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The Senior Saviour of Irenaeus: Jesus and the Stages of Life

Journal of Theological Studies
In Against Heresies 2.22, Irenaeus makes a well-known statement about the length of Jesus’ life: Jesus lived to be nearly 50 years old, thus passing through and ‘sanctifying’ every stage of human life before his death.
Philip Abbott
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The Discussion on the Cause of the Pleroma in Irenaeus of Lyon, Aduersus Haereses 2, 15-16

Augustinianum
This article examines Irenaeus of Lyon’s critique of the Valentinian account of the Pleroma in Aduersus haereses 2, 15-16, focusing on his arguments about the origin and rationale of aeonic emissions.
J. J. Ayán Calvo, A. Gutiérrez
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Stephen O Presley, The Intertextual Reception of Genesis 1–3 in Irenaeus of Lyons

, 2020
Irenaeus of Lyons is known as an early Christian apologist and theologian of creation. He has also been called the first biblical theologian. All of these elements are in view in Stephen Presley’s The Intertextual Reception of Genesis 1–3 in Irenaeus of ...
Daniel Driver
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Faith, Piety, and Salvation in Irenaeus of Lyons

Irenaeus’ soteriology is often celebrated as containing many profound themes—Christus Victor, recapitulation, deification, and more. Little, however, has been said about how Irenaeus thought these benefit individual human beings, or relate to the ...
Grayden McCashen
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Jesus at Fifty: Irenaeus on John 8:57 and the Age of Jesus

, 2020
Irenaeus’s reading of John 8:57, especially his conclusion that Jesus was approximately 50 at the time of his crucifixion, is well known. While secondary scholarship typically explains Irenaeus’s exegesis of this text with reference to his possible ...
D. White
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Lived Theology: Spirit, Economy, and Asceticism in Irenaeus and His Readers

Vigiliae christianae (Print), 2019
Salvation lies at the heart of Irenaeus’ thought. His two surviving works not only declare helping his readers’ communities toward salvation as their purpose, but even contain prayers and meditations for the Valentinians’ salvation.
Paul Saieg
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Scholarly Frameworks for Reading Irenaeus: The Question of Theophanies

Vigiliae christianae (Print), 2018
Irenaeus’ understanding of Old Testament theophanies and their exegesis is one of the loci of marked disagreement in scholarship. After a detailed survey of the various scholarly positions, this article argues against the oft-repeated judgment that ...
B. Bucur
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Before Valentinus: The Gnostics of Irenaeus

, 2023
Einar Thomassen
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Irenaeus' Gratitude and Derrida's Gift: Time, Death, Life

Philosophy, Theology and the Sciences, 2022
J. Behr
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Irenaeus, the Scriptures, and the Apostolic Writings

, 2022
Kenneth Laing
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