RICHARD BELL RICHARD.BELL@NOTTINGHAM.AC.UK
Professor of Theology
Richard Wagner’s prose sketches for Jesus of Nazareth: historical and theological reflections on an uncompleted opera
Bell, Richard H.
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Abstract
In May 1849 Wagner fled Dresden after the failure of the uprising of which he was a leader. His last creative work in Dresden was prose sketches for an opera Jesus of Nazareth, the result of his study of the Graeco-Roman world and the New Testament together with some knowledge of biblical criticism. Although he portrays Jesus as a social revolutionary in that he attacks the Pharisees, oppression and injustice, he is by no means a political messiah; indeed Wagner emphases his sacrificial death which results in the giving of the Holy Spirit. Key theological themes of the work which I explore include Jesus’ messiahship, law and freedom, and the significance of his death.
Citation
Bell, R. H. (in press). Richard Wagner’s prose sketches for Jesus of Nazareth: historical and theological reflections on an uncompleted opera. Journal for the Study of the Historical Jesus, 15(2-3), https://doi.org/10.1163/17455197-01502007
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Sep 5, 2017 |
Online Publication Date | Dec 14, 2017 |
Deposit Date | Sep 18, 2017 |
Publicly Available Date | Dec 15, 2019 |
Journal | Journal for Study of the Historical Jesus |
Print ISSN | 1476-8690 |
Electronic ISSN | 1745-5197 |
Publisher | Brill Academic Publishers |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 15 |
Issue | 2-3 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1163/17455197-01502007 |
Keywords | christology; freedom; law; redemption; Richard Wagner; sacrifice |
Public URL | https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/899719 |
Publisher URL | http://booksandjournals.brillonline.com/content/journals/10.1163/17455197-01502007 |
Contract Date | Sep 18, 2017 |
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