Mujeres mártires, animales y la presencia de Dios en los textos cristianos antiguos

Roberta Franchi

doi:10.36576/summa.146006

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Published: Oct 18, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.36576/summa.146006

Authors

Roberta Franchi

Issue

Vol. 72 No. 206 (2021): Helmántica. Revista de Filología Clásica y Hebrea

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Artículos

Keywords:

animals, God, female martyrs, allegorical meaning.

Abstract

The main aim of this paper is to examine the martyrdom of some Christian women (Blandina, Perpetua and Thecla) in close
connection with the animals they have to face. On the one hand, these wild beats become the incarnation of the Devil, ready to harass
the female martyr; on the other hand, the animal, perceiving God’s living presence in the female martyr, does not devour her. The wild
beasts acquire symbolic meaning, strictly intertwined with God’s providence.

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Franchi, R. (2022). Womens martyrs, animals, and god’s presence in ancient christian texts. Helmantica, 72(206), 187–218. https://doi.org/10.36576/summa.146006

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Classical, Hebrew, and Biblical Scholarship: Identity and Reception

On the 75th anniversary of Helmantica: Journal of Classical and Hebrew Philology (1950-2025), we wish to commemorate this event by publishing a special issue open to scholars of classical, Hebrew, and biblical scholarship. It is intended to serve as a stop along the path taken over these years to rethink the identity and essence of these studies, as well as their reception throughout history.
We hope that participants will consider this approach, which links the identities of classical and Hebrew scholarship with their reception. We understand it as a continuum called tradition (classical, Hebrew, and biblical), which is reflected in ancient and modern receptions of both authors and literary works and genres. This is, in fact, the studia humanitatis that Helmantica has championed, and we hope that, with everyone's contribution, it will continue to do so.

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