Mary as Un-tier and Tier of Knots: Irenaeus Reinterpreted

Though scholars have amply documented the seminal role of Irenaeus of Lyons in the development of Marian theology, Irenaeus uses a rare metaphor in Adversus Haereses 3.22.4 that has yet to be fully explored: “the knot of Eve's disobedience was untied through Mary's obedience.” Why does Ire...

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Main Author: Fiat Miola, Maria del, Sr. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Johns Hopkins Univ. Press [2016]
In: Journal of early Christian studies
Year: 2016, Volume: 24, Issue: 3, Pages: 337-361
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Irenaeus, Lugdunensis 140-202 / Mariology / Original sin
IxTheo Classification:KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity
NBE Anthropology
NBJ Mariology
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