Galatians 4:26 (Jerusalem above is free, our mother)
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Galatians 4:26 is a New Testament verse in Paul’s Letter to the Galatians that speaks of the heavenly Jerusalem as a free, spiritual mother of believers, often highlighted in Christian liturgy and theology.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Galatians 4:26 | 0 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bible verse
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New Testament verse ⓘ |
| addressesAudience | Galatian Christians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedImage | heavenly city as mother ⓘ |
| authorAttributedTo | Paul the Apostle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| book | Galatians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canonicalLocation | New Testament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chapter | 4 ⓘ |
| citedBy | early Church Fathers ⓘ |
| citedIn | patristic exegesis ⓘ |
| contextWithinChapter | allegory of Hagar and Sarah ⓘ |
| contrastConcept | earthly Jerusalem ⓘ |
| contrastWith | Galatians 4:25 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describesAs |
free
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our mother ⓘ |
| genreContext | epistolary argument ⓘ |
| influences |
Christian ecclesiology
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Christian eschatology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| interpretedAs |
symbol of the Church
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symbol of the heavenly city ⓘ |
| keyTerm |
Jerusalem
NERFINISHED
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freedom ⓘ mother ⓘ |
| languageOriginal | Koine Greek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryDevice | allegory ⓘ |
| mentions | Jerusalem above NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Epistle to the Galatians
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Galatians chapter 4 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
children of promise
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new covenant ⓘ spiritual lineage ⓘ |
| scripturalReferenceForm | Gal 4:26 ⓘ |
| scripturalStatus | canonical in most Christian Bibles ⓘ |
| themeRelation |
freedom from the law
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identity of believers ⓘ |
| theologicalTheme |
Christian freedom
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allegory of two Jerusalems ⓘ heavenly Jerusalem NERFINISHED ⓘ spiritual motherhood ⓘ |
| traditionUsedIn |
Catholic theology
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Orthodox theology NERFINISHED ⓘ Protestant theology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Christian liturgy
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Christian preaching ⓘ Christian theology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| verseNumber | 26 ⓘ |
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