The Unity and Multiplicity of the Holy Spirit in Origen of Alexandria
Abstract In his study on angelomorphic traditions in early Christian pneumatology, Bogdan Bucur suggests that Origen is both indebted to and develops upon Clement of Alexandria’s pneumatology. This article takes up Bucur’s claim, offering the first examination of Origen’s pneumatology in light of pr...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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2021
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Vigiliae Christianae
Year: 2021, Volume: 75, Issue: 3, Pages: 278-302 |
Further subjects: | B
Clement of Alexandria
B Origen of Alexandria B Holy Spirit B Pneumatology, Angelomorphic Pneumatology |
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Summary: | Abstract In his study on angelomorphic traditions in early Christian pneumatology, Bogdan Bucur suggests that Origen is both indebted to and develops upon Clement of Alexandria’s pneumatology. This article takes up Bucur’s claim, offering the first examination of Origen’s pneumatology in light of previous research on early Christian angelomorphic traditions. It argues that Origen interprets the traditional understanding of the Holy Spirit as one and seven in terms of a philosophical notion of power, allowing him to explain how the one Holy Spirit can distribute many different gifts. |
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ISSN: | 1570-0720 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Vigiliae Christianae
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15700720-12341488 |