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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| 格式: | 電子 Article |
| 語言: | English |
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Brill
2018
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Vigiliae Christianae
Year: 2018, 卷: 72, 發布: 2, Pages: 184-205 |
| IxTheo Classification: | BF Gnosticism KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity NBF Christology |
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Manichaeism
Christology
God’s Right Hand
imagery
metaphorical language
Manichaean Christian art
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| 總結: | 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 |
| Contains: | In: Vigiliae Christianae
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15700720-12341333 |