Athanasius' use of the Gospel of John
Subtitle: a rhetorical analysis of Athanasius' Orations against the Arians
By: Wijnand Adrianus Boezelman
Series: Gorgias studies in early Christianity and patristics -- 77; Gorgias studies in early Christianity and patristics -- 77.
Publisher: Gorgias Press
Published: 2021
Place of publication: Piscataway, NJ
Language: eng
Number of pages: 395
ISBN-13: 9781463242572
Subjects: Criticism, interpretation; History; Arianism; Bible; Orations of S. Athanasius against the Arians (Athanasius, Saint, Patriarch of Alexandria)
Description: "The Orations against the Arians are an important landmark in the development of Christological and Trinitarian doctrine. The Orations contain extensive references to the Christian Scriptures and are steeped in rhetoric. The use of Scripture and polemical rhetoric against Athanasius' theological opponents, the Arians, is intricately interwoven. This monograph offers a rhetorical analysis of the Orations against the Arians to demonstrate the interplay of scriptural reasoning and polemic in Athanasius' work. In this way, Boezelman's study provides a fresh perspective on the reception of John's Gospel in the fourth century"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Conceptual framework; title: General remarks about the Orations against the Arians; title: Analysis of Oration I; title: Analysis of Oration II; title: Analysis of Oration III.