Image, word, and God in the early Christian centuries Edwards, M. J. (Mark J.) creator text bibliography Electronic books. enk Farnham Ashgate Pub. 2013 monographic eng
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1 online resource. 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. 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. by Mark Edwards. Includes bibliographical references and index. BIBLES / General RELIGION / Biblical Reference / General RELIGION / Biblical Reference / Handbooks Logos (Philosophy) Philosophy, Ancient Logos (Christian theology) History of doctrines Early church, ca. 30-600 Incarnation Christianity Judaism B187.L6 220.13 Image, Word and God in the Early Christian Centuries Edwards, Mark Farnham : Ashgate Publishing Ltd, c2013 Ashgate studies in philosophy & theology in late antiquity 9781409406464 (electronic bk.) 1409406466 (electronic bk.) http://public.eblib.com/EBLPublic/PublicView.do?ptiID=1068885 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=504312 http://public.eblib.com/EBLPublic/PublicView.do?ptiID=1068885 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=504312 EBLCP 121124 20200709055649.0 ocn818846526 eng