God and Christ in Irenaeus /

God and Christ in Irenaeus /

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Author / Creator:	Briggman, Anthony, author.
Edition:	First edition
Imprint:	Oxford, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2019. ©2019
Description:	xii, 233 pages ; 25 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	The Oxford early Christian studies Oxford early Christian studies.
Subject:	Irenaeus, -- Saint, Bishop of Lyon -- Criticism and interpretation. Jesus Christ -- History of doctrines -- Early church, ca. 30-600 Irenaeus, -- Saint, Bishop of Lyon. Jesus Christ. God (Christianity) -- History of doctrines -- Early church, ca. 30-600. God (Christianity) -- History of doctrines. Theology, Doctrinal. Criticism, interpretation, etc. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11806627

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ISBN:	0198792565 9780198792567
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-222) and indexes.
Summary:	"For too long certain scholars have been content to portray Irenaeus of Lyons as a well-meaning churchman but incompetent theologian. By offering a careful reading of Irenaeus' polemical and constructive arguments, God and Christ in Irenaeus contradicts these claims by showing that he was highly educated, trained in the rhetorical arts, aware of general philosophical positions, and able to use both rhetorical and philosophical theories and methods in his argumentation. Moreover, the theological account laid down by his pen was original and sophisticated, supremely so for one of the second century. In contrast to readings that minimize the metaphysical dimension of Irenaeus' theology, Anthony Briggman establishes as pillars of Irenaeus' polemical argumentation and constructive theology his conception of the divine being as infinite and simple, the reciprocal immanence of the Word-Son and God the Father, divine generation, the union of the divine Word-Son and human nature in the person of Christ, and the revelatory activity of the infinite and incomprehensible Word-Son, amongst other features of his theology. Briggman offers a fundamentally new understanding of Irenaeus and his thought."--

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