Interrelation of Platonic and Jewish-Christian Aspects of the Symbolism of the Cross in the Apocryphal Acts of the Apostles, Church Fathers and Christian Iconography
Considering the symbolism of the cross in the Apocryphal Acts of the Apostles, scholars interpreted it in terms of Platonic and Gnostic influences. In this article I made an attempt to demonstrate a more profound ancient mythological and Jewish-Christian mystical background of this symbolism, which...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Brill
2017
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Scrinium
Year: 2017, Volume: 13, Issue: 1, Pages: 309-338 |
IxTheo Classification: | CE Christian art KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity NBK Soteriology VA Philosophy |
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cross
time
eternity
suffering Logos
heavenly Self
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