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With increasing interaction between Eastern and Western theologians, several recent biblical interpreters have characterised Paul s soteriology as theosis, or deification. In response to these affirmations, Ben C. Blackwell explores the anthropological dimension of Paul s soteriology to determine how helpful this characterisation is. Utilising the Wirkungsgeschichte of the Pauline letters, he first examines two Greek patristic interpreters of Paul - Irenaeus and Cyril of Alexandria - to clarify what deification entails and to determine which Pauline texts they used to support their soteriological constructions. The monograph then focuses on Paul s soteriology expressed in Romans 8 and 2 Corinthians 3-5 (with excursus on other passages) and explores how believers embody Christ s death and life, his suffering and glory, through the Spirit. Blackwell concludes with a comparison of deification as presented by these two Greek patristic interpreters and Paul s soteriology, noting the substantial overlap as well as key differences.

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• Full title: Christosis
• Subtitle: Pauline Soteriology in Light of Deification in Irenaeus and Cyril of Alexandria. Dissertationsschrift
• Author: Ben C. Blackwell
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 329
• EAN: 9783161516726
• ID: 01460418
• Publisher: JCB Mohr (Paul Siebeck)
• Weight: 524 g
• Dimensions: 232 × 160 × 19 mm
• Date of publishing: 14. November 2011

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