Irenaeus
IRENAEUS (c. 130–c. 200) was a bishop of Lyons (177/78–c. 200), theologian, and antiheretical writer. Claimed by both Roman Catholics and Protestants as their progenitor, Irenae...
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In the essay that follows, Harris analyzes Irenaeus's On the Apostolic Teaching and observes that the treatise is in many ways conventional, marred by historical inaccuracies, and unexpectedly ...
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In the following essay, Wingren studies the significance of God's absolute power as Creator and of the relationship between Christ and man in Irenaeus's theology.
God the Creator
Our ...
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In the following essay, Lawson contends that in Irenaeus's writings on both the Old and the New Testament, exegesis is subjective and allegorical. Superscript numbers next to biblical reference...
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In the essay below, Smith examines the history, form, style, and structure of Irenaeus's Proof of the Apostolic Preaching. Smith states that Irenaeus's motivation for writing the treatis...
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In the essay below, Timothy examines the content and structure of Irenaeus's Adversus haereses, demonstrating Irenaeus's skill in refuting the arguments of the Gnostics.
In the manner...
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In the following essay, Unger provides an overview of Irenaeus's Adversus haereses and argues that with the composition of this treatise, Irenaeus earned the right to be called the founder of C...
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In the essay below, Tiessen investigates Irenaeus's doctrine of divine revelation as it pertains to the “non-Christian” and compares this doctrine with the modern notion of ȁ...
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For years, Lent meant huge chunks of fried fish on Fridays for George Ehrman, a longtime parishioner at Our Lady of Guadalupe in this northeast Ohio town.But the dinner plate was decidedly lighter ...
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For years, Lent meant huge chunks of fried fish on Fridays for George Ehrman, a longtime parishioner at Our Lady of Guadalupe in this northeast Ohio town.But the dinner plate was decidedly lighter ...
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For years, Lent meant huge chunks of fried fish on Fridays for George Ehrman, a longtime parishioner at Our Lady of Guadalupe in this northeast Ohio town.But the dinner plate was decidedly lighter ...
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Cologne, Germany (dpa) - Cardinal Joachim Meisner, the archbishop
of Cologne, has triggered a storm in Germany by using the word
"degenerate" to describe irreligious art.
...
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