Sur l’origine des sobriquets de Jean le Grammairien «Jannes» et «Sorcier»
The nickname “Jannes” given by iconodules to the last iconoclastic patriarsh John the Grammarian sprang up already in 814–815. It was based on 2 Tim 3:8 and probably on an apocryphal work about the magicians Jannes and Jambres. Initially this nickname implied anything but John’s “corrupt mind.” As t...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | French |
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Brill
2016
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Scrinium
Year: 2016, Volume: 12, Issue: 1, Pages: 322-328 |
| IxTheo Classification: | AZ New religious movements KAD Church history 500-900; early Middle Ages KCD Hagiography; saints |
| Further subjects: | B
John the Grammarian
Jannes and Jambres
iconoclasm
nicknames
hagiography.
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| Summary: | The nickname “Jannes” given by iconodules to the last iconoclastic patriarsh John the Grammarian sprang up already in 814–815. It was based on 2 Tim 3:8 and probably on an apocryphal work about the magicians Jannes and Jambres. Initially this nickname implied anything but John’s “corrupt mind.” As to the charges of sorcery against John and to the nickname “Sorcerer,” this is a result of the subsequent comprehension of the same sources and possibly of rumors about semi-occult experiment performed by John.
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| ISSN: | 1817-7565 |
| Contains: | In: Scrinium
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/18177565-00121p18 |