Seeds of the Church? Silence and the Relevance of 2 Maccabees 6: 18-7:42
This article is an attempt to understand the significance of the Scorsese film Silence in comparison to what could be considered to be a traditional Roman Catholic dogma of martyrdom as found in 2 Macc 6:18 to 7:42. The contribution made by this article is in line with the religio-narrative approach...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
[2018]
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Journal of early Christian history
Year: 2018, Volume: 8, Issue: 1, Pages: 3-21 |
| IxTheo Classification: | CD Christianity and Culture HB Old Testament KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history KDB Roman Catholic Church |
| Further subjects: | B
Silence
B Seeds B Bible. Makkabäer 2. 6,18-7,42 B Japan B Martyrs B Scorsese B Catholic Church B 2 Maccabees B Blood |
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| Summary: | This article is an attempt to understand the significance of the Scorsese film Silence in comparison to what could be considered to be a traditional Roman Catholic dogma of martyrdom as found in 2 Macc 6:18 to 7:42. The contribution made by this article is in line with the religio-narrative approach. Different dynamics within the narratives, like resistance, movement and bodies, are explored to come to an understanding of each narrative and how they respond to one another. In this vein, the unique contribution of Martin Scorsese's film Silence was scrutinised. This article supports the interpretation that Silence may be a form of apology-one that exonerates what would normally be viewed as a Catholic failure. Scorsese uses Silence to suggest that the actual historical events are somehow evidence of God's will and, by default, of the superiority of Catholicism as a religious belief system. |
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| ISSN: | 2471-4054 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of early Christian history
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/2222582X.2018.1473715 |