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Gregory of Nazianzus, a 4th-century bishop of Constantinople,
receives relatively little attention from modern Western scholars,
yet he is one of the most influential theologians in the history of
Christian doctrine. Many modern Christians understand their
religious beliefs through ideas originally expounded by Gregory,
yet probably would not recognize his name. As an advocate for the
conceptual understanding of the Trinity, Gregory set precedents for
the way his fellow and future Christians would perceive and worship
God. Holding that Jesus was both fully divine and fully human,
Gregory added new complexity to Christianitys grasp of the
mysterious relationship between the Son and the Father. He also
explored the nature of the Holy Spirit by means of scriptural
analysis, both in the Hebrew Scriptures and the New Testament.
Gregorys enlightening revelations resonate throughout the varied
religious landscape of Christian creed, cult, and code. Christopher
A. Beeley examines Gregorys doctrine of the Trinity in the full
range of his theological and practical vision of the Christian
life. Beeley examines and analyzes Gregorys teachings on the
purification, illumination, and limitations of the theologian; the
saving work of Christ within the context of Gregorys understanding
of salvation; the place of the Holy Spirit in the work of the
Trinity; and the Trinitarian purpose of pastoral ministry. This
book combines expansive coverage of Gregorys works with meticulous
close-readings and analyses to impart new interpretations in the
areas of Christology, Pneumatology, and Christian ministry.
No period of history was more formative for the development of
Christianity than the patristic age, when church leaders, monks,
and laity established the standard features of Christianity as we
know it today. Combining historical and theological analysis,
Christopher Beeley presents a detailed and far-reaching account of
how key theologians and church councils understood the most central
element of their faith, the identity and significance of Jesus
Christ. Focusing particularly on the question of how Christ can be
both human and divine and reassessing both officially orthodox and
heretical figures, Beeley traces how an authoritative theological
tradition was constructed. His book holds major implications for
contemporary theology, church history, and ecumenical discussions,
and it is bound to revolutionize the way in which patristic
tradition is understood.
Using the wisdom of the past to address the challenges of the
present, Christopher Beeley's Leading God's People presents key
principles of church leadership as they were taught by great
pastor-theologians of the early church, including Gregory of
Nazianzus, Ambrose, Augustine, Chrysostom, and Gregory the Great.
The past thirty years have seen an unprecedented level of interest
in early Christian biblical interpretation, from major scholarly
initiatives to more popular resources aimed at pastors and general
readers. The fields of Biblical Studies and Patristics/Early
Christian Studies each arrived at the study of early Christian
biblical interpretation largely from their own standpoints, and
they tend to operate in relative isolation from one another. This
books aims to bring the two fields into closer conversation, in
order to suggest new avenues into the study of the deeply biblical
dimension of patristic theology as well as the contribution that
patristic exegesis can make to contemporary views of how best to
interpret the Bible. Based on a multi-year consultation in the
Society of Biblical Literature, The Bible and Early Trinitarian
Theology features leading scholars from both fields, who bring new
insights to the relationship between patristic exegesis and current
strategies of biblical interpretation, specifically with reference
to the doctrine of the Trinity. Following an account of how each
field came to study patristic exegesis, the book offers new studies
of Trinitarian theology in Old Testament, Johannine, and Pauline
biblical texts and the patristic interpretation of them, combining
the insights of modern historical criticism with classical
historical theology. It promises to make a valuable contribution to
both fields, suggesting several new avenue into the study of early
biblical literature and the development of Trinitarian theology.
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