Angelomorphic Pneumatology : Clement of Alexandria and Other Early Christian Witnesses
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| Title: | Angelomorphic Pneumatology : Clement of Alexandria and Other Early Christian Witnesses |
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| Description: | 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. |
| Authors: | Bogdan Bucur |
| Resource Type: | eBook. |
| Subjects: | Angels--Christianity--History of doctrines--Early church, ca. 30-600, Holy Spirit--History of doctrines--Early church, ca. 30-600 |
| Categories: | RELIGION / Christianity / History |
| Database: | eBook Collection (EBSCOhost) |
| Abstract: | 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. |
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| ISBN: | 9789004174146 9789047444480 |
