The Flouting of Powers, the Making of Peace, and the Conquering of Death by the Roman Hercules and the Colossian Christ
Colossians contains plausible allusions to Hercules. While there are additional parallels in the letter from Jewish literature and other Greco-Roman stories, few come as close to Hercules with respect to the composite picture of Christ as the heavenly Son of God, who conquered the powers of darkness...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Catholic Biblical Association of America
2023
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The catholic biblical quarterly
Year: 2023, Volume: 85, Issue: 3, Pages: 503-523 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Colossians
/ Herakles
/ Romans
/ Roman Empire
/ History 27 BC-476
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| RelBib Classification: | BC Ancient Orient; religion HC New Testament |
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Seneca Indians
B Colossians B Hercules on Oeta B imperial-critical reading B Heracles B Hercules B Hercules Furens |
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