Regarding the story of “The blind man who killed Jesus Christ” in the Tenchi Hajimari no Koto
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https://doi.org/10.11606/ej.vi44.185992Keywords:
Kakure Kirishitan, Tenchi Hajimari no Koto, Christianity in Japan, Longinus, Japanese StudiesAbstract
This paper starts by succinctly presenting the Kakure Kirishitan and their unique composition known as Tenchi Hajimari no Koto. Then, it presents the four layers of composition of that work, followed by the presentation of a story, unique to this source, which can be called “Blind Man Who Killed Jesus Christ”. Finally, it discusses its potential sources, to prove that this story is not a purely Japanese invention.
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