Adventus Domini: Eschatological Thought in 4th Century Apses and Catecheses (Supplements to Vigiliae Christianae)

Front Cover\r......Page 1
Title Page......Page 4
Copyright-Dedication......Page 5
CONTENTS......Page 6
List of Illustrations......Page 8
Abbreviations......Page 9
Preface......Page 10
Introduction: The approach to the problem, source material and basic questions of methodology......Page 11
PART ONE - ICONOGRAPHICAL ANALYSIS......Page 15
I. Background......Page 16
1. From a Teaching Scene to a Representational image......Page 24
2. Towards a Specifically Christianized Setting......Page 28
3. The Utilization of Light Symbolism......Page 31
4. Christ as King of the Church......Page 34
5. Christ as King of the World......Page 43
6. Summary......Page 46
1. The Earliest Traditio Scenes......Page 47
2. The Epiphanic Character of the Traditio Scene......Page 50
3. Dominus Legem Dat......Page 52
4. Peter and Paul......Page 56
5. Summary......Page 59
1. Tituli in the Cimitile and Fundi Apses......Page 60
2. The Cross and the Empty Throne......Page 63
a) The Cross and the Death and Resurrection of Christ......Page 64
b) The Empty Throne......Page 66
c) The Visionary Character of the Cross......Page 69
f) The Cross as the Tree of Life......Page 71
3. The Lamb......Page 73
4. The Trinitarian Motif......Page 75
5. Summary......Page 77
PART TWO - TEXTUAL ANALYSIS......Page 78
V. Background......Page 79
1. The Catechumenate......Page 80
2. Celebration of Divine Service......Page 81
3. The Eschatological Problem......Page 84
a) The Text......Page 88
b) Jerusalem in the 4th Century......Page 89
c) The Liturgy in Jerusalem......Page 90
d) Cyril\'s Theological Position......Page 92
a) The Conception of Paradise......Page 94
b) Christology and the Ruler Theme......Page 95
c) The Cross as the Tree of Life......Page 99
d) The Resurrection of Christ......Page 101
c) The Parousia......Page 104
a) The Ritual......Page 106
b) Ritual and Vision......Page 109
4. Summary......Page 113
a) The Text......Page 114
b) Catecheses and the Historical Milieu......Page 115
d) The Theological Milieu in Antioch......Page 117
a) Our Approach to the Study of Theodore\'s Catecheses......Page 119
b) The Ontology......Page 120
c) Christology......Page 124
d) The Definitive Realization of Salvation......Page 128
a) The Ritual Representation of Salvation......Page 130
b) The Character of Ritual Representation......Page 134
4. Summary......Page 137
b) The Liturgy in Milan......Page 139
c) Milan in the 4th Century......Page 141
d) The Theological Position of Ambrose......Page 143
a) The Purpose of a Visually Inclined Rite......Page 144
b) God\'s Part in the Rite......Page 146
c) A Short Survey of Christological Research......Page 148
d) Benefits of Salvation......Page 149
e) The \"Where\" of Salvation......Page 151
Conclusion......Page 155
Bibliography......Page 158
Index......Page 167
Plates......Page 170
Back Cover......Page 212