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Record Nr.

UNINA9910806909503321

Autore

Lashier Jackson

Titolo

Irenaeus on the Trinity / / by Jackson Lashier

Pubbl/distr/stampa

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

©2014

ISBN

90-04-28127-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (266 p.)

Collana

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

Disciplina

231/.044092

Soggetti

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

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

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

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

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.