Motif
Baptismal union with a higher nature
baptismal_union_with_a_higher_nature
A motif of the Sacred Waters and Passage Through Water family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
islamic
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The Koran (Al-Qur'an) PUBLIC SERVICES, / AND EMINENT LITERARY ATTAINMENTS, / THE TRANSLATOR. / PREFACE; lines 722-779 confidence: medium
The passage says Koranic statements about Jesus's family and history are opposed to Gnostic emanation doctrines and especially to the idea that Jesus at Baptism was united with a higher nature.
The passage describes a Gnostic doctrine in which Jesus at Baptism was brought into union with a higher nature.
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