Gestas (thief)
Gestas in the Heilig-Kreuz-Kirche Mindelaltheim
Gestas (also Gistas , Gesmas or Stegas ) is the post-biblical legendary name of the unrepentant thief who was crucified with him on the left of Jesus . According to the passion story of the evangelist Luke (23.39–43 EU ) it was this who mocked Jesus, whereupon his fellow sufferer on the other side rebuked him.
The name is found for the first time in the Gospel of Nicodemus (9, 4), an apocryphal script from the 4th century AD, where the "good" thief is also named as Dismas . In the Legenda aurea it occurs in the different forms Gestas , Gesmas and Sesmas .
literature
- Additamenta Beisseliana . In: Barbara Becker-Cantarino et al. (Ed.): Daphnis . Journal for Middle German Literature and Culture of the Early Modern Age (1400–1750). tape 36 , Issue 3–4, 2007, pp. 705 .
Web links
Commons : Gestas - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ^ Gospel of Nicodemus in Greek and German
- ↑ Legenda aurea , cap. 51, 10
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gestas |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gesmas; Gistas; Sesmas; Stegas |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Robber crucified with Jesus |
| DATE OF BIRTH | before 30 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1st century |