Scholarly Frameworks for Reading Irenaeus: The Question of Theophanies
Irenaeus’ understanding of Old Testament theophanies and their exegesis is one of the loci of marked disagreement in scholarship. After a detailed survey of the various scholarly positions, this article argues against the oft-repeated judgment that Irenaeus’ treatment of theophanies would set forth...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2018
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| In: |
Vigiliae Christianae
Year: 2018, Volume: 72, Issue: 3, Pages: 255-282 |
| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity NBC Doctrine of God NBF Christology |
| Further subjects: | B
Theophanies
exegesis
Irenaeus
Justin
Tertullian
Orbe
Ochagavía
Behr
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| Summary: | Irenaeus’ understanding of Old Testament theophanies and their exegesis is one of the loci of marked disagreement in scholarship. After a detailed survey of the various scholarly positions, this article argues against the oft-repeated judgment that Irenaeus’ treatment of theophanies would set forth a theological corrective to, or even an explicit rebuttal of, Justin of Neapolis’ Logos-theology, and shows that Irenaeus’ exesis of theophanies is also consistent with that of authors who have read Adv. haer. (Tertullian, Clement of Alexandria, and Origen). If the bishop of Lyons participated fully in the tradition of interpreting Old Testament theophanies as “Christophanies,” it follows that some strands of scholarship are severe misreadings of Irenaeus. |
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| Physical Description: | Online-Ressource |
| ISSN: | 1570-0720 |
| Contains: | In: Vigiliae Christianae
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15700720-12341357 |