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This is from the _Descensus ad Inferos_ (DI; the "Harrowing of Hell")
in the _Evangelium Nicodemi_ to which Patricia referred. There are
lots of different versions: for a survey, see Zbigniew Izydorczyk, "The
_Evangelium Nicodemi_ in the Latin Middle Ages," in idem, ed., _The
Medieval Gospel of Nicodemus: Texts, Intertexts, and Contexts in
Western Europe_ (Tempe, AZ: MRTS, 1997), pp. 21-101 (versions in other
languages are treated elsewhere in this volume).
While you were answering Patricia I quickly read some English-language
translations of DI texts on-line and found none that named the
patriarchs, etc. The treatment I'm most familiar with, Sannazaro,
_DPV_ 1. 225ff., names none and identifies David (by attribute) only
because S. puts a major prophetic speech into D.'s mouth.
Best,
John Dillon
On Tuesday, April 5, 2005, at 4:37 pm, Alexandra Guerson de Oliveira
wrote:
> > I'm working on a paper on Vicent Ferrer's sermons and I came
> across an
> interesting story of Christ's resurrection. On an Easter Sunday sermon
> Ferrer weaves passages from the Psalms to demonstrate how Christ's
> resurrection had been desired by not only the saints and the
> angels but also
> by all the main Jewish patriarchs and Old Testament leaders. Among
> those who
> begged Christ to resurrect, Ferrer lists Matusalem, Melquisedec,
> Abraham,Isaac, Jacob, Aaron "& the holy priests", David "with the
> other holy kings
> and princes" . Even the women are not forgotten: Eve, Sarah &
> Rebbeca are
> also said to have asked Christ to rise again and intercede for
> them. In the
> end, it is Jesus's resurrection that opens the gates of heaven
> (which of
> course had been closed when Adam & Eve were kicked out) to these
> illustriouspersonages.
>
> Does any of this sound familiar? I'm wondering where Ferrer took this
> particular story from...
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