GERMAN

Latro und Eremit: Ein spiritualitätsgeschichtlicher Beitrag zur Anachorese, Transliminalität und Theologie der Freiheit bis zum Ausgang des Mittelalters

By Karl-Heinz Steinmetz

Book information

Publisher
De Gruyter Akademie Forschung
Year
2014
ISBN
9783110357547, 9783110348798
Language
german
Format
EPUB
Filesize
764 kB (782232 bytes)
Series
Veröffentlichungen des Grabmann-Institutes zur Erforschung der mittelalterlichen Theologie und Philosophie; 58
Pages
346\0
Time added
2023-05-28 20:43:49

Description

In contemplating depictions of the crucifixion, observers have generally overlooked an important provocative element: Jesus is put to death as a latro, an outlaw, between two other latrones. For this reason, references to latrones in the Bible, in Eremite and monastic texts, as well as in later Christian writings are more than a mere literary device. They offer a previously unexplored and underappreciated window into a theology of freedom.

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