Richard Wagner’s Prose Sketches for Jesus of Nazareth
In May 1849 Wagner fled Dresden after the failure of the uprising of which he was a leader. His last creative work in Dresden was prose sketches for an opera Jesus of Nazareth, the result of his study of the Graeco-Roman world and the New Testament together with some knowledge of biblical criticism....
| Published in: | Journal for the study of the historical Jesus |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2017
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Journal for the study of the historical Jesus
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| RelBib Classification: | CD Christianity and Culture KBB German language area TJ Modern history |
| Further subjects: | B
Christology
freedom
law
redemption
Richard Wagner
sacrifice
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Presumably Free Access Volltext (Verlag) |
| Summary: | In May 1849 Wagner fled Dresden after the failure of the uprising of which he was a leader. His last creative work in Dresden was prose sketches for an opera Jesus of Nazareth, the result of his study of the Graeco-Roman world and the New Testament together with some knowledge of biblical criticism. Although he portrays Jesus as a social revolutionary in that he attacks the Pharisees, oppression and injustice, he is by no means a political messiah; indeed Wagner emphases his sacrificial death which results in the giving of the Holy Spirit. Key theological themes of the work which I explore include Jesus’ messiahship, law and freedom, and the significance of his death. |
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| ISSN: | 1745-5197 |
| Contains: | In: Journal for the study of the historical Jesus
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/17455197-01502007 |