John the Baptist and the Jordan River: The Arrival of the Son of Man in the Testimony of Truth (NHC IX,3) and Parallels in the Paraphrase of Shem (NHC VII,1)
The Testimony of Truth (NHC IX,3) presents a relatively unique portrait of Christ, with little attention to his teachings or death; rather, the author emphasizes the Son of Man's arrival, both via a descent upon the Jordan River and through Mary, the virgin. This article argues that the pairing...
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Medienart: | Elektronisch Aufsatz |
Sprache: | Englisch |
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Johns Hopkins Univ. Press
[2019]
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Journal of early Christian studies
Jahr: 2019, Band: 27, Heft: 1, Seiten: 55-83 |
normierte Schlagwort(-folgen): | B
Die Paraphrase des Sem
/ Testimonium veritatis
/ Johannes, der Täufer
/ Inkarnation Jesu
/ Jungfrauengeburt
/ Erscheinung
/ Jordan
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RelBib Classification: | BF Gnosis KAB Kirchengeschichte 30-500; Frühchristentum NBF Christologie |
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Zusammenfassung: | The Testimony of Truth (NHC IX,3) presents a relatively unique portrait of Christ, with little attention to his teachings or death; rather, the author emphasizes the Son of Man's arrival, both via a descent upon the Jordan River and through Mary, the virgin. This article argues that the pairing of these seemingly disparate traditions emphasizes key interests: the rejection of water baptism and sexual desire. A comparison with the Paraphrase of Shem (NHC VII,1), particularly its reference to John the Baptist and its cosmology, further illuminates both texts; in addition to questioning modes of baptism, shared interest in bearing proper witness suggests common engagement in early Christian debates regarding martyrdom. |
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ISSN: | 1086-3184 |
Enthält: | Enthalten in: Journal of early Christian studies
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1353/earl.2019.0002 |