Abraham's bosom
The colloquial expression of Abraham's womb - as secure as in Abraham's womb - has its origin in the parable of the rich man and poor Lazarus , in which the poor man is carried by angels in Abraham's womb when he dies, while the selfish kingdom ends up in hell ( Lk 16,22-23 EU ).
Origin and meaning
Behind this is the Jewish idea that the womb is a place of bliss ( kingdom of God ) and the meal community with Abraham, whereby one comes to sit in the place of honor to the right of Abraham.
The idea of the “womb of Abraham” as a place to wait before the Messiah opens the gate to heaven for the dead is also widespread . Unlike in purgatory , however, this waiting is peaceful.
In art, this means pictorial representations that are reminiscent of the root Jesse ( Jesse tree ).
Individual evidence
- ^ F. Preisigke , collective book of Greek documents from Egypt 2034: 11
- ↑ Lightfoot, Horae Hebraicae et Talmudicae 1671
- ↑ Ginzberg, L., Die Sagen der Juden 1909
- ↑ 4. Makk. 13.7, JH Charlesworth, The OT Pseudepigrapha , Doubleday 1983
- ↑ Apocalypse of Zephaniah 9.2; 11,1-2 JH Charlesworth, The OT Pseudepigrapha , Doubleday 1983
- ↑ Irmgard Wilhelm-Schaffer: God's official and minstrel of the devil: Death in the late Middle Ages and early modern times . Böhlau, 1999, ISBN 978-3-412-15498-1 , p. 70.
- ^ Gerhard Krause, Gerhard Müller: Theologische Realenzyklopädie parts 1-2 . Walter de Gruyter, 1993, ISBN 978-3-11-013898-6 , p. 380.
