Richard Wagner’s Prose Sketches for Jesus of Nazareth
Historical and Theological Reflections on an Uncompleted Opera
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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.
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Richard Wagner’s Prose Sketches for Jesus of Nazareth
Historical and Theological Reflections on an Uncompleted Opera
In: Journal for the Study of the Historical JesusSearch for other papers by Richard H. Bell in
Current site
Google Scholar
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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.
| All Time | Past Year | Past 30 Days | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abstract Views | 817 | 164 | 27 |
| Full Text Views | 615 | 8 | 0 |
| PDF Views & Downloads | 278 | 15 | 1 |