Christianity
The subject of the _descensus ad inferos_ was evidently a favourite one with Prudentius and his contemporaries. It has been suggested that apart from the scriptural basis of this conception Prudentius was influenced by the so-called _Gospel of Nicodemus_, which embodies two bo...
The subject of the _descensus ad inferos_ was evidently a favourite one with Prudentius and his contemporaries. It has been suggested that apart from the scriptural basis of thi...
2. Chapter 2and a flower shall rise up out of his root" (Vulg.), remarks: "The rod (_virga_) is the mother of the Lord, simple, pure, sincere ... the flower of the rod is Christ, who saith,...