The letter and the spirit
Subtitle: a history of interpretation from Origen to Luther
By: Wai-Shing Chau.
Series: American university studies.; v. 167
Publisher: P. Lang; Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften, Peter
Published: 1995
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 250
Subjects: Letter and spirit antithesis (Pauline doctrine) -- History of doctrines.; Letter and spirit antithesis (Pauline doctrine)
Description: The Pauline antithesis of the letter and the spirit has been widely adopted by the church. But until now there has been no historical study of this concept. This book, in tracing the interpretation of this Pauline antithesis by seven major church fathers, attempts to show that the understanding of the letter and the spirit is closely related to the theological and hermeneutical principles of the various fathers.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [225]-250).