During the second century the Christian world was shaken by the Gnostics. Irenaeus came from Asia Minor via Rome to become bishop of Lyons, clarify Christian doctrines and fight the Gnostics with a major, five-volume work. He was a living part of his contemporary culture and his approach filled early Christian thought with new life.
The writings of Irenaeus exist as a whole only in Latin and Armenian. This study offers new translations of significant parts of his work, critically based on a complete reconstruction of the original Greek in the French series Sources Chretiennes. This collection of sources will also be an invaluable resource for students of the Early Church.



Autorentext

Robert M.Grant has taught for nearly fifty years at the Divinity School of the University of Chicago, working and writing intensively on second-century Gnosticism. His most recent book is Heresy and Criticism (1993).



Inhalt

Chapter 1 The Life of Irenaeus; Chapter 2 Gnostic Origins; Chapter 3 Against the Valentinians; Chapter 4 Christian Books and Traditions; Chapter 5 Greek Education Against Gnosticism; Chapter 6 Rhetoric in Theology; Part 1 Translation Against Heresies; Chapter 7 Preface To Books I and II; Chapter 8 Book I; Chapter 9 Book II; Chapter 10 Book III; Chapter 11 Book IV; Chapter 12 Book V;

Titel
Irenaeus of Lyons
EAN
9781134815197
ISBN
978-1-134-81519-7
Format
E-Book (pdf)
Herausgeber
Veröffentlichung
05.12.2006
Digitaler Kopierschutz
Adobe-DRM
Dateigrösse
1.43 MB
Anzahl Seiten
224
Jahr
2006
Untertitel
Englisch