The intertextual reception of Genesis 1-3 in Irenaeus of Lyons /

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Author / Creator:Presley, Stephen O., author.
Imprint:Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2015]
Description:1 online resource
Language:English
Series:The Bible in ancient Christianity ; volume 8
Bible in ancient Christianity ; v. 8.
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11305886
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ISBN:9789004294523
900429452X
9789004289901
9004289909
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Summary:In The Intertextual Reception of Genesis 1-3, Stephen Presley examines Irenaeus' intertextual interpretation of scripture and shows how the contours of his theological arguments utilize a series of reading strategies that correlate these Genesis texts with the rest of scripture.
Other form:Print version: Presley, Stephen O. Intertextual reception of Genesis 1-3 in Irenaeus of Lyons 9789004289901
Standard no.:10.1163/9789004294523
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Summary:In The Intertextual Reception of Genesis 1-3 in Irenaeus of Lyons , Stephen Presley explores the intertextual nature of Irenaeus' interpretation of Genesis 1-3 by drawing on contemporary discussions on the topic. Irenaeus interprets the creation accounts, Presley argues, in continuity with the rest of the scriptural witness through a series of reading strategies including: a literary sense, prophetic fulfillment, typology, philological associations, organizational strategies, narratival arrangements, prosopological interpretation, illustrative identification, and general-to-particular reasoning. Irenaeus' perspective competes with his Gnostic interlocutors who utilize similar methods of interpretation, but fashion distinctive textual relationships between Genesis 1-3 and other texts. These reading strategies circumscribe precisely how Irenaeus' intertextual exegesis is applied to these creation texts within the integrative structure of his theological perspective.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9789004294523
900429452X
9789004289901
9004289909