04345nam a2200409 a 4500 ebr10349144 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 090217s2009 ne sb 001 0 eng 2009006447 9789004174146 (hardback : alk. paper) 9004174141 (hardback : alk. paper) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)575871230 BT119 .B83 2009eb 231/.309015 22 11.51 bcl Bucur, Bogdan Gabriel. Angelomorphic pneumatology [electronic resource] : Clement of Alexandria and other early Christian witnesses / by Bogdan Gabriel Bucur. Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2009. xxix, 232 p. Supplements to Vigiliae Christianae, 0920-623X ; v. 95 Includes bibliographical references (p. [195]-215) and indexes. Introduction -- Angelomorphic pneumatology in Clement of Alexandria -- "The other Clement" and angelomorphic pneumatology -- Prolegomena : the place of the hypotyposeis in the Clementine Corpus -- Protreptikos, paidagogos, didaskalos -- Ethics, physics, epoptics -- Physics to epoptics : ma'asse beresh�it to ma'asse merkavah -- The hypotyposeis and later orthodoxy -- Clement on divine unity and the cosmic multiplicity -- Unity and multiplicity in the logos -- Unity and multiplicity in the Spirit -- Clement's "celestial hierarchy" -- The principles of the hierarchy -- The function of the hierarchy -- Clement on the interior ascent -- Clement's theory of prophetic inspiration -- Clement's understanding of "spirit of Christ" and "Paraclete" -- "Spirit of Christ" -- "Paraclete" -- Angelic or angelomorphic pneumatology? -- Excursus: Matt. 18:10 and Clement's Protoctists -- The larger theological framework for Clement's angelomorphic pneumatology -- Binitarian monotheism in Clement of Alexandria -- Spirit christology in Clement of Alexandria -- A final look at Clement's speculations on unity and diversity -- Angelomorphic pneumatology in Clement's predecessors -- Angelomorphic pneumatology in the book of Revelation -- The "seven spirits" in Revelation and Clement's Protoctists -- Who are the "seven spirits"? -- Binitarianism and spirit Christology in Revelation -- The phenomenon of prophecy in Revelation -- Angelomorphic pneumatology in the Shepherd of Hermas -- Pneuma as an angelic being -- Pneuma as the Son of God -- Pneuma in the Fifth similitude -- Excursus: "Flesh" in the Fifth similitude -- Further clarifications on the Shepherd's angelomorphic pneumatology -- The Son of God and the angelomorphic Holy Spirit in Justin Martyr -- Difficulties with Justin Martyr's use of pneuma -- Justin Martyr on "the powers of the Spirit" -- A witness from the East : Aphrahat, the Persian Sage -- Angelomorphic pneumatology in Aphrahat -- Aphrahat's views : "many aberrations and very crass statements" -- The seven operations of the Spirit are six -- "The Spirit is not always found with those that receive it" -- An older exegetical tradition -- Cramer versus Kretschmar -- The larger theological framework for Aphrahat's angelomorphic pneumatology -- Difficulties of Aphrahat's pneumatology -- The Holy Spirit and the move from unity to multiplicity -- Excursus: "Wisdom" and "power" as pneumatological terms -- The "fragmentary" gift of the Spirit and angelomorphic pneumatology -- "The other Clement" -- Angelomorphic pneumatology and the history of Christian thought. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Clement, of Alexandria, Saint, ca. 150-ca. 215. Hermas, 2nd cent. Shepherd. Justin, Martyr, Saint. Aphraates, the Persian sage, fl. 337-345. Holy Spirit History of doctrines Early church, ca. 30-600. Angels Christianity History of doctrines Early church, ca. 30-600. Electronic books. local ebrary, Inc. Supplements to Vigiliae Christianae ; v. 95. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10349144 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 42252 42252