Christ III

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Christ III is an Old English religious poem, traditionally grouped with Christ I and Christ II in the Exeter Book, that focuses on the Last Judgment and Christ’s Second Coming.

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Label Occurrences
Christ III canonical 8

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Exeter Book poem
Old English poem
religious poem
alsoKnownAs Christ C
anonymous true
approximateDate 10th century (manuscript)
associatedWork Christ I
Christ II
collection Old English religious poetry
focusesOn Christ’s Second Coming
Judgment Day
genre Christian religious poetry
language Old English
literaryForm alliterative verse
literaryLanguage West Saxon dialect
manuscriptLocation Exeter Cathedral Library
manuscriptShelfmark MS 3501
originalMedium parchment manuscript
partOf Exeter Book
period Anglo-Saxon England
religiousTradition Christianity
script Insular minuscule
setting Last Judgment
linked to: The Last Judgment
subject Christ as Judge
linked to: The Last Judgment

fate of the saved and the damned
theme Last Judgment
linked to: The Last Judgment

Second Coming of Christ
eschatology
traditionallyGroupedWith Christ I
Christ II

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Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Christ II relatedWork Christ III
Exeter Book content Christ III
Codex Exoniensis contains Christ III
MS 3501 contains Christ III
Christ I associatedWork Christ III