The Marcosian Redemption: Mythmaking, the Afterlife, and Early Christian Religiosity
The Marcosian ‘redemption’ afterlife practice, described by Irenaeus (Haer. 1.21.5; see also, 1.13.6), exhibits striking similarities with the Bacchic Gold Tablets. This article exploits this largely neglected comparative opportunity to interrogate how the Marcosian redemption would have been recogn...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
[2016]
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Journal of early Christian history
Year: 2016, Volume: 6, Issue: 2, Pages: 77-110 |
| RelBib Classification: | BE Greco-Roman religions KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity KDH Christian sects |
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Marcus
B Bacchic Gold Tablets B Myth B Afterlife B religious specialists B Valentinians |
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Volltext (Verlag) Volltext (doi) |