The rhetoric of faith : Irenaeus and the structure of the Adversus haereses / Scott D. Moringiello

Author: Moringiello, Scott D.
Published: Washington, D.C. : The Catholic University of America Press, [2019]
Physical Description: xxi, 213 pages ; 23 cm

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Contents

Silence -- Fiction -- Manifestation -- Prophecy -- Judgment.

Summary

"Through a close reading of the Adversus Haereses of Irenaeus of Lyon and comparison with Graeco-Roman rhetorical texts, the author makes the case that Irenaeus structured his argument around the articles of faith of the Church and shows how this structure built on tropes from the Graeco-Roman rhetorical tradition"--

Subject(s)

Irenaeus, Saint, Bishop of Lyon. Adversus haereses
Adversus haereses (Irenaeus, Saint, Bishop of Lyon)
Theology, Doctrinal—Early works to 1800
Rhetoric, Ancient
Rhetoric—Religious aspects—Christianity
Greek language—Religious aspects—Christianity
Theology, Doctrinal

Genre(s)

Early works

ISBN

9780813232607 (cloth)
0813232600

Bibliography Note

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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