The narrative of Jesus’ baptism and its reception in the worship of the Church

The article presents the effect that the various elements of the four versions of the narrative of Jesus’ baptism had on the worship of the Church. In particular, the elements which are mentioned are on the one hand, the ones that were used by the worship of the Church and on the other hand, the new...

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Subtitles:Die Rezeptionsgechichte des Jona-Buches in christlicher Literatur
Main Author: Gkutziudēs, Moschos 1975- (Author)
Format: Print Article
Language:English
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Published: Ed. Dehoniane 2020
In: Annali di storia dell'esegesi
Year: 2020, Volume: 37, Issue: 1, Pages: 137-150
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Church / Baptism / Jordan / Reception / Christian art / Piety / History 30-600
IxTheo Classification:CB Christian life; spirituality
CE Christian art
HC New Testament
KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity
Further subjects:B Worship
B Jordan River
B History of Reception
B Jesus’s Baptism
B Hermeneutics
B firstChristians
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Summary:The article presents the effect that the various elements of the four versions of the narrative of Jesus’ baptism had on the worship of the Church. In particular, the elements which are mentioned are on the one hand, the ones that were used by the worship of the Church and on the other hand, the new facts which, though they are not in the Gospel, were incorporated into ceremonial practices during their evolution. We study the choice of narration as a liturgical reading in the Orthodox Church, its position in the Christian calendar, the connection of the baptism of Jesus with the baptism of the Christians, the theological connection to the death of Christ, the importance of the Jordan River for the Christian world and lastly, the theme of Jesus’ baptism in the Christian art of the early centuries.
ISSN:1120-4001
Contains:Enthalten in: Annali di storia dell'esegesi