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The practical Christology of Philoxenos of Mabbug / David A. Michelson.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Oxford early Christian studiesPublication details: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2014.Description: x, 243 p. : 1 map ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9780198722960 (hardback)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 232 23
Contents:
Introduction : the world of Philoxenos of Mabbug : a practical context for understanding late-antique Christology -- Ordaining Satan : practical considerations in the divine oikonomia -- In pursuit of divine knowledge : patristic sources of Philoxenos' theological epistemology -- Proof texts for the ineffable : on knowing Christ through Scripture -- "Though he cannot be eaten, we consume him" : Christological threats to liturgical practice -- Beginning the discipleship of Christ : theological conflict as ascesis and spiritual struggle -- Conclusion : Christological polemics in the context of spiritual practice.
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"The book began life as a dissertation supervised by Peter Brown at Princeton University."--P. [vii].

Includes bibliography (p. [213]-236) and indexes.

Introduction : the world of Philoxenos of Mabbug : a practical context for understanding late-antique Christology -- Ordaining Satan : practical considerations in the divine oikonomia -- In pursuit of divine knowledge : patristic sources of Philoxenos' theological epistemology -- Proof texts for the ineffable : on knowing Christ through Scripture -- "Though he cannot be eaten, we consume him" : Christological threats to liturgical practice -- Beginning the discipleship of Christ : theological conflict as ascesis and spiritual struggle -- Conclusion : Christological polemics in the context of spiritual practice.