Jesus and the Paralytics. Memorializing Miracles in the Greco-Roman World of the Gospels
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2020
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Wydawnictwo KUL
Abstract
This study explores the Greco-Roman memorialization of healings through material
culture as a point of comparison for the Gospels’ miracle traditions. Special attention
is given to the ex-votos left at healing shrines and especially the Iamata inscriptions
connected with the Asclepius cult. This corpus of evidence brings into focus a series of
dynamics that help illuminate the stories of Jesus’ two healings of a paralytic (John 5:1-15;
Mark 2:1-10). The comparisons help clarify both the common memorializing supports
that informed and sustained the memory of Jesus transmitted in the Gospels, as well as the
distinctive relationship of the Christian cult to certain specific places where memories of
Jesus where preserved
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ex-votos, Asclepius, miracles, healing shrines, Iamata, paralytics, Bethesda, Peter’s house
Citation
"The Biblical Annals" 2020, T. 10, nr 3, s. 389-404