Angelomorphic Pneumatology: Clement of Alexandria and Other Early Christian Witnesses (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9789004174146)

This book discusses the occurrence of angelic imagery in early Christian discourse about the Holy Spirit. Taking as its entry-point Clement of Alexandria's less explored writings, Excerpta ex Theodoto, Eclogae propheticae, and Adumbrationes, it shows that Clement's angelomorphic pneumatology occurs in tandem with spirit christology, within a theological framework still characterized by a binitarian orientation. This complex theological articulation, supported by the exegesis of specific biblical passages (Zech 4: 10; Isa 11: 2-3; Matt 18:10), reworks Jewish and Christian traditions about the seven first-created angels, and constitutes a relatively widespread phenomenon in early Christianity. Evidence to support this claim is presented in the course of separate studies of Revelation, the Shepherd of Hermas, Justin Martyr, and Aphrahat.

Author: Bogdan Bucur
ISBN-10: 9004174141
ISBN-13: 9789004174146
Publisher: Brill
Language: English
Published: 05/20/2009
Pages: 238
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.27lbs
Size: 9.73h x 6.54w x 0.78d

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 11/01/2009 pg. 26