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KlappentextThis book is an in-depth examination of the pneumatology of Origen of Alexandria. Justin J. Lee argues that Origen conceives of the Holy Spirit as a divine person, but inferior in nature in both person and work. This can be discerned from his understanding of the Son and Father, as well as the influence of Middle Platonism on his theological and cosmological framework. Ontologically, Origens understanding of Trinity is a hierarchy of divine persons in which the greater ministers to the existence of the lower. Origens pneumatology can be best understood by examining how he speaks about the work of the Holy Spirit. The Spirit participates in the divine work of salvation, reflecting an economic Trinity of shared work and will. The Spirits primary role is to indwell and assist the saints. There are two major actions of the Holy Spirits work: (1) the downward action of God, where the Spirit is the distributor of the divine gifts and graces and (2) the Spirits upward work of revelation and sanctification, by which he leads the saints to the Son and Father. The Spirit thus serves as the practical and personal initiator of believers into the greater processes of salvation and deification.
ZusammenfassungThis monograph is the first in-depth study of the pneumatology of Origen of Alexandria. It approaches Origen's pneumatology by looking at how he understands the person and work of the Holy Spirit in the context of the divine work of salvation.
This book argues that Origen's pneumatology can best be understood not through the anachronistic lens of Trinity, but by how he understands the Spirit's work: as downward and upward divine actions that reflect the Spirit's place in the divine economy of salvation.
This book argues that Origen's pneumatology can best be understood not through the anachronistic lens of Trinity, but by how he understands the Spirit's work: as downward and upward divine actions that reflect the Spirit's place in the divine economy of salvation.
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ISBN/GTIN978-3-525-56736-4
ProduktartBuch
EinbandartGebunden
Verlag
Erscheinungsjahr2023
Erscheinungsdatum23.01.2023
Auflage1. Edition
Reihen-Nr.Band 124
Seiten260 Seiten
SpracheEnglisch
Gewicht603 g
Artikel-Nr.51088060
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