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Record Nr.

UNINA9910157838703321

Autore

Lehtipuu Outi

Titolo

Debates over the resurrection of the dead : constructing early Christian identity

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford : , : Oxford University Press, , 2015

ISBN

0-19-179227-6

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource

Collana

Oxford early Christian studies Debates over the resurrection of the dead

Disciplina

236.8

Soggetti

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

Religion

Philosophy & Religion

Christianity

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

What is resurrection? -- Resurrection and deviance -- Resurrection--with or without the flesh -- When will resurrection take place?.

Sommario/riassunto

This study of discourses on the resurrection of the dead examines how early Christian writers developed key texts from the New Testament on the theme, and shows how belief in resurrection became a marker of Christian identity.