Christ B

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Christ B is an Old English religious poem traditionally grouped with the "Christ" poems of the Exeter Book, focusing on themes of Christ’s Advent and incarnation.

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Christ B canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian devotional poem
Old English religious poem
alsoKnownAs Christ II
associatedWith Old English Christ I
linked to: Christ I

Old English Christ III
audience Anglo-Saxon Christian community
authorshipStatus anonymous
containedIn Exeter Book anthology of Old English poetry
linked to: Exeter Book
culturalContext Anglo-Saxon Christianity
dateOfComposition late 9th century to 10th century (approximate)
focusesOn Christ as savior
Christ’s Advent
linked to: Advent

Christ’s incarnation
genre Christian poetry
religious poetry
language Old English
literaryDevice alliteration
biblical allusion
parallelism
literaryForm lyric meditation
religious exhortation
literaryPeriod Old English period
linked to: Old English
manuscriptLocation Exeter Cathedral Library
manuscriptShelfmark Exeter Book (MS 3501)
linked to: Exeter Book
meter alliterative verse
originallyComposedIn England
partOf Christ poems
Exeter Book
poeticTradition Anglo-Saxon alliterative tradition
preservedIn single surviving manuscript (Exeter Book)
religiousFunction instruction in Christian doctrine
meditation on Advent
religiousTradition Christianity
scripturalInfluence New Testament
prophetic texts about the Messiah
subjectMatter Christ’s coming to humanity
hope for redemption
textType verse homily
theme Advent of Christ
linked to: Advent

Christian eschatology
Incarnation of Christ
Second Coming of Christ
divine grace
salvation
writtenInScript Insular minuscule

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Christ II alsoKnownAs Christ B