TY  - BOOK
AU  - Bucur,Bogdan Gabriel
TI  - Angelomorphic pneumatology: Clement of Alexandria and other early Christian witnesses 
T2  - Supplements to Vigiliae Christianae,
SN  - 9789047444480
AV  - BT119 .B83 2009eb
U1  - 231/.309015 22
PY  - 2009///
CY  - Leiden, Boston
PB  - Brill
KW  - Clement,
KW  - Hermas,
KW  - Justin,
KW  - Aphraates,
KW  - Holy Spirit
KW  - History of doctrines
KW  - Early church, ca. 30-600
KW  - Angels
KW  - Christianity
N1  - 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; Available to subscribing member institutions only
N2  - 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
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/ej.9789004174146.i-238
ER  -