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Autore |
Johnson Leese J. J. |
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Titolo |
Christ, creation, and the cosmic goal of redemption : a study of Pauline creation theology as read by Irenaeus and applied to ecotheology / by J.J. Johnson Leese |
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New York, : T&T Clark UK Colophon, 2018 |
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0-567-68475-X |
0-567-67809-1 |
0-567-67808-3 |
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Edizione |
[First edition.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (245 pages) |
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Collana |
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The Library of New Testament studies |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Creation - Biblical teaching |
Ecotheology |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Chapter One: Introduction and Background to Study -- Chapter Two: Christ of the New Creation -- Chapter Three: Christ of The Beginning and End -- Chapter Four: Christ as Image of God and Adam -- Chapter Five: Irenaeus of Lyons, Theologian of Creation -- Chapter Six: Irenaeus and Paul -- Chapter Seven: Paul, Irenaeus, and Ecotheology - Possibilities for Consideration -- Bibliography |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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J. J. Johnson Leese discusses how the apostle Paul's writing on Christ's relationship to creation, read alongside the interpretations of Irenaeus of Lyon, provide a meaningful contribution to contemporary debates on the interrelationship between religion and nature. Leese draws upon the integration of three related scholarly trends - the increased importance placed on biblical creation themes, the emergence of ecotheology, and the history of reception - while focusing on the Pauline corpus and readings of Paul by Irenaeus, thus uncovering a robust creation and ecotheological theology. Irenaeus' approach provides the possibility for Paul to contribute to ecotheology, by way of a theological vision where the whole of reality in relationship to Christ and creation and by extension, to soteriology and ecclesiology, are |
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