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Name of Jesus
Name of Jesus. Because of the close relation between name and person, the name of Jesus is used in the NT as a synonym for Christ, denoting His character and authority. The disciples perform miracles and exorcisms ‘in the name of Jesus’, i.e. by His power (Mk. 9: 38 ff., Acts 4: 30), and baptize in it (Acts 2: 38). Devotion to the Holy Name was popularized by the Franciscans in the 15th cent. A feast was officially granted to them in 1530 and prescribed for the whole RC Church in 1721; it was suppressed in 1969. It had been kept on various dates in Jan. In the Anglican Communion it is sometimes observed on 7 Aug., the date assigned to it in the calendar of the BCP. The American BCP (1979) places it on 1 Jan., and various other modern Anglican liturgies use the ‘Naming of Jesus’ as an alternative title for the feast of the Circumcision.
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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Name of Jesus." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Name of Jesus." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-NameofJesus.html E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Name of Jesus." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-NameofJesus.html |
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Name of Jesus
Name of Jesus. A subject of Catholic devotion. Reflection on the Holy Name derives ultimately from the New Testament (e.g. 1 Corinthians 6. 11), but the devotion was popularized by the Franciscans in the 15th cent. The feast, the second Sunday after Epiphany, was prescribed for the whole Church in 1721, but suppressed in 1969. A feast day on 7 Aug. is found in Anglican calendars.
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JOHN BOWKER. "Name of Jesus." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN BOWKER. "Name of Jesus." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-NameofJesus.html JOHN BOWKER. "Name of Jesus." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-NameofJesus.html |
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