Literary Criticism in Early Christianity: How Heracleon and Valentinus Use One Passage to Interpret Another

Berglund, Carl Johan

doi:10.1353/earl.2019.0001

Journal of Early Christian Studies

2019

DOI: 10.1353/earl.2019.0001

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Literary Criticism in Early Christianity: How Heracleon and Valentinus Use One Passage to Interpret Another

Carl Johan Berglund¹

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Corporealism as an Ontological Position and Its Involvement in the Thought of Tertullian

Ambrozy

2021

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This paper aims to examine the meaning, role, inspirations, and place of corporealism in Tertullian’s system of thought. The extent to which corporealism is a basic philosophical belief in Tertullian’s work and to what extent it is a particular element of his theological doctrine is questioned. It presents the named ontological position as a rare specificity within the range of early Christian thought, especially in Tertullian’s works De anima and De carne Cristi. This paper makes a clear distinction between corporealism and materialism, as it tries to determine the degree of influence of Stoic philosophy, especially ontology, on Tertullian, as well as the influence of Aristotle in selected areas. In this context, his traducianism is also examined. In the ontological context, the status of the soul and God in Tertullian thought is also presented. In connection with the metaphysical problem of creation, the article also touches on the question of creatio ex nihilo as a problem on which Tertullian had to take a stand. It investigates the role of corporealism in Tertullian’s polemic against Marcion, Apelles, and the Valentinian Gnosis by mapping which elements in the teachings of these representatives and Gnosis, especially (but not exclusively) Valentinian, could provoke Tertullian to controversy. This paper holds the opinion that Tertullian’s corporealism was due to his theological views and controversy with opponents, which were used as philosophical inspiration, especially stoic inspiration, but was used mainly in the service of his theological thinking and strategic needs for argumentation.

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Corporealism as an Ontological Position and Its Involvement in the Thought of Tertullian

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Literary Criticism in Early Christianity: How Heracleon and Valentinus Use One Passage to Interpret Another

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Corporealism as an Ontological Position and Its Involvement in the Thought of Tertullian

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