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Part I: The Perplexing Role of Virgil in Dante’s Divine Comedy
5 Comments Published by Cynthia R. Nielsen October 7th, 2007 in Dante, Divine Comedy, Faith and Reason, Great Literary Works/Authors, Virgil
As many commentators of Dante’s Divine Comedy have noted, Dante’s choice of Virgil as his guide is as pregnant with meaning as it is perplexing.[1] In light of the fact that Dante is a Christian, the question immediately arises as to why he selects a pagan to lead him out of the “shadowy forest” in [...]
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Part III: Historiographical Methods and Biblical Christology: A Theological History of Jesus
2 Comments Published by Cynthia R. Nielsen October 7th, 2007 in Biblical HermeneuticsBy Tim Enloe
Father Roch continues his historiographical reflections by building on his general principles the conclusion that the “we have found a rationale in the very nature of historiography for going beyond mere history and attempting to inquire into the meaning of the ‘Jesus event.’”[1] Indeed, transcending the limitations of reconstructions of the “mere” historical [...]
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