From Conversion according to Paul and “John” to Theosis in the Greek Patristic Tradition

This paper investigates the question of deification in two groups of New Testament texts, i.e. the Pauline Epistles and the “Johannine literature” (fourth Gospel and Epistles of “John”), as well as the Greek patristic tradition. Though a specialized vocabulary referring to deification is missing fro...

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Main Author: Despotis, Athanasios 1979- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: 2016
In: Horizons in biblical theology
Year: 2016, Volume: 38, Issue: 1, Pages: 88-109
Further subjects:B Paul Fourth Gospel Johannine Epistles Greek Fathers conversion baptism theosis
Online Access: Volltext (Publisher)