The Flouting of Powers, the Making of Peace, and the Conquering of Death by the Roman Hercules and the Colossian Christ.
Colossians contains plausible allusions to Hercules. While there are additional parallels in the letter from Jewish literature and other Greco-Roman stories, few come as close to Hercules with respect to the composite picture of Christ as the heavenly Son of God, who conquered the powers of darkness...
| Publicado en: | Catholic Biblical Quarterly Vol. 85; no. 3; pp. 503 - 524 |
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Catholic Biblical Association of America
Jul2023
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