Sex, birth, purity and ascenticism in the 'Protevangelium Jacobi'

This essay discusses the background of various statements in the 'Protevangelium Jacobi' that have to do with sex, birth, and purity. It first traces the background of the motif that Mary is here a seven-months' child; secondly, the motif that Mary conceives by the Word of God, which...

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Main Author: van der, Horst P. W. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: NTWSA 1994
In: Neotestamentica
Year: 1994, Volume: 28, Issue: 3, Pages: 205-218
Further subjects:B Theology
B Sexual purity
B Seven months motif
B Christianity
B Protevangelium Jacobi
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