Ancient Apologetic Exegesis

Introducing and Recovering Theophilus's World

von Stuart E. Parsons

254 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

An astute study of the exegetical methods of Theophilus of Antioch, showing how modern studies have often misunderstood the apologists of the 2nd century.Taking a radical new approach to second-century theology, 'Ancient Apologetic Exegesis' examines the work of Saint Theophilus of Antioch, with a full understanding of the man and his times. The second century is often dismissed by theologians, despite a near-living memory of Jesus and his apostles from only a generation or two prior, but Stuart E. Parsons shows that a distinctive biblical exegesis was used by those second-century apologists who challenged Greco-Roman pagan religionists. Current literature misunderstands second-century exegetical approaches, but by looking behind anachronistic views of ancient genre, literacy, and rhetoric, we can rediscover a forgotten form of early Christian exegesis.

• Reihe: James Clarke
• ISBN: 9780227175422
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 30.07.2015
• Größe: 229 x 152 mm
• Verlag: Boydell & Brewer Ltd