Christosis : engaging Paul's soteriology with his patristic interpreters / Ben C. Blackwell.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-288) and index.

Machine generated contents note: I.Setting the Stage -- 1.Introduction -- 1.The Question -- 2.Review of Literature -- 2.1.Histories of Deification -- 2.1.1.Jules Gross -- 2.1.2.Norman Russell -- 2.2.Morna Hooker -- 2.3.Stephen Finlan -- 2.4.M. David Litwa -- 2.5.Michael Gorman -- 2.6.Issues and Questions -- 3.Route of Study: History of Interpretation -- 3.1.Two Paths -- 3.2.Hermeneutical Justification and Methodology -- 3.3.Conclusion -- 4.Selection of Patristic Theologians -- 4.1.Criteria For Selection -- 4.2.Selection of Irenaeus as the Early Writer -- 4.3.Selection of Cyril of Alexandria as the Later Writer -- 4.4.Formulations of Deification -- 5.Conclusion -- II.Patristic Views of Deification -- 2.Deification in Irenaeus -- 1.Introduction -- 2.God and Humanity -- 2.1.The Creator and His Two Hands -- 2.2.Humanity: The Created -- 2.3.The Work of Christ and the Spirit -- 3.Humanity and God -- 3.1.Believers as `Gods' and Psalm 82 -- 3.1.1.`Gods' and Divine Adoption (3.6.1--3) --

Contents note continued: 3.1.2.`Gods', Adoption, and Immortality (3.19.1--2) -- 3.1.3.The Adopted as `Gods' (4.Pr.4; 4.1.1) -- 3.1.4.`Gods' but Not Perfect From the Beginning (4.38.1--4; 4.39.1--3) -- 3.2.Being `Like Gods' and Knowing Good and Evil -- 3.2.1.Against Heresies 3.20--23 -- 3.2.2.Against Heresies 4.38--39 -- 3.2.3.Against Heresies 5.20--23 -- 3.2.4.Deification and Knowing Good and Evil -- 3.3.Relational Models -- 3.3.1.Adoption as Children of God -- 3.3.2.The Vision of God -- 3.3.3.Union, Communion, and Participation -- 3.4.Anthropological Effects -- 3.4.1.Immortality and Incorruption -- 3.4.2.Progress -- 3.4.3.Image and Likeness -- 4.Conclusion -- 4.1.Irenaeus' Soteriology -- 4.2.Deification in Irenaeus -- 4.3.Irenaeus and Paul -- 3.Deification in Cyril of Alexandria -- 1.Introduction -- 2.The Trinity, Humanity, and Soteriology -- 2.1.The Trinity -- 2.2.Humanity -- 2.2.1.Humans are Composite -- 2.2.2.Humans are Derivative -- 2.2.3.Problem of Sin --

Contents note continued: 2.3.Cyril's Soteriology -- 2.3.1.Christ's Baptism -- 2.3.2.Salvation Accomplished and Realised -- 3.Deification -- 3.1.Scriptural References -- 3.1.1.Believers as Gods and Ps 82.6 -- 3.1.2.Participation in the Divine Nature and 2 Pet 1.4 -- 3.1.2.1.In Luc. 3.21--23 -- 3.1.2.2.In Jo. 17.18--23 -- 3.2.Central Themes -- 3.2.1.Basis: Nature versus Grace -- 3.2.2.Means: Participation in the Divine -- 3.2.3.Result: Likeness to God -- 3.2.3.1.Restored Life -- 3.2.3.2.Restored Sanctification -- 3.2.4.Adoption as Children of God -- 4.Conclusion -- 4.1.Deification in Cyril -- 4.2.Cyril and Paul -- 4.Patristic Summary and Questions for Paul -- 1.Patristic Summary -- 1.1.Problems and Solutions -- 1.2.Likeness to God -- 1.3.Relational Participation -- 1.4.Creation, Nature, and Grace -- 1.5.Pauline Texts and Themes -- 1.6.Conclusion -- 2.Paul and His Patristic Interpreters -- 2.1.Questions for Paul -- 2.1.1.Areas of Interest -- 2.1.2.Proposed Questions --

Contents note continued: 2.2.Pauline Passages -- III.Pauline Soteriology -- 5.Romans 8 -- 1.Introduction -- 1.1.Romans 8 -- 1.2.Summary of Chapter 8 -- 2.Powers and Divine Presence: 8.1--13 -- 2.1.The Law and The Spirit (8.1--2, 4) -- 2.2.God Condemns Sin: Incarnation, Death, and Resurrection (8.3-4-) -- 2.3.Spheres of Existence: Flesh and Spirit (8.4--13) -- 2.3.1.The Problem of the Flesh -- 2.3.2.The Life of the Spirit -- 2.4.Conclusion -- 2.5.Excursus: Colossians 2.6--3.4 -- 2.5.1.Colossians 2.9: `All the fullness of deity dwells in him bodily' -- 2.5.2.Colossians 2.10: `You are filled in him' -- 2.5.2.1.Presence of Salvation -- 2.5.2.2.Noetic Enlightenment -- 2.5.2.3.Functional Mission -- 2.5.3.Filled with Christ: The Embodiment of Christ's Death and Life -- 2.5.4.Conclusion: Christoformity is Theoformity -- 3.Adoption: 8.14--17 -- 3.1.Adoption and the People of God -- 3.2.Adoption as Liberation -- 3.3.Adoption as Eschatological Reality --

Contents note continued: 3.4.Excursus: Galatians 3.23--4.11 -- 3.5.Conclusion -- 4.Conformation to Christ: 8.17--30 -- 4.1.Suffering and Glory -- 4.1.1.Suffering With Christ -- 4.1.2.Being Glorified With Christ -- 4.2.Sonship as Conformation -- 4.3.Adam, Creation, and Re-creation -- 4.4.Conclusion -- 5.Summary and Conclusion -- 5.1.Primary Questions -- 5.1.1.The Shape of Soteriology: Death and Life -- 5.1.2.The Timing: Present/Future -- 5.1.3.The Means: Participation in the Divine -- 5.1.4.Eschatology and Protology -- 5.2.Conclusion -- 6.2 Corinthians 3-5 -- 1.Introduction -- 2.The Spirit, Life, and Transformation: 3.1--4.6 -- 2.1.Spirit of the New Covenant (3.1--6) -- 2.2.Transformation into Unveiled Glory (3.7--18) -- 2.2.1.Moses' Glory (3.7-11) -- 2.2.2.Moses' Veil (3.12-18) -- 2.2.3.Glory and Transformation (3.18) -- 2.3.Transformation and Deification (3.18) -- 2.4.The Glory of Christ (4.1--6) -- 2.5.Conclusion -- 3.Death and Life in Christ: 4.7--5.10 --

Contents note continued: 3.1.Embodying Christ's Death and Life (4.7--15) -- Excursus: The Body -- 3.2.Excursus: Philippians 2-3 -- 3.3.Hope of Resurrection (4.16--5.10) -- 3.3.1.2.Corinthians 4.16--18 -- 3.3.2.2.Corinthians 5.1--10 -- 3.4.Excursus: 1 Corinthians 15 -- 3.5.Conclusion -- 4.Salvation Explored: 5.11--6.2 -- 4.1.Death and Life in Christ (5.11--15) -- 4.2.New Creation, Reconciliation, and Righteousness (5.16--6.2) -- 4.2.1.New Creation: 2 Corinthians 5.17 -- 4.2.2.Reconciliation: 2 Corinthians 5.18--20 -- 4.2.3.Sin and Righteousness: 2 Corinthians 5.21 -- 4.3.Conclusion -- 5.Summary and Conclusion -- 5.1.Questions -- 5.1.1.The Shape of Soteriology and When It Occurs -- 5.1.1.1.Problems -- 5.1.1.2.Present Salvation -- 5.1.1.3.Future Salvation -- 5.1.2.How It Occurs -- 5.1.3.Eschatology and Protology -- 5.2.Conclusion -- 7.Summary of Paul's Soteriology -- 1.Introduction -- 2.Shape and Timing of Pauline Soteriology -- 3.How This Soteriology Comes About --

Contents note continued: 4.Continuity and Discontinuity with Creation -- IV.Conclusion -- 8.Conclusion -- 1.Patristic Soteriology -- 1.1.Irenaeus -- 1.2.Cyril -- 1.3.Synthesis -- 2.Pauline Soteriology -- 3.Analysis and Conclusions -- 3.1.Common Emphases -- 3.1.1.Life, Incorruption, and Glory -- 3.1.2.Image of God -- 3.1.3.Participatory Triune Divine Encounter -- 3.2.Distinct Pauline Emphases: Law and Suffering -- 3.2.1.Law and Righteousness -- 3.2.2.Suffering -- 3.3.Conclusions -- 4.Significance and Implications -- 5.Further Study -- 6.Final Reflections.