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BL
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712038
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b534227
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| Main Entry
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Behr, John.
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| Title & Author
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Asceticism and anthropology in Irenaeus and Clement /\ John Behr.
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| Publication Statement
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Oxford ;New York :: Oxford University Press,, 2000.
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| Series Statement
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Oxford early Christian studies
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xi, 261 p. ;; 23 cm.
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| ISBN
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0198270003 (alk. paper)
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: 9780198270003 (alk. paper)
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [225]-254) and indexes.
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| Contents
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Pt. I. Irenaeus of Lyons: From Breath to Spirit. Ch. 1. The Economy of God. I. The Handiwork of God. II. The Temporality of the Economy. III. The Sign of Jonah. IV. The Unfolding of the Economy. V. At the End, the Beginning. Ch. 2. The Human Formation. Ch. 3. Human Growth -- Pt. II. Clement of Alexandria: Tiptoeing on the Earth. Ch. 4. Anthropology. Ch. 5. Rebirth and Christian Life. Ch. 6. The Higher Christian Life: gnosis, apatheia, agape.
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| Abstract
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"The book examines the ways in which Irenaeus and Clement understood what it means to be human. By exploring these writings from within their own theological perspectives, Dr. Behr also offers a theological critique of the prevailing approach to the asceticism of Late Antiquity."--BOOK JACKET.
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Clement,approximately 150-approximately 215.
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Irenaeus
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Asceticism-- History-- Early church, ca. 30-600.
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Theological anthropology-- Christianity-- History of doctrines-- Early church, ca. 30-600.
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BV5023.B44 2000
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