The "Community Setting" of the Ascension of Isaiah: A New Analysis
There is a widespread assumption that conflict between different prophetic schools in early Christianity prompted the writing of the Ascension of Isaiah. Challenging this position, I argue that the term "the prophets" is a cipher for pious Christians and that the work warns of the dangers...
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| Medienart: | Elektronisch Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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Scholar's Press
2022
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Journal of Biblical literature
Jahr: 2022, Band: 141, Heft: 4, Seiten: 785-805 |
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Prophet
/ Frühchristentum
/ Martyrium et ascensio Isaiae
/ Römisches Reich
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| IxTheo Notationen: | KAB Kirchengeschichte 30-500; Frühchristentum |
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| Zusammenfassung: | There is a widespread assumption that conflict between different prophetic schools in early Christianity prompted the writing of the Ascension of Isaiah. Challenging this position, I argue that the term "the prophets" is a cipher for pious Christians and that the work warns of the dangers of conflict within the church in the face of potentially hostile attention from the Roman administration. |
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| ISSN: | 1934-3876 |
| Enthält: | Enthalten in: Journal of Biblical literature
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