The Old Testament in the First Discourse on Martyrs
The aim of this paper is to analyze the use of Biblical Testimonia in the First Discourse of the Holy Martyrs of the Land of Orient (BHO 706). It will be argued that the main purpose of the author was not only to promote the cult of their relics but also to demonstrate that the persecution was part...
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| Tipo di documento: | Elettronico Articolo |
| Lingua: | Inglese |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2021
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Scrinium
Anno: 2021, Volume: 17, Fascicolo: 1, Pagine: 110-133 |
| Notazioni IxTheo: | BF Gnosi CB Esistenza cristiana HA Bibbia KAB Cristianesimo delle origini KBL Medio Oriente |
| Altre parole chiave: | B
Marcionism
B Exegesis B Homily B Martyrdom |
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| Riepilogo: | The aim of this paper is to analyze the use of Biblical Testimonia in the First Discourse of the Holy Martyrs of the Land of Orient (BHO 706). It will be argued that the main purpose of the author was not only to promote the cult of their relics but also to demonstrate that the persecution was part of God’s plan for the Church. As long as Christ, the Apostles and the Prophets were Models for those suffering persecution, the Biblical text was the testimony of the truth of Christian Martyrdom. Moreover, by stressing the continuity between the Heroes of both Testaments and the Martyrs, the author was engaged in a controversy against Marcionism. |
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| ISSN: | 1817-7565 |
| Comprende: | Enthalten in: Scrinium
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/18177565-BJA10035 |
