Ritualizing Christian Iconic Texts
Christian iconic texts are easily recognizable books and images that signify Christian scripture. From the earliest forms of Christianity until the present day, Christians have used their iconic texts, such as Bibles and Gospel books, in rituals such as processions and displays that create and maint...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2020
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The Oxford handbook of ritual and worship in the Hebrew Bible
Year: 2020, Pages: 256-272 |
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Volltext (Verlag) |
| Summary: | Christian iconic texts are easily recognizable books and images that signify Christian scripture. From the earliest forms of Christianity until the present day, Christians have used their iconic texts, such as Bibles and Gospel books, in rituals such as processions and displays that create and maintain the legitimacy of the tradition and its adherents. Related to the incarnational theology of God’s Word, early Christian rituals often claimed to make Christ present in ritual spaces, so that Bibles operated as icons. After the Reformation and Protestants’ denials of most objects and images for worship, the Bible became the primary ritual object and image for Christian salvation. It is this ritual dimension of scripture that adds value, meaning, and power to the text when it is read or performed. |
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| ISBN: | 0190944935 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The Oxford handbook of ritual and worship in the Hebrew Bible
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190222116.013.14 |