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>Date: Wed, 20 Nov 1996 08:09:30 +0000 (EST5EDT)
>From: Andre Basson <[log in to unmask]>
>Sender: LT-ANTIQ -- Late Antiquity Discussion Forum <[log in to unmask]>
>In <i>Per.</i> 7 and 8, Prudentius mentions wounds in both Christ's
>sides from which water and blood flowed respectively. John's Gospel
>(19.34) only refers to one wound from which both water and blood
>flowed. From the 9th century it became established tradition that Christ had
>5 wounds (2 in his hands, 2 in his feet, and 1 in his side). Does
>anyone know where P got his version? Does it appear in earlier texts
>(iconographical or literary?), or should he be considered to be the
>one and only source?
>
>Andre Basson
>Classics Department
>Calvin College
> email [log in to unmask]
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