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It seems likely that Nicodemus is the putative author of "the Gospel of N"
that described Christ's descent into "hell" because he, along with Joseph
of Arimathaea assisted in the burial of Jesus (Jn. 19,39).
Along the same theme, it was pointed out to me the other day that the Nicene
Creed does not contain the phrase: "he descended into hell". It is found in
the Apostle's Creed. This led to some research and I discovered to my
surprise that the Apostle's Creed is the later of the two creeds (I had
assumed it was the earlier, being shorter, but it apparently has a separate
line of development.) The idea of Christ descending into hell does not
appear in versions of the AC before about 400. This is in accord with the
usual rule that events in the life of Christ (and the saints) are
increasingly elaborated as time went on.
jw
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Subject: Saints of the Day 3.August
medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Today (3. August) is the feast day of:
Lydia of Thyatira (or Lydia Purpuraria) (1st cent.)
Lydia was a dealer in
purple dye. When Paul visited Philippi in
Macedonia, she became his very
first convert in Europe.
Gamaliel (1st cent.) Gamaliel was a Jewish lawyer
who appears twice in
Acts, teaching Paul and helping Peter & John.
Legend makes him a convert
to Christianity. His purported relics were found
near Jerusalem in 415.
Nicodemus (also 1st cent.; it's a good day for
1st-cent. saints) Nicodemus
appears in John's gospel as a secret follower of
Jesus. He and Joseph of
Arimathaea together took Jesus from the cross and
buried him. For some
reason the apocryphal gospel that tells of Christ's
harrowing of hell was
attributed to N. According to tradition he was
martyred. His supposed
relics were founded along with those of Gamaliel.
Aspren (2d cent.?) Tradition tells that Aspren was
the first bishop of
Naples. Legend improved on his probable late
second-century date, telling
that A. was healed, baptized, and ordained by St.
Peter.
Euphronius of Autun (d. c. 475) Euphronius was
bishop of Autun from 460
until his death. He is reputed as one of the
greatest bishops of Gaul in
the unsettled fifth century.
Benno of Einsiedeln (d. 940) Benno was a canon of
Strassburg, but then
settled at St. Meinrad's former hermitage in
Switzerland. This was the
beginning of the monastery of Einsiedeln. Benno was
a noted early
reformer; in 927 he became bishop of Metz, but his
new subordinates
resented his zeal and attacked and blinded him. B.
went back to Einsiedeln
after that.
Peter of Anagni (d. 1105) A native of Salerno,
Peter became a Benedictine
and in 1062 was made bishop of Anagni. He took part
in the First Crusade
and was papal legate to Constantinople. He was
canonized only four years
after his death, so I hope he was more impressive
than he sounds.
Dr. Phyllis Jestice
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