The Brass Serpent on a pole (Nm 21:4-9). An exegetical study in a Christological Key
The Brass Serpent on a pole (Nm 21:4-9). An exegetical study in a Christological Key

Summary/Abstract: The paper proposes a Christological reading of the brass serpent episode in Numbers 21:4-9 in an anastasic perspective. The story records another moment of discontent in Israel regarding their “worthless” food, discontent which determines a revolt against Moses and, by him, against God Himself. This revolt will call for divine wrath, but God will also be the Healer of His own people (Ex 15:25), through the brass serpent erected by Moses in the desert. The paper focuses on the significance of this brass serpent in the light of John 3:14, trying to distinguish the nuances of patristic Christological interpretation of the episode.

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