The "assumption" of the righteous dead in the Wisdom of Solomon and the Sayings Gospel Q
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3944654 |
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| Authors | Daniel A Smith (0000-0003-0621-1098, Daniel A. Smith is a doctoral candidate at Wycliffe College, 5 Hoskin Avenue, Toronto, ON M5S 1H7, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2000 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 287-299 |
| Publication date | 2000-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Studies in Religion/Sciences Religieuses (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0008-4298 • E-ISSN: 2042-0587 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/000842980002900302 |
| OpenAlex | W2090959747 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 10 |
The Wisdom of Solomon applies language from the Genesis reference to Enoch's assumption (Gen. 5:24 LXX) to the dead "righteous one" (Wis. 4:7-17). This unusual use of the motif of assumption, normally thought of as an escape from death, is facilitated by topoi drawn from Hellenistic consolation materials; however, the typical corollary of assumption in the Jewish tradition-heavenly or eschatological exaltation-is also applied to the righteous one in Wis. 5:1-5. This innovation is particularly instructive for Q, which may understand Jesus' post-mortem vindication and exaltation in terms of assumption (Q 13:35
Art · Combinatorics · Consolation · Corollary · Gospel · Judaism · Literature · Theology · Topos theory · Ancient Egypt and Archaeology · Biblical Studies and Interpretation · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies · History · Mathematics · Philosophy
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| Citations per year | 0,13 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2018 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
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