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Irenaeus on the Trinity /

Lashier, Jackson.

Irenaeus on the Trinity / by Jackson Lashier. - 1 online resource (x, 256 pages) - Supplements to Vigiliae Christianae, v. 127 0920-623X ; . - Vigiliae Christianae, Supplements 127. Vigiliae Christianae Supplements Online, ISBN: 9789004308961. .

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

Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-239) and indexes.

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.

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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.

9789004281271

10.1163/9789004281271 DOI


Irenaeus, Saint, Bishop of Lyon.
Irenaeus, Saint, Bishop of Lyon.


30 - 600


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

BT109 / .L35 2014

231/.044092