Angelomorphic pneumatology : Clement of Alexandria and other early Christian witnesses / / by Bogdan Gabriel Bucur.
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...
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| Superior document: | Supplements to Vigiliae Christianae, v. 95 |
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| Year of Publication: | 2009 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Supplements to Vigiliae Christianae ;
v. 95. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (268 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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| Summary: | 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. |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [195]-215) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 1282400975 9786612400971 9047444485 |
| ISSN: | 0920-623X ; |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | by Bogdan Gabriel Bucur. |