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Ignatius of Antioch : a commentary on the Letters of Ignatius of Antioch / by William R. Schoedel ; edited by Helmut Koester.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Publication details: Philadelphia : Fortress Press, ?1985.Description: xxii, 305 pages : illustrations ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 0800660161
  • 9780800660161
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • BR65.I34 S36 1985
Contents:
pt. 1. The letters of Ignatius in the Christian tradition: -- The theological role of the letters of Ignatius -- The three recensions -- The modern consensus -- Challenges to the consensus -- pt. 2. Literary character of the letters of Ignatius: -- Epistolary form -- Ignatius' rhetoric -- Semi-credal patterns and hymnic elements -- Quotations and allusions -- pt. 3. Historical and social context: -- Ignatius and the church in Antioch -- Ignatius' journey as history and as theater -- Boundaries within the church -- Ignatius' self-effacement -- The church and hellenistic society -- Ignatius in Rome -- pt. 4. Religious and intellectual background: -- Ignatius and the mystery religions -- Ignatius and Gnosticism -- Ignatius and Jewish Christianity -- Ignatius and Hellenistic Judaism -- Ignatius and popular Hellenistic culture -- p. 5. Ignatian themes: God -- Incarnation -- Eucharist -- Unity -- Ministry -- Flesh and spirit -- Fllesh and blood -- Faith and love -- Hope -- Passion and resurrection -- Beginning and end -- Attaining God -- Imitation -- Ephesians -- Magnesians -- Trallians -- Romans -- Philedelphians -- Smyrnaeans -- Polycarp.
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Main Collection Books John Brown University Library Main BR65 .I34 S36 1985 Available 39524100405467

Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-288).

Includes indexes.

pt. 1. The letters of Ignatius in the Christian tradition: -- The theological role of the letters of Ignatius -- The three recensions -- The modern consensus -- Challenges to the consensus -- pt. 2. Literary character of the letters of Ignatius: -- Epistolary form -- Ignatius' rhetoric -- Semi-credal patterns and hymnic elements -- Quotations and allusions -- pt. 3. Historical and social context: -- Ignatius and the church in Antioch -- Ignatius' journey as history and as theater -- Boundaries within the church -- Ignatius' self-effacement -- The church and hellenistic society -- Ignatius in Rome -- pt. 4. Religious and intellectual background: -- Ignatius and the mystery religions -- Ignatius and Gnosticism -- Ignatius and Jewish Christianity -- Ignatius and Hellenistic Judaism -- Ignatius and popular Hellenistic culture -- p. 5. Ignatian themes: God -- Incarnation -- Eucharist -- Unity -- Ministry -- Flesh and spirit -- Fllesh and blood -- Faith and love -- Hope -- Passion and resurrection -- Beginning and end -- Attaining God -- Imitation -- Ephesians -- Magnesians -- Trallians -- Romans -- Philedelphians -- Smyrnaeans -- Polycarp.

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