Jesus the Magician?: Why Jesus Holds a Wand in Early Christian Art
Jesus often holds a stick or staff in early Christian depictions of him performing miracles. If not a magician’s wand, what is it? Explore the tradition and meaning of the miracle-working tool.
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2020
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| In: |
The Biblical archaeology review
Year: 2020, Volume: 46, Issue: 4, Pages: 41-47 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Vatican Palace
/ Vatikanstadt (Motif)
/ Cappella Sistina (Vatican Palace)
/ Baroque
/ Church history studies
/ Jesus Christ
B Biblical archaeology |
| Further subjects: | B
CONVERGENCE insufficiency
B Rome B Galleries (Architecture) B Imperialism B VATICAN. Museo vaticano |
| Online Access: |
Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
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| Summary: | Jesus often holds a stick or staff in early Christian depictions of him performing miracles. If not a magician’s wand, what is it? Explore the tradition and meaning of the miracle-working tool. |
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| ISSN: | 0098-9444 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The Biblical archaeology review
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