Isaac of Stella on How to Compose the Duality of Human Nature into Unity: A Theme with Seven Variations
The article discusses the literary style of Isaac of Stella and his sermons. Isaac's sermon concerns Jericho, the place where Jesus Christ meets a blind man on his way to Jerusalem. Isaac traces an ascetic path for the disciple, an itinerary patterned on Jesus' way of progress, drawing an...
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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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2013
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Cistercian studies quarterly
Year: 2013, Volume: 48, Issue: 2, Pages: 183-212 |
| Further subjects: | B
ISAAC (Biblical patriarch)
B SERMON (Literary form) B Disciples of Christ B Literary style B Jesus Christ |
| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
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| Summary: | The article discusses the literary style of Isaac of Stella and his sermons. Isaac's sermon concerns Jericho, the place where Jesus Christ meets a blind man on his way to Jerusalem. Isaac traces an ascetic path for the disciple, an itinerary patterned on Jesus' way of progress, drawing an analogy with the moon which receives its light from the sun, the fixed principle governing and ruling its mutability. |
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| ISSN: | 1062-6549 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Cistercian studies quarterly
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