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Gregory of Nyssa's tabernacle imagery in its Jewish and Christian contexts /Ann Conway-Jones.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Publication details: Oxford : Oxford University Press, (c)2014.Description: 1 online resourceContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780191783166
  • 9780191024603
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • BM535 .G744 2014
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Contents:
Gregory of Nyssa and Life of Moses -- Biblical contexts -- Alexandrian contexts -- Heavenly ascent contexts -- Darkness -- The tabernacle not made with hands -- Christological interpretation -- Divine names -- Heavenly powers -- The earthly tabernacle -- Heavenly and earthly worship -- The holy of holies -- The priestly vestments -- The value of heuristic comparison -- Conclusions.
Summary: This volume identifies Gregory's biblical sources as well as the influences of both his Alexandrian predecessors (Philo, Clement, and Origen) and his fourth-century context, before comparing the life to other heavenly-ascent texts.
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Includes bibliographies and index.

This volume identifies Gregory's biblical sources as well as the influences of both his Alexandrian predecessors (Philo, Clement, and Origen) and his fourth-century context, before comparing the life to other heavenly-ascent texts.

Gregory, the tabernacle, and heavenly ascent -- Gregory of Nyssa and Life of Moses -- Biblical contexts -- Alexandrian contexts -- Heavenly ascent contexts -- Darkness -- The tabernacle not made with hands -- Christological interpretation -- Divine names -- Heavenly powers -- The earthly tabernacle -- Heavenly and earthly worship -- The holy of holies -- The priestly vestments -- The value of heuristic comparison -- Conclusions.

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