The Two Angels in John 20.12: An Egyptian Icon of Resurrection

The scene with two angels that Mary Magdalene sees in John 20.12 could have been visualized as an icon of resurrection by the first readers of the Fourth Gospel, especially by those familiar with the iconography of the Isis cult which was spread over the Roman Empire. Using traditional exegetical, h...

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Auteur principal: Hulster, Izaak J. de 1979- (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Publié: 2013
Dans: New Testament studies
Année: 2013, Volume: 59, Numéro: 1, Pages: 20-49
Sujets non-standardisés:B Resurrection
B Cultural Context
B Angels
B John 20.12
B Isis cult
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Édition parallèle:Non-électronique
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Résumé:The scene with two angels that Mary Magdalene sees in John 20.12 could have been visualized as an icon of resurrection by the first readers of the Fourth Gospel, especially by those familiar with the iconography of the Isis cult which was spread over the Roman Empire. Using traditional exegetical, hermeneutical, historical, and iconographic methods, this article stresses the importance of the resurrection in John 20, as corroborated by the motif of Isis and Nephthys flanking Osiris while mourning his death and assisting him in his resurrection.
ISSN:1469-8145
Contient:Enthalten in: New Testament studies
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1017/S0028688512000239