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The Church as Paradise and the Way Therein: Early Christian Appropriation of Genesis 3:22-24

by Christopher Graham

  • Hardback
  • 264 pages
  • Publisher: Brill
  • 16.1 x 23.7 x 2.3 cm

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For theologians and scholars of church history.

Explains the early church's view of Genesis 3:22.

Shows you the path to reconnect with divine truth.

Discover how early Christians used the imagery of Paradise to define the mission and identity of the Church.

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In The Church as Paradise and the Way Therein: Early Christian Appropriation of Genesis 3:22-24, Christopher A. Graham demonstrates that early Christian authors employed the words "paradise" and "way" as allusions to the expulsion narrative (Genesis 3:22-24) to signify that the benefits available in protological Paradise were once again accessible in and through Jesus and the Church. The centrality of the expulsion narrative in their literary milieus gave these authors confidence that readers would discern these allusions. After considering the reception of the expulsion in texts circulating within the early Christian milieu, Graham turns to the texts of Luke and Irenaeus of Lyons. Both authors drew from an interpretive tradition in which a return to Paradise was desirable. Both celebrated Jesus's reversal of Adam's expulsion and the constitution of Jesus's followers as the location and means by which humanity could continue to access divine truth and life. For both authors, the Church is Paradise and the way therein.

  • Title

    The Church as Paradise and the Way Therein: Early Christian Appropriation of Genesis 3:22-24

  • Author

    Christopher Graham

  • Book Format

    Hardcover

  • Publisher

    Brill

  • Published

    May 2017

  • Weight

    500g

  • Page Count

    264

  • Dimensions

    16.1 x 23.7 x 2.3 cm

  • ISBN

    9789004341814

  • ISBN-10

    9004341811

  • Eden Code

    4709064