AN EXAMINATION OF THE TRADITION THAT THE ARK OF THE COVENANT WAS HELD
IN A ROMAN CHURCH, AND HOW IT DEVELOPED.
Why did the twelfth-century canons at the Lateran church (San Giovanni
in Laterano) in Rome claim the presence of the Ark of the Covenant
inside their high altar? This book argues that the claim responded to
new challenges in theaftermath of the First Crusade in 1099. The
Christian possession of Jerusalem questioned the legitimation of the
papal cathedral in Rome as the summit of sacerdotal representation. To
meet this challenge, what may be described as_translatio templi_ (the
transfer of the temple) was used to strengthen the status of the
Lateran. The Ark of the Covenant was central as part of the treasure
from the Jerusalem temple, allegedly transported to Rome, and
according to contemporary accounts depicted on the arch of Titus.
The author explores the history of the Lateran Ark of the Covenant
through a reading of the description of the Lateran Church
(_Descriptio Lateranensis Ecclesiae_), composed around 1100. She
follows the transmission of the text both in the Lateran Archive and
in a monastic settings in northern France and Belgium, comparing the
claim to the Ark with similar claims in texts from Jerusalem. The book
also includes a new edition of the _Descriptio_ and an English
translation.
EIVOR ANDERSEN OFTESTAD holds a PhD in Church History.
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ISBN
9781787444980
Publisert
2020
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Boydell Press
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Engelsk
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Digital bok
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