medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Hi there,
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 illustrious
personages.
Does any of this sound familiar? I'm wondering where Ferrer took this
particular story from...
Thanks for your help,
Alexandra
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