God and Christ in Irenaeus / Anthony Briggman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Briggman, Anthony, author.

Series:

Oxford early Christian studies

The Oxford early Christian studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Irenaeus, Saint, Bishop of Lyon--Criticism and interpretation.

Irenaeus.

Jesus Christ--History of doctrines--Early church, ca. 30-600.

Jesus Christ.

Irenaeus, Saint, Bishop of Lyon.

God (Christianity)--History of doctrines--Early church, ca. 30-600.

God (Christianity).

God (Christianity)--History of doctrines.

God (Christianity)--History of doctrines--Early church.

Theology, Doctrinal.

Criticism and interpretation.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

History.

Physical Description:

xii, 233 pages ; 25 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2019.

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.0In 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.

Contents:

Introduction

Prolegomena

God

Word-Son

Christological Union

Christ and his Work.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-222) and indexes.

ISBN:

0198792565

9780198792567

OCLC:

1044554295