Oxford University Press | God And Christ In Irenaeus (2019 EN)

Author: Anthony Briggman
Full Title: God And Christ In Irenaeus
Publisher: ‎ Oxford University Press (February 20, 2019)
Year: 2019
ISBN-13: 9780198792567 (978-0-19-879256-7)
ISBN-10: 0198792565
Pages: 256
Language: English
Genre: Religion: Christianity
File type: PDF (True, but nonnative Cover)
Quality: 9/10
Price: £69.00


For too long certain scholars have been content to portray Irenaeus of Lyons as a well-meaning churchman but incompetent theologian. By offering a careful reading of Irenaeus' polemical and constructive arguments, God and Christ in Irenaeus contradicts these claims by showing that he was highly educated, trained in the rhetorical arts, aware of general philosophical positions, and able to use both rhetorical and philosophical theories and methods in his argumentation. Moreover, the theological account laid down by his pen was original and sophisticated, supremely so for one of the second century.

In contrast to readings that minimize the metaphysical dimension of Irenaeus' theology, Anthony Briggman establishes as pillars of Irenaeus' polemical argumentation and constructive theology his conception of the divine being as infinite and simple, the reciprocal immanence of the Word-Son and God the Father, divine generation, the union of the divine Word-Son and human nature in the person of Christ, and the revelatory activity of the infinite and incomprehensible Word-Son, amongst other features of his theology. Briggman offers a fundamentally new understanding of Irenaeus and his thought.


Overview:
✓ This thought-provoking work offers a fundamentally new understanding of Irenaeus and his thought
✓ The first book to study both Irenaeus' conceptions of God and the person of Christ
✓ Establishes Irenaeus' conception of God and Christ, with special attention to rhetorical and philosophical influences
✓ Offers new perspectives on Irenaeus' understanding of the divine being; his account of the relationship of the Word-Son to God the Father; his conception of how the divine Word-Son is united to humanity in the person of Christ; and the manner in which he grounds central aspects of his account of Jesus Christ's salvific work upon his understanding of the divine being and divinity of the Word-Son

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