Christ B
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Christ B is an Old English religious poem traditionally grouped with the "Christ" poems of the Exeter Book, focusing on themes of Christ’s Advent and incarnation.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian devotional poem
ⓘ
Old English religious poem ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Christ II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Old English Christ I
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Old English Christ III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| audience | Anglo-Saxon Christian community ⓘ |
| authorshipStatus | anonymous ⓘ |
| containedIn | Exeter Book anthology of Old English poetry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Anglo-Saxon Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfComposition | late 9th century to 10th century (approximate) ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Christ as savior
ⓘ
Christ’s Advent NERFINISHED ⓘ Christ’s incarnation ⓘ |
| genre |
Christian poetry
ⓘ
religious poetry ⓘ |
| language | Old English ⓘ |
| literaryDevice |
alliteration
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biblical allusion ⓘ parallelism ⓘ |
| literaryForm |
lyric meditation
ⓘ
religious exhortation ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Old English period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| manuscriptLocation | Exeter Cathedral Library NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| manuscriptShelfmark | Exeter Book (MS 3501) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meter | alliterative verse ⓘ |
| originallyComposedIn | England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Christ poems
ⓘ
Exeter Book NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| poeticTradition | Anglo-Saxon alliterative tradition ⓘ |
| preservedIn | single surviving manuscript (Exeter Book) ⓘ |
| religiousFunction |
instruction in Christian doctrine
ⓘ
meditation on Advent ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| scripturalInfluence |
New Testament
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
prophetic texts about the Messiah ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
Christ’s coming to humanity
ⓘ
hope for redemption ⓘ |
| textType | verse homily ⓘ |
| theme |
Advent of Christ
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Christian eschatology ⓘ Incarnation of Christ NERFINISHED ⓘ Second Coming of Christ NERFINISHED ⓘ divine grace ⓘ salvation ⓘ |
| writtenInScript | Insular minuscule ⓘ |
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