Battle for Immortality of the Soul in Early Christianity

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Tatian's Versus Greek Concepts of the Soul in Context

Inbunden, Engelska, 2026

1 799 kr

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How has humanity in general and Judeo-Christianity in particular dealt with the question of the immortality of its soul in history? In this book, Jeremiah Mutie digs deep into the pages of history to answer this central question. The book traces the pre-Tatian Greek philosophical concepts of the soul to argue that compared to the various Greek views on the soul (especially the Platonic and the Middle Platonic views), and with some caveats, Tatian’s views come closest to the Old and New Testament fate of the human soul. This book participates in an ongoing discussion on the fate of the human soul and explores Tatian’s battle with the Greeks about the immortality of the human soul.

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Utgivningsdatum2026-06-11
Mått152 x 229 x 25 mm
Vikt454 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor224
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN9781666967340

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In The Battle for Immortality of the Soul in Early Christianity, Jeremiah Mutie delivers a deep and timely study that reaches back to the church’s earliest debates that sheds light on one of today’s most pressing theological questions: what does it mean to be human? Today, as Christians wrestle with Genesis and the compatibility of special creation with evolutionary accounts, Mutie’s analysis of Tatian’s rejection of Greek notions of the soul as naturally immortal offers a vital corrective. He shows that for Tatian—and for Scripture—immortality is a divine gift given by our Creator. This insight reframes modern discussions of personhood and the image of God that challenge both materialist evolution and transhumanist hopes. This book is a must-read for theologians, pastors, and students seeking to recover a biblical understanding of the soul rooted in creation, redemption, and resurrection.