a condensation of Against heresies Irenaeus Saint, Bishop of Lyon creator Payton, James R. 1947- text Electronic books. Early works. enk Cambridge, U.K James Clarke & Co. 2012 monographic eng

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1 online resource (xix, 195 pages) Annotation With this distillation readers now have access to Irenaeus' rich presentation of the Christian faith, saturated in a thorough knowledge of Scripture and steadfastly rooted in the apostolic tradition of the early church. For anyone who wants to know what the early Christian church had received and passed on from the apostles. Frontcover; Title; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Introduction; The Life of Irenaeus; Opposing Gnosticism; The General Gnostic Pattern; Gnostic Christianity; Irenaeus ' Presentation of Christianity; Unity and Coherence; One Lord, One Faith, One History; Recapitulation; Significance of Against Heresies; First in a Long Line; An Audacious but Unanswered Claim; Irenaeus and "Normative" Christianity; Structure of Against Heresies; Book 1; Book 2; Book 3; Book 4; Book 5; Bibliography; Back cover. James R. Payton Jr. Gnosticism Early works to 1800 Theology, Doctrinal Early works to 1800 Apologetics Early works to 1800 RELIGION Christianity Catechisms Apologetics Gnosticism Theology, Doctrinal RELIGION / History BR65.I63 A3313 2012eb 238.1 Payton Jr, James R. Havertown : James Clarke & Co, ©2012 0227900170 9780227900178 22573/ctt1cg81n4 JSTOR http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=814386 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=814386 E7B 121227 20200709060156.0 ocn844250232 eng