Includes bibliographical references (pages [211]-231) and index.
Irenaeus of Lyons : ambassador for peace, reconciliation, and toleration -- Vienne and Lyons -- The Christian communities in Rome -- Irenaeus and Florinus, Eleutherus and Victor -- Irenaeus and Polycarp -- The chronology of Irenaeus' life and writings -- Against the heresies -- Structure -- Refutation and overthrowal (haer. 1-2) -- The glory of God (haer. 3-5) -- The concise word -- The arc of the economy -- The work of God -- The symphony of salvation -- Living humans beings, the martyrs.
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In this contextual study of Irenaeus of Lyons, the first great theologian of the Christian tradition, John Behr sets Irenaeus both within his own context of the second century and our contemporary context.