The Agnus Dei: Towards a Missional Dimension
As a devotional part of the eucharistic liturgy, the Agnus Dei also carries a missional aspect. Exegeting the verse Jn 1.29 (‘Behold the Lamb of God…’) two major theories of the atonement are seen to be involved and are applicable to the meaning of the Agnus Dei. These two theories of the atonement...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge Univ. Press
2023
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Journal of Anglican studies
Year: 2023, Volume: 21, Issue: 2, Pages: 284-295 |
| IxTheo Classification: | NBK Soteriology NBP Sacramentology; sacraments RC Liturgy RJ Mission; missiology |
| Further subjects: | B
Atonement
B Liturgy B History B Mission (international law B Agnus Dei |
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| Summary: | As a devotional part of the eucharistic liturgy, the Agnus Dei also carries a missional aspect. Exegeting the verse Jn 1.29 (‘Behold the Lamb of God…’) two major theories of the atonement are seen to be involved and are applicable to the meaning of the Agnus Dei. These two theories of the atonement (ransom and substitutionary) in their relationship to each other are noted, and a primary emphasis on the ransom theory and its background of the Passover is argued for. The Passover Lamb focus is seen as liberative and missional. This leads to seeing the Agnus Dei in its referring to the redeeming death of Christ (‘Lamb of God’) as appropriately accompanied by the fraction of the bread. The history of the Agnus Dei and its Eastern Orthodox roots are brought to bear, as are our modern Anglican liturgical forms. |
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| ISSN: | 1745-5278 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of Anglican studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/S1740355322000031 |