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Irenaeus (/ ɪ r ɪ ˈ n eɪ ə s / or / ˌ aɪ r ɪ ˈ n iː ə s /; Ancient Greek: Εἰρηναῖος, romanized: Eirēnaîos; c. 122 – c. 202 AD) [4] was a Greek bishop noted for his role in guiding and expanding Christian communities in the southern regions of present-day France and, more widely, for the development of Christian theology by combating heterodox or Gnostic ...
Irenaeus believed the first stage is complete, but the second stage requires humans to develop and grow into the likeness of God, a stage which Irenaeus believed is still in progress. He believed that, in order to achieve moral perfection, humans must be given free choice, with the actual possibility of choosing to do evil. [ 14 ]
[1] [page needed] Notable for the theology of history are Irenaeus's emphasis on the unity of the Old and New Testaments in Against Heresies [2] [page needed] and Augustine's explication of that unity through the "two cities" theme in The City of God [3] [page needed] (Books XI–XXII). Closely related are the exegetical methods by which ...
Irenaeus (2nd century – c. 202) Lawrence S. Cunningham, and separately, Kugel and Greer state that Irenaeus's statement in Against Heresies Chapter X 1–2 (written c. 180 AD) is the first recorded reference to the existence of a "Church" with a core set of shared beliefs as opposed to the ideas of dissident groups. [8] [9] Irenaeus states: [8]
Irenaeus (c. 130 – c. 202 AD) offered one of the earliest articulations of a cosmic Christology in his Against Heresies.In his theory of atonement, Irenaeus speaks about how all of humanity was created good but tainted by sin, but that all of creation was "recapitulated" and restored under the new headship of Christ.
St. Irenaeus of Lyons: John Behr: 18 On the Dormition of Mary: Early Patristic Homilies: Brian E. Daley, S.J. 19 On the Mother of God: St. Jacob of Serug: Mary T. Hansbury: 20 On Pascha: St. Melito of Sardis: Alistair Stewart-Sykes: discontinued 21 On God and Man: The Theological Poetry of St. Gregory of Nazianzus: St. Gregory of Nazianzus ...
Almighty God", John, according to Irenaeus, by means of John 1:1-5, presented Almighty God as the Creator – "by His Word." And while Cerinthus made a distinction between the man Jesus and "the Christ from above", who descended on the man Jesus at his baptism , John, according to Irenaeus, presented the pre-existent Word and Jesus Christ as ...
According to Irenaeus, this verse was used by the Gnostics to argue that "the handiwork of God is not saved." [19] Irenaeus also polemicized against Marcion of Sinope, who preached that the creator God of the Hebrew Bible and the Father of Jesus Christ were two different Gods. Irenaeus argues that the same God who sent Jesus to the Earth also ...
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