Irenaeus
Life, Scripture, and Legacy
1st Edition
Published on 1. September 2012
292 pages
978-1-4514-2444-7 (ISBN)
Description
Champion of martyrs, scourge of heretics, erudite theologian, shrewd politician-no account of early Christianity is complete without careful consideration of Irenaeus of Lyons. Here a team of international scholars examine aspects of the saint's life, historical context, engagement with scripture, and his ecclesiastical and theological legacy for succeeding generations.
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Edited by Sara Parvis and Paul Foster
Content
- Intro
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Contributors
- The Writings of Irenaeus
- Timeline
- Introduction
- Chapter One: Who Was Irenaeus?
- Chapter Two: The Cultural Geography of a Greek Christian
- Chapter Three: How Irenaeus Has Misled the Archaeologists
- Chapter Four: The Parable of the Two Sons (Matt. 21:28-32) in Irenaeus and Codex Bezae
- Chapter Five: Irenaeus and Hebrews
- Chapter Six: Irenaeus's Contribution to Early Christian Interpretation of the Song of Songs
- Chapter Seven: The Man with No Name
- Chapter Eight: The Man Who Needed No Introduction
- Chapter Nine: Irenaeus and the Noncanonical Gospels
- Chapter Ten: Irenaeus, the Scribes, and the Scriptures
- Chapter Eleven: The Heart of Irenaeus's Theology
- Chapter Twelve: Irenaeus and the Knowledge of God as Father
- Chapter Thirteen: "The Rule of Truth . . . which He Received through Baptism" (Haer. I.9.4)
- Chapter Fourteen: Irenaeus, Women, and Tradition
- Chapter Fifteen: Irenaeus and the Exegetical Roots of Trinitarian Theology
- Chapter Sixteen: The Image of God in Irenaeus, Marcellus, and Eustathius
- Chapter Seventeen: Packaging Irenaeus
- Chapter Eighteen: Tracing the Irenaean Legacy
- Abbreviations
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
