Christ III

Christ III
Also known as	Christ C
Author(s)	anonymous
Language	Old English
Series	Old English Christ triad, along with Christ I and Christ II, constituting lines 867–1664
Manuscript(s)	Exeter Book, fos. 20b–32a
Genre	religious poem
Subject	Last Judgment

Christ III is an anonymous Old English religious poem which forms the last part of Christ, a poetic triad found at the beginning of the Exeter Book. Christ III is found on fols. 20b–32a and constitutes lines 867–1664 of Christ in Krapp and Dobbie's edition. The poem is concerned with the Second Coming of Christ (parousia) and the Last Judgment.

Other Old English eschatological poems

Blickling Homily nos. 7 and 10
Judgement Day I
Judgement Day II

Bibliography

Krapp, George Philip, and Dobbie, E. V. K. (eds.) (1936) The Exeter Book. (The Anglo-Saxon Poetic Records; 3.) New York: Columbia U. P.
Bradley, S. A. J. (tr.) (1982) Anglo-Saxon Poetry: an anthology of Old English poems in prose translation. London: Dent

External links

Apocalyptic Ideas in Old English Literature
The Old English poems, Christ I-III
A Modern English translation (PDF), by Charles W. Kennedy. From "In Parentheses".

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Crist

Old English poetry

Poems

Nowell Codex	Beowulf Judith

Junius MS	Genesis A, B Exodus Daniel Christ and Satan

Vercelli Book	Andreas The Fates of the Apostles Soul and Body I Dream of the Rood Elene Homiletic Fragment I

Exeter Book	Christ I Christ II Christ III Guthlac A, B Azarias The Phoenix Juliana The Wanderer The Gifts of Men Precepts The Seafarer Vainglory Widsith The Fortunes of Men Maxims I The Order of the World The Rhyming Poem The Panther The Whale The Partridge Soul and Body II Deor Wulf and Eadwacer Riddles 1-59 The Wife's Lament The Judgment Day I Resignation The Descent into Hell Alms-Giving Pharaoh The Lord's Prayer I Homiletic Fragment II Riddle 30b Riddle 60 The Husband's Message The Ruin Riddles 61-95

Metrical charms	Æcerbot Against a Dwarf Against a Wen A Journey Charm For a Swarm of Bees For Loss or Theft of Cattle For Delayed Birth For Water-Elf Disease Nine Herbs Charm Wið færstice

Chronicle poems	Battle of Brunanburh The Capture of the Five Boroughs The Coronation of Edgar The Death of King Edgar The Death of Alfred The Death of Edward The Rime of King William

Other poems	Metres of Boethius Paris Psalter (BNF MS 8824) Finnsburh Fragment Waldere A, B The Battle of Maldon Durham Rune poem Solomon and Saturn The Menologium Maxims II Proverb from Winfrid's time Judgment Day II An Exhortation to Christian Living A Summons to Prayer The Lord's Prayer II The Gloria I The Lord's Prayer III The Creed Old English Psalms (fragments) The Kentish Hymn Psalm 50 The Gloria II A Prayer Thureth Aldhelm The Seasons for Fasting Cædmon's Hymn Bede's Death Song The Leiden Riddle Latin-English Proverbs Metrical Preface and Epilogue to Alfred's Hierdeboc Metrical Preface to Wærferth's translation of the Dialogues Metrical Epilogue to CCCC MS 41 Brussels Cross Ruthwell Cross

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