From logos to trinity: the evolution of religious beliefs from Pythagoras to Tertullian

This book presents a critical evaluation of the doctrine of the Trinity, tracing its development and investigating the intellectual, philosophical and theological background that shaped this influential doctrine of Christianity. Despite the centrality of Trinitarian thought to Christianity and its i...

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Autor principal: Hillar, Marian (Author)
Tipo de documento: Recurso Electrónico Livro
Idioma:Inglês
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Publicado em: Cambridge Cambridge Univ. Press 2011
Em:Ano: 2011
Análises:[Rezension von: Hillar, Marian, From Logos to Trinity: The Evolution of Religious Beliefs from Pythagoras to Tertullian] (2015) (Frizzell, Lawrence)
(Cadeias de) Palavra- chave padrão:B Grécia (Antiguidade) / Filosofia / Recepção / Cristianismo primitivo / Doutrina da trindade
B Logos / Termo
Outras palavras-chave:B Trinity History of doctrines
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Resumo:This book presents a critical evaluation of the doctrine of the Trinity, tracing its development and investigating the intellectual, philosophical and theological background that shaped this influential doctrine of Christianity. Despite the centrality of Trinitarian thought to Christianity and its importance as one of the fundamental tenets that differentiates Christianity from Judaism and Islam, the doctrine is not fully formulated in the canon of Christian scriptural texts. Instead, it evolved through the conflation of selective pieces of scripture with the philosophical and religious ideas of ancient Hellenistic milieu. Marian Hillar analyzes the development of Trinitarian thought during the formative years of Christianity from its roots in ancient Greek philosophical concepts and religious thinking in the Mediterranean region. He identifies several important sources of Trinitarian thought heretofore largely ignored by scholars, including the Greek middle-Platonic philosophical writings of Numenius and Egyptian metaphysical writings and monuments representing divinity as a triune entity
Foreword / by Anthony Buzzard -- The logos in Greek culture -- The logos in Judaism -- The development of Jewish Messianic traditions: the source of Christian scrupture and doctrines -- Development of the Hellenistic Christian doctrine -- Justin Martyr and the logos -- Justin Martyr and the metaphysical triad -- Terullian, originator of the trinity -- Tertullian and the son of God -- Thomas Aquinas and the accepted concept of the Trinity -- Appendix I: The possible sources for the development of the Christian Trinitarian concepts -- Appendix II: Egyptian chronology
Descrição do item:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:1139003976
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1017/CBO9781139003971