Irenaeus on the Trinity.

Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Orientation -- Methodology -- Plan -- Chapter 1 The Dissimilar Contexts of Irenaeus and the Apologists -- Irenaeus -- Life -- Influences -- Justin -- Theophilus -- His Opponents -- Philosophy -- Irenaeus' Occasion for Writing -- Apologists -- Lives -- The Apologists' Occasion for Writing -- Conclusion -- Chapter 2 God the Father -- The Apologists -- The Identity of God -- The Nature of God -- Irenaeus -- The Identity of God -- The Nature of God -- Conclusion -- Chapter 3 The Logos of God -- The Apologists -- Logos Theology -- The Generation of the Logos -- Irenaeus -- Logos Theology -- The Generation of the Logos -- Conclusion -- Chapter 4 The Sophia of God -- The Apologists -- Justin -- Athenagoras -- Theophilus -- Irenaeus -- The Holy Spirit as the Sophia of God -- The Holy Spirit Creates -- The Holy Spirit Reveals -- Conclusion -- Chapter 5 God, Logos, Sophia -- The Apologists -- Justin -- Athenagoras -- Theophilus -- Irenaeus -- The Triune God in Himself -- The Triune God in Relation to the Economy -- The Trinity in Creation -- The Trinity in Redemption -- Conclusion -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index of Ancient Sources -- Index of Names and Subjects -- Index of Modern Authors.

In this work, Jackson Lashier provides a fresh reading of Irenaeus' understanding of God, in dialogue with his opponents and sources, revealing a more developed Trinitarian theology than is commonly accorded the second century in general and Irenaeus in particular.

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