Des ‘Frères du Seigneur' sur le siège primatial de Perse
The patriarchal lists of the See of Seleucia-Ctesiphon, in Persia, known since the VIth century, present the first bishops as relatives of Joseph the Carpenter. They show a real reflection on the origins of the Syro-Oriental Church and reveal how a Church was able to use an apocryphal tradition to r...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | French |
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Brepols
2003
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Apocrypha
Year: 2003, Volume: 14, Pages: 225-236 |
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| Summary: | The patriarchal lists of the See of Seleucia-Ctesiphon, in Persia, known since the VIth century, present the first bishops as relatives of Joseph the Carpenter. They show a real reflection on the origins of the Syro-Oriental Church and reveal how a Church was able to use an apocryphal tradition to reinforce its new patriarchal role. This process is a fundamental caracteristic of the religious policy of the See. The recuperation of Davidic prerogatives and the parental argument throw light on this strategy. |
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: Apocrypha
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1484/J.APOCRA.2.300240 |