The Trinitarian testimony of the spirit: prosopological exegesis and the development of pre-Nicene pneumatology
Hughes offers a new approach to the development of early Christian pneumatology by focusing on how Justin, Irenaeus, and Tertullian linked the Holy Spirit with testimony to the deity and lordship of the Father and the Son. Drawing extensively on recent studies of prosopological exegesis and divine t...
| Published in: | Vigiliae Christianae |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Leiden Boston
Brill
[2018]
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| In: |
Vigiliae Christianae (Volume 147)
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| Series/Journal: | Vigiliae Christianae Supplements to Vigiliae Christianae
Volume 147 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Iustinus, Martyr, Heiliger -165
/ Irenaeus, Lugdunensis 140-202
/ Tertullianus, Quintus Septimius Florens 150-230
/ Holy Spirit
/ Trinity
B Iustinus, Martyr, Heiliger -165 / Irenaeus, Lugdunensis 140-202 / Tertullianus, Quintus Septimius Florens 150-230 / Pneumatology / Exegesis |
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Justin Martyr, Saint
B Tertullian (approximately 160-approximately 230) B Holy Spirit History of doctrines Early church, ca. 30-600 B Trinity B Thesis B Irenaeus Saint, Bishop of Lyon |
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| Summary: | Hughes offers a new approach to the development of early Christian pneumatology by focusing on how Justin, Irenaeus, and Tertullian linked the Holy Spirit with testimony to the deity and lordship of the Father and the Son. Drawing extensively on recent studies of prosopological exegesis and divine testimony in the ancient world, Hughes demonstrates how these three pre-Nicene Christian writers utilized Scripture and the conventions of ancient rhetoric and exegesis to formulate a highly innovative approach to the Holy Spirit that would contribute to the identification of the Spirit as the third person of the Trinity |
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| Item Description: | "This work constitutes a slightly revised version of my doctoral dissertation written at Radboud University Nijmegen under the direction of Professor Jan van der Watt...." Includes bibliographical references (pages [215]-233) and indexes |
| ISBN: | 900436871X |