The Christian Doctrine of Apokatastasis: A Critical Assessment from the New Testament to Eriugena

by Ilaria Ramelli

The theory of apokatastasis (restoration), most famously defended by the Alexandrian exegete, philosopher and theologian Origen, has its roots in both Greek philosophy and Jewish-Christian Scriptures and literature, and became a major theologico-soteriological doctrine in patristics. This monograph--the first comprehensive, systematic scholarly study of the history of the Christian apokatastasis doctrine--argues its presence and Christological...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 900424509X
• ISBN13: 9789004245099
• Release Date: August 2013
• Publisher: Brill
• Length: 912 Pages
• Weight: 3.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.0" x 6.5" x 9.5"