Divine inspiration in Byzantium: notions of authenticity in art and theology
The Early Christian Iconography of Divine Inspiration: Novel Approaches to an Old Pictorial Theme -- Inspiration and the Bible in the Post-Iconoclastic Era -- Inspiration Continued: The Writings of the Church Fathers -- Divine Inspiration beyond the Fathers -- Inspired Icons -- Acheiropoietos: The M...
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| Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press
2022
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| In: | Year: 2022 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Byzantine Empire
/ Christian art
/ Theology
/ Authenticity
/ History
B Doctrine of inspiration |
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Bible
Inspiration
History of doctrines Early church, ca. 30-600
B Authority Religious aspects Christianity History of doctrines Middle Ages, 600-1500 B Art, Byzantine Themes, motives B Authority in literature B Authority Religious aspects Christianity History of doctrines Early church, ca. 30-600 B Authority in art B Bible Inspiration History of doctrines Middle Ages, 600-1500 |
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| Summary: | The Early Christian Iconography of Divine Inspiration: Novel Approaches to an Old Pictorial Theme -- Inspiration and the Bible in the Post-Iconoclastic Era -- Inspiration Continued: The Writings of the Church Fathers -- Divine Inspiration beyond the Fathers -- Inspired Icons -- Acheiropoietos: The Mandylion as "the radiance of God's glory and exact imprint of God's very being" -- Allegories of Divine Artistry: The Mandylion and Its Multiples. "The iconography of the divine inspiration of Scripture in late antique Christian culture is characterized by marked innovations in respect to earlier imagery from the Greco-Roman world's visualizing of similar subject matter. These innovations seem to have largely remained uncommented on in scholarship. They are important, however, as they reveal fundamentally changed attitudes toward the authenticity and authority of sacred texts. During late antiquity, all of the extant images illustrating divine inspiration in the realm of Christianity are related specifically to the origins of the four canonical Gospels, thus attesting to the pivotal importance of these writings for Christian religious identity and rites. Iconographical analysis of the earliest Christian images in comparison with relevant iconography from the pagan and Jewish realms reveals concepts regarding the authenticity of holy writings that are peculiar to Christianity alone. Images emphasize that divine revelations were documented accurately in writing for posterity, and some even present these records as resulting from divine dictation. Visual arguments put forth in the earliest Christian images of inspiration find parallels in the patristic concepts of the absolute truth and infallibility of Holy Scripture addressed in the introduction"-- |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 1108830994 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/9781108922050 |