EarlyChurch.org.uk


Christology in the Early Church


Theology on the Web helps over 2.5 million people every year to find high quality theological resources that will help to equip them to serve God and to know Him better (2 Timothy 2:15). Like other websites that provide free services, it is dependent on donations to enable it to grow and develop and only 0.004% of visitors currently do so. If you would like to support this site, please use one of the options to the right of this message.


Bibliographies

Book or monograph Leland Jennings White, Jesus the Christ: A Bibliography. Wilmington: Glazier, 1987. Pbk. ISBN: 0894536451. pp.156.

Primary Sources

Book or monograph Apollonius of Laodicea, On the Union in Christ of the Body With the Godhead.
Book or monograph Athanasius, Orations Against the Arians.
Book or monograph Basil of Caesarea, Against Eunomius.
Book or monograph Eunomius, Apology.
Book or monograph Gregory of Nazianzus, Theological Orations.
Book or monograph Irenaeus, Against Heresies.
Book or monograph Origen, Dialogue With Heracleides.
Book or monograph Nicene Creed.
Book or monograph Tertullian, Against Praxeas.

Secondary Sources

Article in Journal or Book Boris Bobrinskoy, "The Indwelling of the Spirit in Christ: ‘Pneumatic Christology' in the Cappadocian Fathers," St Vladimir’s Theological Quarterly 28.1 (1984): 49-65.
Article in Journal or Book Gerald Bray, "The Filioque Clause in History and Theology," Tyndale Bulletin 34 (1983): 91-144.
Article in Journal or Book Anthony Briggman, "Irenaeus’ Christology of Mixture," The Journal of Theological Studies 64.2 (Oct. 2013): 516-555.
Article in Journal or Book Sebastian Brock, "The Christology of the Church in the East in the Synods of the Fifth to Early Seventh Centuries: Preliminary Considerations and Materials," George Dion. Dragas, General editor., Aksum - Thyateira. A Festschrift for Archbishop Methodios of Thyateira and Great Britian. London: Thyateira House, 1985. pp.125-142.
Book or monograph Rudolf Bultmann, Jesus and the Word. Prentice Hall & IBD, 1982. Hbk. ISBN: 0684175967.
Book or monograph Harold Bertram Bumpus, The Christological Awareness of Clement of Rome and its Sources. Cambridge, MA: University Press of Cambridge, 1972. pp. xi + 196.
Article in Journal or Book Paul C. Burns, The Christology in Hilary of Poitiers' Commentary on Mathew. Studia Ephemeridis "Augustinianum" 16. Roma: Institutum Patristicum "Augustinianum", 1981. p.149.
Book or monograph Roberta C. Chesnut, Three Monophysite Controversies: Severus of Antioch, Philoxenus of Mabbug, and Jacob of Sarug. Oxford Theological Monographs. London: Oxford University Press, 1976. pp.viii + 158.
Article in Journal or Book Anthony R. Cross, "Baptism, Christology and the Creeds in the Early Church: Implications for Ecumenical Dialogue," In Ecumenism and History: Studies in Honour of John H.Y. Briggs. Carlisle, Cumbria, UK: Paternoster, 2002. pp.23-49.
On-line Resource John V. Dahms, "The Generation of the Son," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 32.4 (Dec. 1989): 493-501.View in PDF format pdf
Book or monograph DeJonge: Christology in ContextMarinus DeJonge, Christology in Context: The Earliest Christian Response to Jesus. Westminster / John Knox, 1988. Pbk. ISBN: 0664250106.
Book or monograph J.A. Dorner, History of the Development of the Doctrine of the Person of Christ, Vol. 1:2. Edinburgh, 1862.
Article in Journal or Book Maurice Dowling, "Proverbs 8:22-31 in the Christology of the Early Church Fathers," Irish Biblical Studies 24 (2002): 99-117.
Article in Journal or Book George Dion Dragas, "The Anti-Apollinarist Christology of St. Gregory of Nyssa: A First Analysis," Greek Orthodox Theological Review 42.3-4 (1997): 299-314.
Article in Journal or Book H.J.W. Drijvers, "Early Forms of Antiochene Christology," C. Laga, J.A. Munitiz and L. van Rompay, eds., After Chalcedon: Studies in Theology and Church History Offered to Prof Albert Van Roey for His Seventieth Birthda. Leuven, Belgium: Uitgeverij Peeters, 1985. pp.99-113.
Article in Journal or Book J. Egan, "Gregory of Nazianzus and the Logos Doctrine," J. Plevnic, ed., Word and Spirit: Essays in Honor of David Michael Stanley. Willowdale, ON: 1975. pp.281-322.
Book or monograph Mark W. Elliot, The Song of Songs and Christology in the Early Church 381-451. Studien Und Texte Zu Antike Und Christentum, 7. Tübingen: Coronet Books Inc., 2000. Pbk. ISBN: 3161473949. pp.217.
Book or monograph Gerald H. Ettlinger, Jesus, Christ and Savior. Wilington: Glazier, 1984. Pbk. ISBN: 0814653146. pp.214.
On-line Resource Richard T. France, "The Worship of Jesus (Laing Lecture for 1980)," Vox Evangelica 12 (1981): 19-33.View in PDF format pdf
Book or monograph Paul R. Fries & Tiran Nersoyan, eds. Christ in East and West. Macon: Mercer, 1987. Hbk. ISBN: 0865542678.
Article in Journal or Book Samuel George, "The Emergence of Christology in the Early Church: A Methodological Survey with Particular Reference to the Anti-Heretical Polemics of Irenaeus of Lyons," The Asia Journal of Theology 24.2 (October 2010): 219-253.
Article in Journal or Book Robert M. Grant, "Conflict in Christology at Antioch.” In Studia Patristica, . Kalamazoo, Mich, 1985. pp.141-150
Book or monograph Grant: Jesus After the GospelsRobert M. Grant, Jesus After the Gospels: The Christ of the Second Century. The Hale Memorial Lectures of Seabury-Western Theological Seminary, 1989. Louisville: Westminster/John Knox, 1990. Pbk. ISBN: 0664221882. pp.134.
Book or monograph Patrick T.R. Gray, The Defense of Chalcedon in the East (451-553). Leiden: Brill, 1979. ISBN: 9004059288. pp.191.
Article in Journal or Book David Neal Greenwood, "New Testament Christology, Athanasian Apologetic, and Pagan Polemic," The Journal of Theological Studies 69.1 (April 2018): 101-105.
Article in Journal or Book R.A. Greer, "The Antiochene Christology," Journal of Theological Studies 17 (1966): 327-41.
Book or monograph Christ in Christian TraditionAloys Grillmeier, Christ in Christian Tradition, Vol. 1, 2nd edn. Atlanta: John Knox, 1975. Pbk. ISBN: 066422301X. pp.624.
Book or monograph Grillmeier: Christ in Christian Tradition, Vol. 2Aloys Grillmeier, Christ in Christian Tradition, Vol. 2. 2nd edn. Atlanta: John Knox, 1995. Hbk. ISBN: 0664219985.
Article in Journal or Book Thor Hall, The Evolution of Christology. Nashville, TN: Abingdon, 1982. ISBN: 978-0687121908. pp.128.
Article in Journal or Book Joseph M. Hallman, "The Seed of Fire: Divine Suffering in the Christology of Cyril of Alexandria and Nestorius of Constantinople," Journal of Early Christian Studies 5.3 (1997): 369-391.
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly Hardy: Christology of the Later FathersEdward Hardy, Christology of the Later Fathers. Library of Christian Classics, Vol. 3. Louisville, KY: Westminster / John Knox, 1995. Pbk. ISBN: 0664241522. e-book: ISBN: 9781646980420. pp.400. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly]
Article in Journal or Book Robert J. Hauck, "The Great Fast: Christology in the Shepherd of Hermas," Anglican Theological Review 75.2 (1993): 187-198.
On-line Resource Peter M. Head, "Tatian's Christology and its influence on the composition of the Diatessaron," Tyndale Bulletin 43.1 (1992): 121-137.View in PDF format pdf
Book or monograph Hurtado: How On Earth Did Jesus Become a God?Larry Hurtado, How On Earth Did Jesus Become a God?: Historical Questions About Earliest Devotion to Jesus. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2005. Pbk. ISBN: 0802828612. pp.240.
Book or monograph J. Jeremias, The Problem of the Historical Jesus. Philadelphia: Fortress, 1972.
On-line Resource Günther Juncker, "Christ As Angel: The Reclamation Of A Primitive Title," Trinity Journal 15.2 (1994): 221-250.View in PDF format pdf
Book or monograph Justinian I, Emperor of the East. On the Person of Christ: The Christology of Emperor Justinian. Crestwood, NY: St Vladimir’s Seminary Press, 1991.
Article in Journal or Book Charles Kannengeiser, "Athanasius of Alexandria and the Foundation of Traditional Christology," Theological Studies 34.1 (March 1973): 103-113.
On-line Resource Roy Kearsley, "The Impact of Greek Concepts of God on the Christology of Cyril of Alexandria," Tyndale Bulletin 43.2 (1992): 307-329. View in PDF format pdf
Article in Journal or Book Dominic Keech, "John Cassian and the Christology of Romans 8,3," Vigiliae Christianae 64.3 (2010): 280-299.
On-line Resource A.N.S. Lane, "The Rationale and Significance of the Virgin Birth," Vox Evangelica 10 (1977): 48-64.View in PDF format pdf
Article in Journal or Book U.M. Lang, "The Christological Controversy at the Synod of Antioch in 268/9," Journal of Theological Studies 51.1 (2000): 54-80.
Book or monograph Longenecker: The Christology of Early Jewish ChristianityRichard N. Longenecker, The Christology of Early Jewish Christianity. Regent College Publishing, 2001. Pbk. ISBN: 1573830291. pp.192.
Book or monograph J. Rebecca L. Lyman, Christology and Cosmology: Models of Divine Activity in Origen, Eusebius and Athanasius. Oxford Theological Monographs. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1993. Hbk. ISBN: 0198267452. pp.192.
Article in Journal or Book Willamina M. Macauley, "The Nature of Christ in Origen's Commentary on John," Scottish Journal of Theology 19.2 (1966): 176-87.
Article in Journal or Book Jerry D. McCoy, "Philosophical Influences on the Doctrine of the Incarnation in Athanasius and Cyril of Alexandria," Encounter 38.4 (Autumn 1977): 362-391.
On-line Resource H. Dermot McDonald, "Development and Christology," Vox Evangelica 9 (1975): 5-27.View in PDF format pdf
Article in Journal or Book Kevin Madigan, "Ancient and High-Medieval Interpretations of Jesus in Gethsemane: Some Reflections on Tradition and Continuity in Christian Thought," Harvard Theological Review 88.1 (1995): 157-173.
On-line Resource I. Howard Marshall, "The Development of Christology in the Early Church," Tyndale Bulletin 18 (1967): 77-93. View in PDF format pdf
Book or monograph John Meyendorff, Christ in Eastern Christian Thought, rev. edn. Crestwood: St. Vladimir's Seminary, 1975. Pbk. ISBN: 0913836273. pp.248.
Article in Journal or Book Lorenzo Perrone, "'Four Gospels, Four Councils'--One Lord Jesus Christ: The Patristic Developments of Christology within the Church of Palestine," Liber Annuus 49 (1999): 357-396.
Book or monograph Richard A. Norris, Manhood and Christ: A Study in the Christology of Theodore of Mopsuestia. London: Oxford University Press, 1963. pp.xv + 274.
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly Norris: The Christological ControversyRichard A. Norris, trans. & ed. The Christological Controversy. Philadelphia, PA: Fortress, 1980. ISBN: 9781451416749. pp.184. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly]
Article in Journal or Book Richard A. Norris, "The Problem of Human Identity in Patristic Christological Speculation," Studia Patristica 17/1 (1982): 147-59.
Book or monograph T.E. Pollard, Johannine Christology and the Early Church. Cambridge, 1970. ISBN: 0521077672. pp.359.
On-line Resource Robert Rainy [1826-1906], The Ancient Catholic Church from the Accession of Trajan to the Fourth General Council [A.D. 98-451]Robert Rainy, The Ancient Catholic Church from the Accession of Trajan to the Fourth General Council [A.D. 98-451]. Edinburgh: T & T Clark, 1902. Hbk. pp.539. View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
On-line Resource Irwin W. Reist, "The Christology of Irenaeus," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 13.4 (Fall 1970): 241-251.View in PDF format pdf
Article in Journal or Book John Henry Paul Reumann, ."Archaeology and Early Christology," James H. Charlesworth, ed., Jesus and Archaeology. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2006.
Article in Journal or Book James M. Robinson, Jesus from Easter to Valentinus (or to the Apostles' Creed)," Journal of Biblical Literature 101 (1982): 5-37.
Article in Journal or Book Grahame Rosolen, "The Incarnational Christology of Athanasius," Phronema 35.2 (2020): 85-95.
Article in Journal or Book J.N. Rowe, "Origen's Conception of Christ as the Paschal Lamb," Studia Evangelica 6 (1968): 311-16.
Article in Journal or Book J.N. Rowe, "Origen's Subordination as Illustrated in His Commentary on St. John's Gospel," Studia Patristica 11 (1972): 222-28.
Article in Journal or Book Robert L. Sample, "The Christology of the Council of Antioch (268 CE) Reconsidered," Church History 48.1 (March 1979): 18-26.
On-line Resource V.C. Samuel. "Some Facts About the Alexandrine Christology," Indian Journal of Theology 11.4 (Oct.-Dec. 1962): 136-142. View in PDF format pdf [Reproduced by kind permission of the copyright holder]
Book or monograph R.V. Sellers, Two Ancient Christologies: A Study in the Christological Thought of the Schools of Alexandria and Antioch in the Early History of Christian Doctrine. London: SPCK, 1940.
On-line Resource James Stalker, “The Christology of the Ancient Church,” Review & Expositor 11.1 (Jan. 1914): 3-8. View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
Article in Journal or Book Cullen I.K. Story, "The Christology of Ignatius of Antioch," Evangelical Quarterly 56.3 (1984): 173-182.
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly Torrance: Christology After ChalcedonIain R. Torrance, Christology After Chalcedon: Serverus of Antioch and Sergius the Monophysite. Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock Publishers, 1998. Pbk. ISBN: 1579101100. pp.268. e-book: Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock, 1998. ISBN: 9781725207127. pp.268. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly]
Article in Journal or Book Philip Turner, ."John Cassian and the Desert Fathers: Sources for Christian Spirituality?" Pro Ecclesia 13.4 (Fall 2004): 466-486.
Article in Journal or Book Thomas Weinandy, "The Soul/Body Analogy and the Incarnation: Cyril of Alexandria," Coptic Church Review 17.3 (1996): 59-66.
Book or monograph Lawrence J. Welch, Christology and Eucharist in the Early Thought of Cyril of Alexandria. International Scholars Publications, 1994. Hbk. ISBN: 1883255139. pp.250.
Article in Journal or Book Lawrence J. Welch, "Logos-Sarx? Sarx and the Soul of Christ in the Early Thought of Cyril of Alexandria," St. Vladimir's Theological Quarterly 38.3 (1994): 271-292.
Article in Journal or Book Kenneth Paul Wesche, "The Union of God and Man in Jesus Christ in the Thought of Gregory of Nazianzus," St. Vladimir's Theological Quarterly 28.2 (1984): 83-98.
Article in Journal or Book Maurice F. Wiles, "The Nature of the Early Debate About Christ's Human Soul," The Journal of Ecclesiastical History 16.2 (1965): 139-151.
Article in Journal or Book George Huntston Williams, "Christology and Church-State Relations in the Fourth Century," Church History 20. 3 (Sept. 1951): 3–33.
Article in Journal or Book George Huntston Williams, "Christology and Church-State Relations in the Fourth Century," Church History 20.4 (Dec. 1951): 3–26.

Related Subjects

God | Christology | Holy Spirit | Trinity

BiblicalStudies.org.uk

Jesus Christ

TheologicalStudies.org.uk

Christology | Trinity

 
Angels | Atonement | Creation | Eschatology | The Fall | Giving | God | Liturgy | Marriage | Monasticism | Missions | Purgatory | Sabbath | Sin | Spiritual Gifts
ABOUT | KEY | SITE MAP | INTRODUCTIONS | BIBLE | COUNCILS & CREEDS | DOCTRINE & PRACTICE | HERESIES & SECTS | HISTORY | MINISTRY | PEOPLE | PHILOSOPHY | WRITINGS | STUDY AIDS | BLOG | SUPPORT SITE | CONTACT

Become a Patron!Buy Me a Coffee!
Support this siteSponsored Ad: Biblemesh ActivEreader