عنوان

Two "Mothers" in 5 Ezra 2:

شماره

LA129146

زبان متن نوشتاري يا گفتاري و مانند آن

انگلیسی

عنوان اصلي

Two "Mothers" in 5 Ezra 2:

نام عام مواد

[Article]

ساير اطلاعات عنواني

1-32

نام نخستين پديدآور

Theodore A. Bergren

محل نشرو پخش و غیره

Leiden

نام ناشر، پخش کننده و غيره

Brill

متن يادداشت

The early Christian apocryphon 5 Ezra (2 Esdras) 2:1-32 describes two distinct but unidentified "mothers." The first (2:1-7) is desolate, forlorn, and consigned to "destruction"; the second (2:15-32) is encouraged, glorified, and triumphant. It is generally recognized that the first "mother" represents the city of Jerusalem, "Mother Jerusalem." The identity of and literary/thematic inspiration(s) behind the second "mother," however, are uncertain. The main thesis of this paper is that the "mother" in 2:15-32 represents the Christian church, "Mother Church." The primary evidence for this identification is the remarkable thematic and verbal parallels between 5 Ezra's descriptions of the "mother" and the characterizations of "Mother Church" in the writings of Cyprian. Furthermore, the writings of Zeno of Verona and Lactantius contain lists of Christian ecclesiastical "works of mercy" that are close to 5 Ezra 2:20-22. Our findings suggest that 5 Ezra is a post-250 Latin composition of North African origin. The early Christian apocryphon 5 Ezra (2 Esdras) 2:1-32 describes two distinct but unidentified "mothers." The first (2:1-7) is desolate, forlorn, and consigned to "destruction"; the second (2:15-32) is encouraged, glorified, and triumphant. It is generally recognized that the first "mother" represents the city of Jerusalem, "Mother Jerusalem." The identity of and literary/thematic inspiration(s) behind the second "mother," however, are uncertain. The main thesis of this paper is that the "mother" in 2:15-32 represents the Christian church, "Mother Church." The primary evidence for this identification is the remarkable thematic and verbal parallels between 5 Ezra's descriptions of the "mother" and the characterizations of "Mother Church" in the writings of Cyprian. Furthermore, the writings of Zeno of Verona and Lactantius contain lists of Christian ecclesiastical "works of mercy" that are close to 5 Ezra 2:20-22. Our findings suggest that 5 Ezra is a post-250 Latin composition of North African origin.

تاريخ نشر

2019

توصيف ظاهري

440-462

عنوان

Vigiliae Christianae

شماره جلد

73/4

شماره استاندارد بين المللي پياييندها

1570-0720

اصطلاح موضوعی

5 Ezra

اصطلاح موضوعی

Cyprian

اصطلاح موضوعی

Lactantius

اصطلاح موضوعی

Tertullian

اصطلاح موضوعی

Zeno of Verona

مستند نام اشخاص تاييد نشده

Theodore A. Bergren

شماره بازیابی

10.1163/15700720-12341415

نام الکترونيکي

فرمت انتشار

p

نوع ماده

[Article]

کد کاربرگه

275578

سطح دسترسي

a

تكميل شده

Y