| The Intertextual Reception of Genesis 1-3 in Irenaeus of Lyons Approx. 300 Pp. Edition Contributor(s): Presley, Stephen O. (Author) |
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ISBN: 9004289909 ISBN-13: 9789004289901 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $180.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Biblical Studies - Exegesis & Hermeneutics |
| Dewey: 222.110 |
| LCCN: 2015008938 |
| Series: Bible in Ancient Christianity |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.3" W x 9.5" (1.40 lbs) 320 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In The Intertextual Reception of Genesis 1-3 in Irenaeus of Lyons, Stephen Presley explores the intertextual nature of Irenaeus' interpretation of Genesis 1-3 by drawing on contemporary discussions on the topic. Irenaeus interprets the creation accounts, Presley argues, in continuity with the rest of the scriptural witness through a series of reading strategies including: a literary sense, prophetic fulfillment, typology, philological associations, organizational strategies, narratival arrangements, prosopological interpretation, illustrative identification, and general-to-particular reasoning. Irenaeus' perspective competes with his Gnostic interlocutors who utilize similar methods of interpretation, but fashion distinctive textual relationships between Genesis 1-3 and other texts. These reading strategies circumscribe precisely how Irenaeus' intertextual exegesis is applied to these creation texts within the integrative structure of his theological perspective. |