust with everybody. Also, he discusses the relevance of Lent period to Israelites.
ISSN:1745-5308
Contains:Enthalten in: The expository times
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/0014524611430293