Irenaeus on the Trinity / by Jackson Lashier.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lashier, Jackson, author.

Series:

Supplements to Vigiliae Christianae ; Volume 127.

Supplements to Vigiliae Christianae, 0920-623x ; Volume 127

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Trinity--History of doctrines--Early church, ca. 30-600.

Trinity.

Irenaeus, Saint, Bishop of Lyon.

Irenaeus.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (266 p.)

Place of Publication:

Leiden, [Netherlands] ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : Brill, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In Irenaeus on the Trinity , Jackson Lashier provides a fresh reading of Irenaeus' understanding of God, in dialogue with his opponents and sources, which reveals a more developed Trinitarian theology than traditionally thought. Key Trinitarian themes that emerge are the Fatherhood of God, the mutual indwelling relations of Father, Son, and Spirit, and the cooperative divine work of all three in the economy. The study finds Irenaeus' thought to depart in these areas from standard second century trajectories--Apologists and Gnostics--moving Trinitarian theology in the direction of more developed Trinitarian thought of later centuries. This monograph offers not only a better understanding of Irenaeus' thought, but also a fuller picture of the development of Trinitarian thought in early Christianity.

Contents:

Preliminary Material

Introduction

1 The Dissimilar Contexts of Irenaeus and the Apologists

2 God the Father

3 The Logos of God

4 The Sophia of God

5 God, Logos, Sophia

Conclusion

Bibliography

Index of Ancient Authors

Index of Names and Subjects

Index of Modern Authors.

Notes:

Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral)--Marquette University, 2011.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

90-04-28127-4

OCLC:

905240528

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004281271 DOI