Christ the Conqueror of Hell: The Descent into Hades from an Orthodox Perspective
Material type: TextPublication details: Crestwood, New York St. Vladimir`s Seminary Press 2009Description: 231p 22 cmISBN:- 9780881410617
- D98 22 AL284
Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Books | DVK Library Stack -> First Floor -> D | D98 AL284 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 11078725 |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-231).
Introduction -- The descent into Hades in Scripture and patristic tradition -- The New Testament, Apocryphal literature and early Christian poetry -- The patristic tradition -- Eastern Fathers of the second and third centuries -- Eastern Fathers of the fourth century -- Eastern Fathers of the fifth to eighth centuries -- Western church writers -- The descent into Hades in liturgical texts -- Eastern Christian liturgical poetry of the fourth through sixth centuries : from Ephrem the Syrian to Romanos the Melodist -- The hymns of Ephrem the Syrian -- The Kontakia of St. Romanos the Melodist -- Liturgical texts of the Orthodox Church -- The Oktoechos -- The Lenten triodion -- The Pentecostarion -- The theological significance of Christ's descent into Hades -- General church doctrine and personal opinion -- The descent into Hades and the theodicy -- The soteriological implications of the doctrine of the descent into Hades.
There are no comments on this title.