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 God in Early Christian Thought: Essays in Memory of Lloyd G. Patterson.

Contents

• • Preliminary Material (i-vi)   (99K)
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    • Contents
  • Introduction (1-8)   (67K)
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    • God
    • Traditions
    • Signs
    • Practice
    • Lloyd Patterson
    • Thanks
  • Who Is The Demiurge? Irenaeus' Picture Of God In Adversus Haereses 2 (9-36)   (201K)
  • God Beyond Knowing: Clement Of Alexandria And Discourse (37-60)   (193K)
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    • Naming God
    • Perceiving God
    • Sharing Eternity
    • Resembling God
  • God In Early Latin Theology: Tertullian And The Trinity (61-82)   (152K)
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    • Introduction
    • Economic Growth: The Trinitarian History Of God
    • The Paraclete In Parables
    • Pneumatology And The Paraclete
    • Conclusion
  • Knowing God In The Theological Orations Of Gregory Of Nazianzus: The Heritage Of Origen (83-104)   (174K)
  • God And Methodius: Use Of, And Background To, The Term Απροσδεησ As A Description Of God In The Works Of Methodius Of Olympus (105-122)   (158K)
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    • 1. The Texts And The Problem
    • 2. The Application Of The Term Πρσδε Σ To God In The Works Of Ancient Authors Known, Or Possibly Known, To Methodius
    • 3. The Use Of The Term Πρσδες With Regard To Creation In The Works Of Ancient Authors (Possibly) Known To Methodius
    • 4. Evaluation
  • Patristic Exegesis And The Arithmetic Of The Divine From The Apologists To Athanasius (123-150)   (193K)
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    • Christian Proclamation
    • Apologia Contra Iudaeos
    • Apologia Contra Gentes
    • Doctrinal Exegesis After Nicea
  • The Holy Spirit In Gregory Nazianzen: The Pneumatology Of Oration 31 (151-162)   (116K)
  • Divine Semiotics And The Way To The Triune God In Augustine'S De Trinitate (163-194)   (200K)
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    • Introduction
    • The Semiotic Method Of De Trinitate: Signs And Things And Faith And Sight
    • A Reading Of The Semiotic Structure Of De Trinitate:
    • Conclusion: The Sign, The Icon, And The Idol: Augustine And Marion
  • Ephrem'S Doctrine Of God (195-238)   (291K)
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    • 1. Introduction
    • 2. Historical Context
    • 3. Deus Absconditus—Deus Revelatus
    • 4. Knowledge Of God
    • 5. Theological Discourse: The Place Of Speech And Silence
    • 6. Divine Names
    • 7. Other Metaphors For God
    • 8. The Trinity
  • Trinitarian Theology In Early Christian Anaphoras (239-270)   (204K)
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    • 1. Introduction
    • 2. The Anaphora Of Chrysostom
    • 3. The Didache
    • 4. Justin Martyr
    • 5. “From” Justin Martyr “To” The Anaphora Of Addai And Mari And Sharar
    • 6. The Liturgy Of St. Mark
    • 7. The Egyptian Anaphora Of St. Basil
    • 8. Egyptian Local Rites
    • 9. The “Mystery” Of Hippolytus: The Apostolic Tradition
    • 10. The Apostolic Constitutions VII
    • 11. The Apostolic Constitutions VIII
    • 12. Does Doctrine Shape Liturgy Or Liturgy Shape Doctrine?
    • What Can We Learn From This Study?
  • Theophany And The Invisible God In Early Christian Theology And Art (271-296)   (695K)
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    • Justin Martyr
    • Irenaeus
    • Tertullian
    • Origen
    • The Visible God Of Christian Art
  • God And The Poor In Early Christian Thought (297-322)   (260K)
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    • Christ And The Poor In Early Christian Thought
    • Tensions Over Heterodox Christology In Early Christian Philanthropy
    • Christ ‘Philanthropist’ And The Last Judgement: The Subsumed Poor
    • Conclusion
  • The Persons In God And The Person Of Christ In Patristic Theology: An Argument For Parallel Development (323-350)   (202K)
  • God And Storms In Early Christian Thought (351-360)   (102K)
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    • God Controls The Weather
  • Bibliography (361-374)   (130K)
  • Biblical And Para-Biblical Literature (375-394)   (118K)
  • Index Rerum (395-410)   (112K)