Manichaean Imagery of Christ as God’s Right Hand
The article examines the conspicuous references to God’s ‘Right Hand’ in Manichaeism by analysing texts from both Western and Eastern sources. The analysed texts prove that the eye-catching imagery (directly or indirectly) refers to Christ. Perhaps this imagery of Christ as God’s Right Hand also had...
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| Τύπος μέσου: | Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Άρθρο |
| Γλώσσα: | Αγγλικά |
| Έλεγχος διαθεσιμότητας: | HBZ Gateway |
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Brill
2018
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| Στο/Στη: |
Vigiliae Christianae
Έτος: 2018, Τόμος: 72, Τεύχος: 2, Σελίδες: 184-205 |
| Σημειογραφίες IxTheo: | BF Γνώση ΚΑΒ Εκκλησιαστική Ιστορία 30-500, Πρώιμος Χριστιανισμός NBF Χριστολογία |
| Άλλες λέξεις-κλειδιά: | B
Manichaeism
Christology
God’s Right Hand
imagery
metaphorical language
Manichaean Christian art
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Πιθανολογούμενα δωρεάν πρόσβαση Volltext (Verlag) |
| Σύνοψη: | The article examines the conspicuous references to God’s ‘Right Hand’ in Manichaeism by analysing texts from both Western and Eastern sources. The analysed texts prove that the eye-catching imagery (directly or indirectly) refers to Christ. Perhaps this imagery of Christ as God’s Right Hand also had its place in Manichaean art. The article aims to function as background for a subsequent study of Augustine’s portrayal of Christ as manus or dextera Dei in his Confessions. |
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| ISSN: | 1570-0720 |
| Περιλαμβάνει: | In: Vigiliae Christianae
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15700720-12341333 |