From Whose Womb Did the Ice Come Forth?: Augustine of Hippo, Gregory the Great, and Thomas Aquinas on Job 38$d29

Against the backdrop of current debates over womb-imagery for God, this article examines the writings of Augustine of Hippo, Gregory the Great, and Thomas Aquinas on Job 38:29 ('From whose womb did the ice come forth?'). In the works of these Fathers and Doctors of the Church, the 'wo...

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Main Author: McAlister, Shannon M. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: [2018]
In: Irish theological quarterly
Year: 2018, Volume: 83, Issue: 4, Pages: 291-309
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Augustinus, Aurelius, Saint 354-430 / Gregor, I., Pope 542-604 / Thomas Aquinas 1225-1274 / Bible. Ijob 38,29 / Creation / Metaphor / Birth
IxTheo Classification:HB Old Testament
KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity
KAD Church history 500-900; early Middle Ages
KAE Church history 900-1300; high Middle Ages
NBD Doctrine of Creation
Further subjects:B Interpretation of
B Mother
B Womb
B Scripture
B Birth
B God
B Bible. Ijob 38
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)