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... Christ's final inwardness revealed by the barren wilderness he first inhabits , though it may mirror the unformed quality of his self - perception . The later temptations , which come to encompass all of earthly time and space , even ...
... Christ's final inwardness revealed by the barren wilderness he first inhabits , though it may mirror the unformed quality of his self - perception . The later temptations , which come to encompass all of earthly time and space , even ...
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... Christ journeys as the Son of God incar- nate . He wanders in the wilderness of the flesh , the " woody maze " of his body ; as he walks , he seeds this human body with his mind . Satan's perception of Christ's wandering is that “ he ...
... Christ journeys as the Son of God incar- nate . He wanders in the wilderness of the flesh , the " woody maze " of his body ; as he walks , he seeds this human body with his mind . Satan's perception of Christ's wandering is that “ he ...
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... Christ's preparation is figurally complete . The final lines of the poem return him , the seed of Eve , to " his Mother's house , " from which he will " Now enter , and begin to save mankind ” ( IV , 639 , 635 ) . The Son of God has ...
... Christ's preparation is figurally complete . The final lines of the poem return him , the seed of Eve , to " his Mother's house , " from which he will " Now enter , and begin to save mankind ” ( IV , 639 , 635 ) . The Son of God has ...
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the circle as figural space | 25 |
a fourfold | 129 |
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