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The Wandering Jew of Buchanan’s apocalyptic vision is Jesus himself, who is arraigned before a mystic tribunal, accused of all the woes, and sins, and tragedies, all the delusions and disappointments of the 19th centuries of Christian history, and condemned to the desolate immortality of an everlasting outcast. The poem aroused bitter controversy. | The Wandering Jew of Buchanan’s apocalyptic vision is Jesus himself, who is arraigned before a mystic tribunal, accused of all the woes, and sins, and tragedies, all the delusions and disappointments of the 19th centuries of Christian history, and condemned to the desolate immortality of an everlasting outcast. The poem aroused bitter controversy. | ||
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Published in London (1893). | Published in London (1893). | ||
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[[Category:Historical Jesus Studies--1850s|1893 Buchanan]] | [[Category:Historical Jesus Studies--1850s|1893 Buchanan]] | ||
Revision as of 12:19, 6 August 2018
The Wandering Jew: A Christmas Carol (1893) is a poem by Robert Williams Buchanan.
Abstract
The Wandering Jew of Buchanan’s apocalyptic vision is Jesus himself, who is arraigned before a mystic tribunal, accused of all the woes, and sins, and tragedies, all the delusions and disappointments of the 19th centuries of Christian history, and condemned to the desolate immortality of an everlasting outcast. The poem aroused bitter controversy.
Editions
Published in London (1893).