The role of the star in Ephesians 18-20: Ignatius of Antioch, polymorphic Christology, and Second Temple stars

This article considers the function of the star in chapter 19 of Ignatius’s To the Ephesians and proposes that, although the star is often understood as a sign of Jesus’s incarnation, Ignatius identifies Jesus as the star by employing polymorphic Christology to depict Jesus as both a human and a sta...

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Main Author: Lookadoo, Jonathon (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Taylor & Francis Group [2017]
In: Journal of early Christian history
Year: 2017, Volume: 7, Issue: 1, Pages: 62-88
IxTheo Classification:HD Early Judaism
KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity
NBF Christology
Further subjects:B To the Ephesians (Ignatius)
B Christology
B Star
B Ignatius of Antioch
B Numbers 24
B Polymorphism
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