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2 - Knowledge of the Real

Irenaeus of Lyons and Aesthetic Knowing

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 October 2023

Alex Fogleman
Alex Fogleman
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Baylor University, Texas
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The catechumenate emerged in the late second century during the period when Christianity was transitioning from a loose collection of school churches to a more unified monepiscopate. Irenaeus’s writings bear witness to the aesthetic character of knowledge in early Christian catechetical teaching during this time. For Irenaeus, the rule of truth serves as a pedagogical tool enabling new Christians to perceive the unity of creation and Scripture. This chapter looks at catechetical terminology and appeals to the Rule of Truth in Aduersus haereses and the Demonstratio.

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IrenaeusmonepiscopacyaestheticsRule of TruthDemonstratio
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Knowledge, Faith, and Early Christian Initiation , pp. 46 - 68
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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  • Knowledge of the Real
  • Alex Fogleman, Baylor University, Texas
  • Book: Knowledge, Faith, and Early Christian Initiation
  • Online publication: 11 October 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009377430.004
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  • Knowledge of the Real
  • Alex Fogleman, Baylor University, Texas
  • Book: Knowledge, Faith, and Early Christian Initiation
  • Online publication: 11 October 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009377430.004
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  • Knowledge of the Real
  • Alex Fogleman, Baylor University, Texas
  • Book: Knowledge, Faith, and Early Christian Initiation
  • Online publication: 11 October 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009377430.004
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