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The Doctrine of Deification in the Greek Patristic Tradition.
Deification was not only a pagan concept but a metaphor for a deeply Christian view of the purpose of human life. Norman Russell brings together much recent research on the Church Fathers from the second to the seventh centuries, offering an analysis of their spiritual teaching and setting it within...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford :
Oxford University Press, UK,
2006.
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| Colección: | Oxford early Christian studies.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Deification was not only a pagan concept but a metaphor for a deeply Christian view of the purpose of human life. Norman Russell brings together much recent research on the Church Fathers from the second to the seventh centuries, offering an analysis of their spiritual teaching and setting it within the context of the times. - ;Deification in the Greek patristic tradition was the fulfilment of the destiny for which humanity was created - not merely salvation from sin but entry into the fullness of the divine life of the Trinity. This book, the first on the subject for over sixty years, traces. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (433 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780191532719 0191532711 9780191695636 0191695637 |