| Angelomorphic Pneumatology: Clement of Alexandria and Other Early Christian Witnesses Contributor(s): Bucur, Bogdan (Author) |
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ISBN: 9004174141 ISBN-13: 9789004174146 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $167.20 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2009 Annotation: This monograph on Clement of Alexandria's pneumatology supplemented by studies of Revelation, Shepherd of Hermas, Justin Martyr, and Aphrahat, shows that the complex theological articulation of angelomorphic pneumatology, binitarianism, and spirit christology constitutes a relatively widespread phenomenon in early Christianity. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christianity - History - Religion | Christian Theology - Pneumatology |
| Dewey: 231.309 |
| LCCN: 2009006447 |
| Series: Vigiliae Christianae, Supplements |
| Physical Information: 0.78" H x 6.54" W x 9.73" (1.27 lbs) 238 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book discusses the occurrence of angelic imagery in early Christian discourse about the Holy Spirit. Taking as its entry-point Clement of Alexandria's less explored writings, Excerpta ex Theodoto, Eclogae propheticae, and Adumbrationes, it shows that Clement's angelomorphic pneumatology occurs in tandem with spirit christology, within a theological framework still characterized by a binitarian orientation. This complex theological articulation, supported by the exegesis of specific biblical passages (Zech 4: 10; Isa 11: 2-3; Matt 18:10), reworks Jewish and Christian traditions about the seven first-created angels, and constitutes a relatively widespread phenomenon in early Christianity. Evidence to support this claim is presented in the course of separate studies of Revelation, the Shepherd of Hermas, Justin Martyr, and Aphrahat. |