The Incarnation as Cosmic Disturbance in the Long Second Century: Tracing the Tradition
Within adiverse body of early Christian texts, the incarnational event is identified as a trigger for major cosmic disturbance. As God became human, astral bodies abandoned their ceremonious circuits, inaugurating a new age. This paper examines the various presentations of this tradition in five tex...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Mohr Siebeck
2023
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Early christianity
Year: 2023, Volume: 14, Issue: 3, Pages: 340-359 |
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Incarnation
B Sethian B cosmic disturbance B Network B Orthodox B Second Century B Valentinian |
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| Summary: | Within adiverse body of early Christian texts, the incarnational event is identified as a trigger for major cosmic disturbance. As God became human, astral bodies abandoned their ceremonious circuits, inaugurating a new age. This paper examines the various presentations of this tradition in five texts dated to the long second century: Ignatius's Star Hymn (Ign. Eph. 19), the Excerpts from Theodotus 69-78, the Protevangelium of James, the Trimorphic Protennoia, and the Second Treatise of the Great Seth. As the use of this motif transcends the constructed theological boundaries of (proto-)orthodox, Valentinian, and Sethian, this study utilizes a network approach to early Christian literature, calling into question the validity and usefulness of traditional labels and taxonomies in the field. |
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| ISSN: | 1868-8020 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Early christianity
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1628/ec-2023-0022 |