1st Edition
Irenaeus of Lyons and the Mosaic of Christ Preaching Scripture in the Era of Martyrdom
By James G. Bushur
Copyright 2017
220 Pages
by
Routledge
220 Pages
by
Routledge
220 Pages
by
Routledge
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Recent theological scholarship has shown increasing interest in patristic exegesis. The way early Christians read scripture has attracted not only historians, but also systematic and exegetical scholars. However, the Christian reading of scripture before Origen has been neglected or, more often, dominated by Gnostic perspectives. This study uses the writings of Irenaeus to argue that there was a... Read more
1 Reading Scripture in an Age of Martyrdom
2 Creatio Ex Nihilo & the Freedom of Humanity
3 The Recapitulation of All Things in Christ:
4 The Mosaic of Christ (AH 1.8-9, IV.33): Reading Scripture within the Eucharistic Gathering
5 The Virgin Birth (AH III): A New Kind of Generation
6 The New Fulfilling the Old (AH IV)
7 Power Made Perfect in Weakness (AH V)
8 Conclusion: Joining the End to the Beginning
Biography
James G. Bushur is Director of Deaconess Formation and associate professor of Historical Theology at Concordia Theological Seminary, USA. He has published widely on Patristics and the early Christian Church and has been an ordained minister for over 20 years.
