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Irenaeus of Lyons (The Early Church Fathers)
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 270.1092
EAN: 9780415118385
Edition: 1
ISBN: 0415118387
Label: Routledge
Manufacturer: Routledge
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 224
Publication Date: December 16, 1996
Publisher: Routledge
Studio: Routledge
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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. Here, Robert M. Grant offers 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 will also be an invaluable resource for students of the Early Church.
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.
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Rating:  - An incomplete edition
The introduction to Irenaeus's methodology is brief, but very useful. The text of Against Heresies, however, is only an incomplete reproduction of an earlier translation. If you are looking for the whole text of Against Heresies, this book does not contain it.
Rating:  - Good Collection of Irenaeus's works
This work attempts to introduce the reader to the important Church Father Irenaeus, who presided as a Bishop in Lyons in around the 2nd century AD.
Irenaeus is remembered today for his long anti-Gnostic polemic called the 'Detection and Overthrow of Gnosis, so Falsely called.' Irenaeus was strongly concerned to differentiate what he saw as Orthodox, correct Christianity as handed on by the Apostles and confirmed by scripture, with the bizarre and chaotic mythology of the diverse Gnostic ... Read More
Rating: - Great Work - Important Pieces Missing
Overall, a great little book. The introductory sections by Grant are really helpful. My only real complaint is that it does not have every chapter or paragraph. Nowhere was this mentioned; neither in the preface, nor introductory chapters. So buyers need to know that this is an abridged addition. I was really disappointed when I realized, for example, that Book III chapter 2 was missing. I think this is a significant chapter in the book. There are lots of other chapters, & whole paragraphs missing. ... Read More
Rating: - Concise Introduction to the World of Irenaeus
I found Dr. Grant's work to be well-written and lucid. If there are those who are willing to criticize his work for not revealing every little detail about the life of St. Irenaeus, it's because we actually don't know much about him above what he wrote and the later comments of other writers - most of them incidental to other conversations. Grant has collected the essential information about the Bishop of Lyons and has, in my opinion, covered the most interesting parts of "Against Heresies" in his translation. ... Read More
Rating:  - Use any other book.
I was looking for an impartial, scholarly assessment of what little we know about Irenaeus of Lyons, his role in the history of the Roman Catholic church, and a nice translation of "Against Heresies." This book offers none of that.
First, the prose is bloated and overblown. Mr. Grant likens Irenaeus' contribution to Christian history as being like a gothic column; this simile is inappropriate in so many ways, I don't know where to begin. He is obviously enamored of his subject, but his enthusiasm doesn't ... Read More
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