Irenaeus of Lyons / Robert M. Grant.

ISBN:

9780203136171

9780415118378

9780415118385

9781280651878

Title:

Irenaeus of Lyons / Robert M. Grant.

Author:

Grant, Robert M. (Robert McQueen), 1917-2014.

Personal Author:

Grant, Robert M. (Robert McQueen), 1917-2014.

Publication Information:

London ; New York : Routledge, 1997.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (214 pages).

Series:

The early church fathers

Contents:

The life of Irenaeus -- Gnostic origins -- Against the Valentinians -- Christian books and traditions -- Greek education against gnosticism -- Rhetoric in theology -- [Text of] Translation against heresies : on the detection and refutation of the knowledge falsely so called : Books I-V.

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Personal Subject:

Irenaeus, Saint, Bishop of Lyon.

Irenaeus, Saint, Bishop of Lyons.

Irénée, saint, évêque de Lyon.

Subject Term:

Christian saints -- France -- Biography.

Format:

Electronic Resources

Electronic Access:

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Publication Date:

1997

Publication Information:

London ; New York : Routledge, 1997.

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Summary

During the second century the Christian world was shaken by the Gnostics. Irenaeus came from Asia Minor via Rome to become bishop of Lyons, clarify Christian doctrines and fight the Gnostics with a major, five-volume work. He was a living part of his contemporary culture and his approach filled early Christian thought with new life.
The writings of Irenaeus exist as a whole only in Latin and Armenian. This study offers new translations of significant parts of his work, critically based on a complete reconstruction of the original Greek in the French series Sources Chretiennes. This collection of sources will also be an invaluable resource for students of the Early Church.

Author Notes

Robert M.Grant has taught for nearly fifty years at the Divinity School of the University of Chicago, working and writing intensively on second-century Gnosticism. His most recent book is Heresy and Criticism (1993).