Heavenly Images and Invisible Wars: Seven Categories of Biblical and Extra-Biblical Imagery and Terminology in the Acts of the Martyrs of Lyons and...
Heavenly Images And Invisible Wars: Seven Categories Of Biblical And Extra-Biblical Imagery And Terminology In The Acts Of The Martyrs Of Lyons And Vi
Author(s): Andrei-Dragoş GiuleaSubject(s): Comparative Studies of Religion
Published by: Romanian Assoc. for the History of Religions & Inst. for the History of Religions, Romanian Academy
Keywords: martyr and martyrdom;; Drinking from Christ’s Cup: Imitatio language; Martyrdom; a New Way to Heavenly Glory: Glory Language and Visionary Metaphors; Martyrdom as Struggle with the Invisible Powers: Wisdom-Harmony vs. Qumran-War Images;
Summary/Abstract: The Christian document of the second century known under the title the Acts of the Martyrs of Lyons and Vienne provides a number of various Greek and Jewish biblical and extra-biblical images and terminologies. The present study intends to identify these terminologies and classify them if possible into categories. Based on the insights of several previous scholars and adding my own investigations, I propose seven types of metaphors or terminologies that constitute the composite texture of the document.
Journal: ARCHÆVS. Studies in the History of Religions
- Issue Year: X/2006
- Issue No: 01-02
- Page Range: 147-165
- Page Count: 19
- Language: English
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