Sin no more: Healing, wholeness, and the absent adulteress in Cyprian's use of John

“See, you have been made whole; sin no more lest anything worse befall you.” (John 5, 14b) Cyprian quotes or alludes to these words of Jesus six times, focusing not so much on the healing itself (mentioned only once, separately from the maxim), but rather on the need to preserve such healing. Examin...

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Main Author: Murphy, Edwina 1970- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Institution [2018]
In: Revue d'études augustiniennes et patristiques
Year: 2018, Volume: 64, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-15
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Bible. Johannesevangelium 5,14 / Cyprianus, Thascius Caecilius, Saint 200-258 / Spirit healing / Regret
IxTheo Classification:CB Christian life; spirituality
HC New Testament
KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity
RG Pastoral care
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Summary:“See, you have been made whole; sin no more lest anything worse befall you.” (John 5, 14b) Cyprian quotes or alludes to these words of Jesus six times, focusing not so much on the healing itself (mentioned only once, separately from the maxim), but rather on the need to preserve such healing. Examining Cyprian's references to this passage highlights the relationship between his exegesis and his pastoral concerns, the connection between wholeness and salvation in his thought, and the healing role of the bishop. Finally, it raises a textual question: Jesus also says, “Sin no more,” to the woman caught in adultery (John 7, 53 - 8, 11), but this pericope is never mentioned by Cyprian. I will consider the significance of this omission.
ISSN:2428-3606
Contains:Enthalten in: Revue d'études augustiniennes et patristiques
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1484/J.REA.5.116529