Antecedents of the feminine imagery of Spirit in the "Acts of Thomas"

The Acts of Thomas is notable for its inclusion of prayers that identify the Holy Spirit as “Mother” and that use other feminine imagery in speaking of her. This imagery develops language for the divine spirit known from the Hebrew tradition, and incorporates also the understandings of Wisdom from H...

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Main Author: Myers, Susan E. 1958- (Author)
Format: Electronic/Print Article
Language:English
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Published: Brepols [2015]
In: Apocrypha
Year: 2015, Volume: 26, Pages: 103-118
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Acts of Thomas / Holy Spirit / Mother (Motif) / Predecessor / Old Testament / Atargatis, Goddess / Bardesanes, Edessenus 155-222
RelBib Classification:BC Ancient Orient; religion
HB Old Testament
KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity
NBG Pneumatology; Holy Spirit
Further subjects:B Acts of Thomas
B Gender
B Woman
Online Access: Volltext (doi)
Parallel Edition:Electronic

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