Joseph of Arimathea, the Holy Grail, and the Edessa Icon

Daniel C. Scavone

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Medieval Literature and History Biblical Studies and Interpretation Historical, Literary, and Cultural Studies

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Evidence that the Grail legends begun with Robert de Boron were inspired by Byzantine apocryphal texts and the rituals associated with the Edessan burial-shroud icon. Joseph is the common link between apocrypha and Grail.

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1994Likeness and presence: a history of the image before the era of art 1992:Corpus Christi: The Eucharist in Late Medieval Culture 1971Orthodoxy and heresy in earliest Christianity 1955Le Liber pontificalis : texte, introduction et commentaire 2010The Apocryphal New Testament 1960Arthurian Literature in the Middle Ages 1984Art and Ritual of the Byzantine Church 1992New Testament Apocrypha I

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