Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-215) and indexes.

Preliminary Materials / B.G. Bucur -- Chapter One. “The Other Clement” And Angelomorphic Pneumatology / B.G. Bucur -- Chapter Two. The Larger Theological Framework For Clement’s Angelomorphic Pneumatology / B.G. Bucur -- Introduction / B.G. Bucur -- Chapter Three. Angelomorphic Pneumatology In The Book Of Revelation / B.G. Bucur -- Chapter Four. Angelomorphic Pneumatology In The Shepherd Of Hermas / B.G. Bucur -- Chapter Five. The Son Of God And The Angelomorphic Holy Spirit In Justin Martyr / B.G. Bucur -- Chapter Six. Angelomorphic Pneumatology In Aphrahat / B.G. Bucur -- General Conclusions / B.G. Bucur -- Bibliography / B.G. Bucur -- Index Of Terms / B.G. Bucur -- Index Of Sources / B.G. Bucur -- Index Of Modern Authors / B.G. Bucur.

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This book discusses the occurrence of angelic imagery in early Christian discourse about the Holy Spirit. Taking as its entry-point Clement of Alexandria’s less explored writings, Excerpta ex Theodoto, Eclogae propheticae, and Adumbrationes, it shows that Clement’s angelomorphic pneumatology occurs in tandem with spirit christology, within a theological framework still characterized by a binitarian orientation. This complex theological articulation, supported by the exegesis of specific biblical passages (Zech 4: 10; Isa 11 : 2-3; Matt 18:10), reworks Jewish and Christian traditions about the seven first-created angels, and constitutes a relatively widespread phenomenon in early Christianity. Evidence to support this claim is presented in the course of separate studies of Revelation, the Shepherd of Hermas, Justin Martyr, and Aphrahat.