Demonstration of the Apostolic Preaching

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Demonstration of the Apostolic Preaching is an early Christian theological treatise by Irenaeus of Lyons that systematically explains and defends the core doctrines of the apostolic faith.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian theological treatise
early Christian work
patristic text
aim to defend apostolic teaching against error
to explain the core doctrines of the apostolic faith
audience Christian catechumens
early Christian believers
author Irenaeus of Lyons NERFINISHED
Saint Irenaeus NERFINISHED
authorSameAsAuthorOf Against Heresies NERFINISHED
canonicalStatus non-canonical Christian writing
century 2nd century
dateWritten 2nd century
doctrineExplained creation
fall of humanity
fulfilment of prophecy in Christ
redemption in Christ
genre apologetic work
catechetical treatise
importance major witness to second-century Christian doctrine
influenceOn doctrine of recapitulation
later patristic theology
keyTheme continuity of apostolic tradition
recapitulation in Christ
unity of Old and New Testaments
language Greek
modernTitleAlsoKnownAs Proof of the Apostolic Preaching NERFINISHED
Proof of the Apostolic Preaching of Irenaeus NERFINISHED
placeOfOrigin Gaul NERFINISHED
Lyons NERFINISHED
preservationHistory survives mainly in an Armenian version
relatedWork Against Heresies NERFINISHED
religiousTradition Christianity
structure systematic exposition of salvation history
subject Christian doctrine
Christology
Old Testament typology
Trinity NERFINISHED
apostolic faith
incarnation
resurrection
salvation history
theologicalPerspective anti-gnostic
theologicalTradition early Christian theology
translation Armenian
usedBy scholars of early Christianity
usedFor reconstructing Irenaeus’s theology

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Irenaeus of Lyons
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