Angels in late ancient Christianity
Late ancient theories of angels: Evagrius of Pontus and Augustine of Hippo compared -- Locating Christ in scripture: angels in the development of theological reading -- Angels as equipment for living: the companion angel tradition in Evagrian Christianity -- Crossing over: the companion angel tradit...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Oxford [u.a.]
Oxford University Press
c2013
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| In: | Year: 2013 |
| Reviews: | Angels in Late Ancient Christianity. By Ellen Muehlberger (2014) (Arthur, Rosemary A.)
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Church fathers
/ Angelology
/ History 400-500
B Early Christianity (motif) / Angel |
| IxTheo Classification: | NBA Dogmatics |
| Further subjects: | B
Angels History of doctrines Early church, ca. 30-600
B Angels History of doctrines Early church, ca. 30-600 B Thesis |
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| Summary: | Late ancient theories of angels: Evagrius of Pontus and Augustine of Hippo compared -- Locating Christ in scripture: angels in the development of theological reading -- Angels as equipment for living: the companion angel tradition in Evagrian Christianity -- Crossing over: the companion angel tradition in exemplary lives -- Defining others: asceticism and the discourse of the angelic life -- Bringing angels into the world: training the Christian imagination with catechesis -- Limits of angelology |
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| Item Description: | Formerly CIP Uk. - Includes bibliographical references (p. [257]-272) and index. - Late ancient theories of angels: Evagrius of Pontus and Augustine of Hippo compared -- Locating Christ in scripture: angels in the development of theological reading -- Angels as equipment for living: the companion angel tradition in Evagrian Christianity -- Crossing over: the companion angel tradition in exemplary lives -- Defining others: asceticism and the discourse of the angelic life -- Bringing angels into the world: training the Christian imagination with catechesis -- Limits of angelology |
| Physical Description: | X, 279 S., 24 cm |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-993193-4 978-0-19-993194-1 |
