Ecclesio-Mariological Interpretation of Rev 12:1–6 in Early Christian Writings

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dc.contributor.authorCzyżewski, Bogdan
dc.date.accessioned2024-02-06T07:45:33Z
dc.date.available2024-02-06T07:45:33Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.description.abstractEarly Christian literature contains numerous commentaries on the books of the Holy Scripture, including the Revelation of St. John. Among the many symbols it contains, we can find an intriguing theme related to the sign of a Woman clothed with the sun (cf. Rev 12:1–6). Nowadays, the above-mentioned passage is most often interpreted in the Mariological spirit. An ecclesiological explanation is provided frequently too. It turns out that in the writings of the early Church authors, the reference to the Church was decidedly the dominant one, while the interpretation favoring Mary was almost marginal. A mixed interpretation was formulated too, for example, by Quodvultdeus. It features three images: ecclesial, Christological, and Mariological. This paper will present the statements made by early Christian authors, representing both the Eastern and the Western Church, on the meaning of the sign of the Woman in the Revelation, and on the ways they interpreted it in commentaries on this book of the Bible.
dc.identifier.citation"Verbum Vitae", 2023, T. 41, nr 4, s. 935-956
dc.identifier.doi10.31743/vv.14805
dc.identifier.issn1644-8561
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12153/6225
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherWydawnictwo KUL
dc.rightsAttribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internationalen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/
dc.subjectChurch
dc.subjectMary
dc.subjectRevelation
dc.subjectChurch Fathers
dc.subjectsign
dc.titleEcclesio-Mariological Interpretation of Rev 12:1–6 in Early Christian Writings
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/article
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