TY  - BOOK
AU  - Michelson,David Allen
TI  - The practical Christology of Philoxenos of Mabbug
T2  - Oxford early Christian studies
SN  - 9780198722960 (hardback)
U1  - 232 23
PY  - 2014///
CY  - Oxford
PB  - Oxford University Press
KW  - Philoxenus,
KW  - Jesus Christ
KW  - Theology
KW  - History
KW  - Early church, ca. 30-600
N1  - "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
ER  -