Illumination in Basil of Caesareas's Doctrine of the Holy Spirit : /

If Basil of Caesarea receives mention in a standard course of lectures on Christian theology or history it is as the first person to write a dedicated discourse on the Holy Spirit. Ironically, the primary question about Basil for scholars is whether he fully believed in the divinity of the Holy Spir...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: McConnell, Timothy P. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Baltimore, Maryland : Project Muse, 2014
Series:Emerging scholars.
Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Basil, > Saint, Bishop of Caesarea, > approximately 329-379.
Holy Spirit > History of doctrines > Early church, ca. 30-600.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Abbreviations
  • Preface
  • Introduction : Basil and knowledge of God
  • Illumination and the Holy Spirit
  • In divine light--baptism as illumination
  • The divine light over creation
  • The divine light over scripture
  • Conclusion: to speak of the spirit of God
  • Bibliography
  • Index of subjects and names
  • Index of Biblical references.

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