Mystery and the making of a Christian historical consciousness : from Paul to the second century / T.J. Lang.

"This book offers the first detailed analysis of 'mystery' and the accompanying discourse of new revelation in early Christianity. It explores how various authors, beginning with Paul, appealed to previously hidden but newly revealed mysteries in order to ground Christian claims in th...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author: Lang, T. J., 1980-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, [2015]
Series:Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die neutestamentliche Wissenschaft und die Kunde der älteren Kirche ; Beiheft 219.
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgements
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. ̐¿ưyvxj"ulrp in the Undisputed Pauline Letters
  • 3. ̐¿ưyvxj"ulrp and the Deuteropauline Mystery Schema of Revelation. Part 1: Ephesians and Colossians
  • 4. ̐¿ưyvxj"ulrp and the Deuteropauline Mystery Schema of Revelation. Part 2: The Pastoral Epistles and the Romans 16:25-27 Doxology
  • 5. Mystery and History in the Letters of Ignatius and the Epistle to Diognetus
  • 6. Mystery, Scriptural Meaning, and the "Grace to Understand" in Justin Martyr's Dialogue with Trypho
  • 7. Mystery, Scriptural Meaning, and Ritual Performance in Melito's Peri Pascha
  • 8. Mystery, Scriptural Meaning, and the Unity of God in Tertullian and his Against Marcion
  • Conclusion
  • Bibliography
  • Index of names
  • Index of Ancient Sources.
  • 4.3 The Pastoral Epistles 4.3.1 1 Timothy ; 4.3.2 2 Timothy and Titus ; 4.4 Conclusion ; 5 Mystery and History in the Letters of Ignatius and the Epistle to Diognetus ; 5.1 Introduction ; 5.2 Ignatius of Antioch ; 5.2.1 Ignatius and Paul ; 5.2.2 Μυστήριον in the Ignatian Letters.