Eric Osborn's book presents a major study of Irenaeus (125-200), bishop of Lyons, who attacked Gnostic theosophy with positive ideas as well as negative critiques. Irenaeus's combination of argument and imagery, logic and aesthetic, was directed to a new document, the Christian bible. Dominated by a
Irenaeus of Lyons
โ Scribed by Robert M. Grant
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Year
- 1997
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 228
- Category
- Library
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Synopsis
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.
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<p>Selected texts with Introduction, Translation and Annotation.</p>
<p>Selected texts with Introduction, Translation and Annotation.</p>