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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Such questions easily turn into theological questions rather than questions of history. We are asking how this was perceived during the Middle Ages, right ? And not how it is in good catholic theology today. The perception of the Messiah as an intercessor, and the perception of the Messiah as the judge may both be seen in the Pre-Christian thought of the Jews and in the Rabbinic writings. So it is no doubt that both are present during the Middle Ages. There seems plenty of room in Rabbinic writings for contradictory positions. I would guess, however, this is not the case when we get to the late Middle Ages. I would be interested in anyone who can find an attempt to reconcile these. Regarding the pre-Christian thought a lot has been written on the subject by Daniel Boyarin and several "Messianic Jews" who wish to show that their ideas are Jewish indeed. V. Kerry Inman, M.A., M.Div., Th.M. Ph. D. Candidate, Arabic and Hebrew University of Pennsylvania Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations Date: Fri, 18 May 2012 22:00:21 +0000 From: [log in to unmask] Subject: [M-R] Last Judgement query To: [log in to unmask] medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Fellow Listmembers, I have been reading about the Man of Sorrows image in the late Middle Ages and have been coming across two concepts that seem, to my eschatologically challenged eye, somewhat contradictory, and I wonder if anyone can square this circle for me. On the one hand, Christ showing his wounds is equated with the Judge at the Last Judgement. And on the other, Christ, on behalf of mankind, intercedes with the Father while showing his wounds. How can one characterize Christ as both judge and intercessor? And who is ultimately responsible for judgement - God the Son, or God the Father? Any help greatly appreciated. Cheers, Jim ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html