"A young man's brow and an old man's beard": the rise and fall of Joseph of Arimathea in English Reformation thought

Although the accounts of Joseph of Arimathea's mission to England have their origins in the medieval era, it was during the early modern period that they began to provide a polemical purpose. The English had for centuries used Joseph as proof positive that their Church had been founded in apost...

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Main Author: Cunningham, Jack P. 1964- (Author)
Format: Print Article
Language:English
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Published: SPCK Publishing 2009
In: Theology
Year: 2009, Volume: 112, Issue: 868, Pages: 251-259
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Joseph of Arimathaea / Legend / England / Reformation
IxTheo Classification:KAG Church history 1500-1648; Reformation; humanism; Renaissance
KBF British Isles
KCD Hagiography; saints