Richard Wagner’s Prose Sketches for Jesus of Nazareth
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19477889 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Richard H Bell (0000-0003-0624-3348, UK, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 2-3 |
| Pages | 260-290 |
| Publication date | 2017-12-11 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal for the Study of the Historical Jesus (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1476-8690 • E-ISSN: 1745-5197 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1163/17455197-01502007 |
| OpenAlex | W2762972645 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
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
Art · Biblical studies · Criticism · Injustice · Literature · Messiah · Old Testament · Opera · Oppression · Politics · Theology · German Literature and Culture Studies · Law · Musicology and Musical Analysis · Philosophy · Religion, Theology, History, Judaism, Christianity
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |