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Orgies of Words: Mystery Terminology in the "Paraphrase of St. John's Gospel" by Nonnus of Panopolis

Orgies of Words: Mystery Terminology in the "Paraphrase of St. John's Gospel" by Nonnus of Panopolis

Doroszewski, Filip
Jasiński, Damian

Hardcover

Series: Arbeiten Zur Kirchengeschichte, Book 154

Medieval & Renaissance HistoryBible StudiesGeneral Christianity

ISBN10: 3110790858
ISBN13: 9783110790856
Publisher: De Gruyter
Published: Aug 1 2022
Pages: 214
Weight: 1.14
Height: 0.63 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English

Nonnus' Paraphrasis, an epic rendition of the Fourth Gospel, offers a highly sophisticated interpretation of the Johannine text. An essential means to this end is extensive use of the imagery related to Greek, and especially Dionysiac, mysteries.

Doroszewski successfully challenges the once predominant view that the mystery terminology in the poem is nothing more than rhetorical ornament. He convincingly argues for an important exegetical role Nonnus gives to the mystery terms. On the one hand, they refer to the Mystery of Christ. Jesus introduces his followers into the new dimension of life and worship that enables them to commune with God. This is portrayed as falling into Bacchic frenzy and being initiated into secret rites. On the other hand, the terminology has a polemical function, too, as Nonnus uses it to present the Judaic cult as bearing the hallmarks of pagan mysteries.

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