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Man and the Incarnation
Gustaf Wingren
A rigorous and illuminating study of Irenaeus’s vision of humanity, tracing how creation, sin, the Incarnation, and redemption belong to one coherent biblical theology.
About This Book
Man and the Incarnation: A Study in the Biblical Theology of Irenaeus
Translated by Ross Mackenzie. Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock, 2004.
Gustaf Wingren reads Irenaeus as a biblical theologian whose understanding of the human person unfolds within the whole drama of creation and redemption. Humanity is made by God, wounded through disobedience, and restored through the Incarnation of the Word, who recapitulates human life and leads creation toward its fulfillment.
More demanding than an introductory volume, this classic study offers a sustained account of the biblical structure and theological force of Irenaeus’s thought.
What This Book Forms
Wingren trains the reader to follow theological claims back into the scriptural story that gives them life. Creation, sin, freedom, the Incarnation, and redemption begin to appear as movements within one divine economy rather than as separate doctrines. The result is a more patient and integrated way of reading both Irenaeus and Scripture.
From Dr. Doom's Shelf
I haven’t read this one yet. It's on my shelf and on my list to read as I continue going deeper into Irenaeus. Wingren’s reputation and his sustained attention to the biblical theology beneath Irenaeus’s thought means I'll be reading this one slowly, with pencil in hand.
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