03248cam a2200565Ka 4500 ocn818846526 OCoLC 20200709055649.0 m d cr unu 121124s2013 enk ob 001 0 eng d EBLCP eng EBLCP OCLCO OCLCQ N$T 9781409406464 (electronic bk.) 1409406466 (electronic bk.) (OCoLC)818846526 504312 (N$T) B187.L6 BIB 000000 bisacsh REL 006160 bisacsh REL 006680 bisacsh 220.13 N$TA Edwards, M. J. (Mark J.) Image, word, and God in the early Christian centuries [electronic resource] / by Mark Edwards. Farnham : Ashgate Pub., 2013. 1 online resource. Ashgate studies in philosophy & theology in late antiquity Includes bibliographical references and index. 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. 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 thought from Plato to Augustine and Proclus. Bringing together materials which are rarely synthesized in modern study, this book shows how Greek and biblical thought part company in their appraisal of the capacity of reason to grasp the nature of God, and how in consequence verbal revelation plays a. Description based on print version record. BIBLES / General. bisacsh RELIGION / Biblical Reference / General. bisacsh RELIGION / Biblical Reference / Handbooks. bisacsh Logos (Philosophy) Philosophy, Ancient. Logos (Christian theology) History of doctrines Early church, ca. 30-600. Incarnation. Christianity. Judaism. Electronic books. Print version: Edwards, Mark Image, Word and God in the Early Christian Centuries Farnham : Ashgate Publishing Ltd, c2013 9781409406457 Ashgate studies in philosophy & theology in late antiquity. Ebook Library http://public.eblib.com/EBLPublic/PublicView.do?ptiID=1068885 EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=504312 EBL - Ebook Library EBLB EBL1068885 EBSCOhost EBSC 504312 Cpp1723AUTO 02 N$T 52057 52057