Irenaeus of Lyons / Edition 1

by Robert M. Grant

Overview

During the second century the Christian world was shaken by the Gnostics. Irenaeus came from Asia Minor via Rome to become bishop of Lyons, clarify Christian doctrines and fight the Gnostics with a major, five-volume work. He was a living part of his contemporary culture and his approach filled early Christian thought with new life.
The writings of Irenaeus exist as a whole only in Latin and Armenian. 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. This collection of sources will also be an invaluable resource for students of the Early Church.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415118385
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	11/21/1996
Series:	The Early Church Fathers
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	5.44(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

Robert M.Grant has taught for nearly fifty years at the Divinity School of the University of Chicago, working and writing intensively on second-century Gnosticism. His most recent book is Heresy and Criticism (1993).

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 The Life of Irenaeus; Chapter 2 Gnostic Origins; Chapter 3 Against the Valentinians; Chapter 4 Christian Books and Traditions; Chapter 5 Greek Education Against Gnosticism; Chapter 6 Rhetoric in Theology; Part 1 Translation Against Heresies; Chapter 7 Preface To Books I and II; Chapter 8 Book I; Chapter 9 Book II; Chapter 10 Book III; Chapter 11 Book IV; Chapter 12 Book V;

Editorial Reviews

‘Grant writes simply and stight forwarldy, allowing extensive quotations from Irenaeus to illustrate his expositions'

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