Ignatius of Antioch’s Letter to the Ephesians 19.1 and the Hidden Mysteries: A Trajectory of Interpretation from Origen to Thomas Aquinas
The article relates and expounds a little-known interpretative trajectory, extending from Origen to Thomas Aquinas, that transmits the basic theological content of Ignatius of Antioch’s Letter to the Ephesians 19.1. Part I provides a three-pronged, non-exhaustive exploration of the most important li...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
[2017]
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The journal of theological studies
Year: 2017, Volume: 68, Issue: 1, Pages: 93-120 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Ignatius, Antiochenus -110, Ad Ephesios 19,1
/ Incarnation of Jesus Christ
/ Seclusion
/ Reception
/ History 200-1300
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| IxTheo Classification: | HC New Testament KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity KAC Church history 500-1500; Middle Ages NBF Christology |
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| Summary: | The article relates and expounds a little-known interpretative trajectory, extending from Origen to Thomas Aquinas, that transmits the basic theological content of Ignatius of Antioch’s Letter to the Ephesians 19.1. Part I provides a three-pronged, non-exhaustive exploration of the most important literary and historical contexts of the verse, treating the wider letter, the verse’s Gnostic and Judaic milieu, and its canonical milieu. I argue that this assessment of Ignatius’s text is an indispensable aid in providing a thorough exposition and assessment of the subsequent interpretative trajectory. Part II attends to the trajectory itself, wherein I situate chronologically the texts of Origen, Ambrose, Jerome, and Thomas Aquinas, noting throughout the most significant theological developments in each. Finally, I offer a modest analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of this trajectory of interpretation, emphasizing above all the notable way in which Ignatius’s theology has, in this case, had a significant effect upon later theological tradition. |
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| ISSN: | 1477-4607 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The journal of theological studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/jts/flx053 |