Irenaeus of LyonsCambridge University Press, 4 באוק׳ 2001 - 307 עמודים Eric Osborn's book presents a major study of Irenaeus (125–200), bishop of Lyons, who attacked Gnostic theosophy with positive ideas as well as negative critiques. Irenaeus's combination of argument and imagery, logic and aesthetic, was directed to the bible. Dominated by a Socratic love of truth and a classical love of beauty, he was a founder of Western humanism. Erasmus, who edited the first printed edition of Irenaeus, praised him for his freshness and vigour. He is today valued for his splendid aphorisms, his optimism, love of the created world, evolutionary view of history, theology of beauty and humour. Why have two millennia of European culture been so creative? Irenaeus points to Greek ways of thinking and the Christian Bible. Irenaeus's thought is complex, yet rewarding to the critical reader, and this full study of it will be of interest to theologians, historians of ideas, classicists, scientists and students. |
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PART I Divine Intellect | 25 |
PART II Economy | 49 |
PART III Recapitulation | 95 |
PART IV Participation | 141 |
PART V Conclusion | 249 |
Gnosticism | 265 |
Select bibliography | 275 |
Citations from Irenaeus | 290 |
Citations from the bible | 295 |
Index of classical authors | 298 |
Index of patristic authors | 301 |
General index | 303 |
מונחים וביטויים נפוצים
accustomed Adam Adversus haereses aeons apostles argument beauty beginning body Christ Christian christology church claim Clement of Alexandria comes communion concepts created creatio ex nihilo creation creator cross death declares demiurge divine economy divine Intellect doctrine Doutreleau earth elements eternal eucharist evil Fantino father flesh fulfilment gift gives glory Gnostics God's gospel hand heaven heresies heretics holy spirit human Ibid ideas imagery immortality incarnation incorruption Irenaeus Irenäus Irénée de Lyon Jesus joined Justin kingdom knowledge light living logos lord Marcion martyrs mind moral Moses nature obedience Ogdoad old testament participation Paul perfection Perspectives on Paul philosophers Platonic pleroma Plotinus points Polycarp pref present prophecy prophets reality recapitulation receive redemption reject resurrection revelation rule of faith Saint Irénée salvation saving scripture soul speaks Tertullian theme theology things thought tion tradition transcendent truth unity universal Valentinians Valentinus vision whole wisdom word Xenophanes