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"LET US LOOK UPON THE BLOOD-OF-CHRIST" (1 CLEMENT 7:4) BY EDMUND W. FISHER Because of the document's highly eclectic character the question of what is distinctively Christian about 1 Clement has long been a matter for debates The aim of the letter was to settle the dispute within the Church at Corinth. This practical concern so dominates 1 Clement, that the theological basis for the letter's paraenesis receives scant attention. How Christ is related to the Christians' salvation is left hanging in mid-air. The blood-of-Christ apparently has powerful soteriological significance for the document, but salvation in the blood-of-Christ is a theological assumption, the implications of which are not stated clearly. The Christian sees his salvation, when he fixes his eyes upon the blood-of- Christ (1 Clem 7: 4), or when he looks upon the suffering of Christ (1 Clem 2: 1). The thesis which will be developed is that the idea of salvation through the blood-of-Christ in 1 Clement is rooted in the eucharistic and corporate life of the early Christian community. 1. The Blood-of-Christ Theme in 1 Clement 7:4 Salvation through the blood-of-Christ is the most explicit link in 1 Clement between salvation, and the function of
Vigiliae Christianae – Brill
Published: Jan 1, 1980
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