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Record Nr.

UNINA9910790145903321

Autore

Kloos Kari

Titolo

Christ, creation, and the vision of God [[electronic resource] ] : Augustine's transformation of early Christian theophany interpretation / / by Kari Kloos

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2011

ISBN

1-283-85627-1

90-04-19141-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (232 p.)

Collana

The Bible in ancient Christianity ; ; v. 7

Disciplina

231.7

231.7409015

Soggetti

Presence of God - History of doctrines - Early church, ca. 30-600

Theophanies in the Bible

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

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

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Based on the author's thesis--University of Notre Dame.

Regis Faculty Collection.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [205]-212) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preliminary material -- INTRODUCTION -- THE POLEMICAL-DOCTRINAL STRAND: IDENTITY AND MEDIATION -- THE SPIRITUAL STRAND: VISION AND TRANSFORMATION -- THEOPHANY INTERPRETATION AND PRO-NICENE THEOLOGY -- VISION, SIGNS, AND CHRIST IN AUGUSTINE’S EARLY THEOPHANY NARRATIVE INTERPRETATION -- AUGUSTINE’S EXEGETICAL SHIFT IN DE TRINITATE -- THE IMPLICATIONS OF AUGUSTINE’S THEOPHANY NARRATIVE EXEGESIS -- CONCLUSION -- SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX OF SCRIPTURAL REFERENCES -- INDEX OF ANCIENT WRITINGS.

Sommario/riassunto

Early Christians interpreted the biblical theophany narratives as manifestations of Christ, yet Augustine challenged and reconfigured this view. Developing over centuries into two major exegetical strands,  the transformation of theophany interpretation reveals the critical and adaptive capacity of patristic exegesis.