Image, word and God in the early Christian centuries

Image, word and God in the early Christian centuries / Mark Edwards.

This book investigates the concept of logos in pagan, Jewish and Christian thought, with a view to elucidating the polyphonic functions which the word acquired when used in theological discourse. Edwards presents a survey of theological applications of the term Logos in Greek, Jewish and Christian t...

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Main Author: Edwards, M. J. (Mark J.)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Farnham, Surrey, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, ©2013.
Series:Ashgate studies in philosophy & theology in late antiquity.
Subjects:
30-600
Logos (Philosophy)
Philosophy, Ancient.
Logos (Christian theology) > History of doctrines > Early church, ca. 30-600.
Incarnation.
Christianity.
Judaism.
BIBLES > General.
RELIGION > Biblical Reference > General.
RELIGION > Biblical Reference > Handbooks.
Christianity
Incarnation
Judaism
Philosophy, Ancient
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Contents; Introduction; 1 Seeing and Hearing God in the Old Testament; 2 Seeing and Hearing God in the New Testament; 3 Word and Image in Classical Greek Philosophy; 4 Philosophers and Sophists of the Early Roman Era; 5 Image, Text and Incarnation in the Second Century; 6 Image, Text and Incarnation in the Third Century; 7 Neoplatonism and the Arts; 8 Image, Text and Incarnation in the Fourth Century; 9 Myth and Text in Proclus; 10 The Christianity of Christian Platonism; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

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