A. Wesley Carr, Wesley Carr

Angels and Principalities

The Background, Meaning and Development of the Pauline Phrase Hai Archai Kai Hai Exousiai
Herausgeber: Court, John

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Refutes the notion that early Christians believed that mighty forces of evil were ranged against man.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Juni 2005
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 366g
• ISBN-13: 9780521018753
• ISBN-10: 0521018757
• Artikelnr.: 22129035

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Abbreviations
General introduction
Part I. The Background to Paul's Thought on the Powers: 1. The environment in which Paul worked
2. The powers in Jewish and pagan thought
Part II. Exegesis of Pauline Texts: 3. The powers and Christ triumphant
4. The powers and the spiritual world
5. The powers and the political world
Part III. The Post-Pauline Development: 6. Texts within the New Testament
7. Ignatius of Antioch
8. The angelomorphic Christology of early Jewish Christianity
9. The Greek apologists
10. Clement of Alexandria
11. The influence of gnosticism
12. Origen
Part IV. Final Remarks: Notes
Select bibliography
Index.