HSM · Church Fathers
Irenaeus of Lyons
Defended the unity of creation and redemption against rival accounts of Christian faith.
Profile
- Role
- Bishop & theologian
- Approximate period
- c. 130–c. 202
- Region
- Asia Minor; Lyons in Roman Gaul
- Major writings
- Against Heresies; Demonstration of the Apostolic Preaching
Relationship to Scripture
Argues for a fourfold Gospel and reads the biblical story through Christ’s recapitulation of humanity.
An educational profile. Consult the identified works and their editorial introductions before attributing quotations or claiming agreement across early Christian writers.
Sources and Further Investigation
CCEL — Early Church Fathers collections
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