Motif
heavenly model for earthly life
heavenly_model_for_earthly_life
A motif of the Sacred Law and Social Order family, within the sub-family Revealed Command and Divine Authorization. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
greek
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The Republic The Republic / THE REPUBLIC / INTRODUCTION AND ANALYSIS.; lines 331-413 confidence: medium
The Republic is described as a vehicle of several great truths represented in the State, with an explicit comparison to Jewish prophetic images and with themes of good, justice, education, false teachers, evil rulers, the world, and a heavenly kingdom as pattern.
The passage describes a kingdom existing nowhere on earth but laid up in heaven as the pattern and rule of human life.
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