Luther and the Ascent of Jacob's Ladder
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3839605 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David C Steinmetz (American Society of Church History, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1986 |
| Volume | 55 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 179-192 |
| Publication date | 1986-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Church History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0009-6407 • E-ISSN: 1755-2613 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/3167419 |
| OpenAlex | W2144047472 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 4 |
On the west front of Bath Abbey there are carved two stone ladders stretching from heaven to earth on which twelve angels are climbing, six on each ladder. A tourist who sees the west front of the abbey for the first time is told that the carvings represent the dream of Oliver King, Bishop of Bath and Wells under Henry VII and his former chief secretary. The bishop had a nocturnal vision of angels climbing ladders to heaven. As he stood before the ladders in amazement, he heard voices saying that an olive should establish the crown and that the king should restore the church. He took the reference to olives and kings to be an allusion to his own name and concluded that he, Oliver King, should support the Tudor monarchy and rebuild the ruined abbey at Bath
Allusion · Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Art history · Climbing · Dream · Front (military) · Heaven · Literature · Monarchy · Political science · Politics · Geology · Historical and Religious Studies of Rome · Historical, Literary, and Cultural Studies · History · Law · Philosophy · Psychology · Reformation and Early Modern Christianity
| Citations per year | 0.08 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2001 - 2001 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |