The beauty of Jesus Christ : filling out a scheme of St Augustine /

"This book anchors its account of the beauty of Jesus Christ to a scheme found in St Augustine of Hippo's Expositions of the Psalms. There Augustine recognized the beauty of Christ at every stage-from his pre-existence ('beautiful in heaven'), through his incarnation, the public...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	O'Collins, Gerald (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2020.
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Jesus Christ > Person and offices. Augustine, > of Hippo, Saint, > 354-430. > Enarrationes in Psalmos. > English. Jesus Christ > History of doctrines > Early church, ca. 30-600. Jesus Christ. Jésus-Christ. Jésus-Christ > Histoire des doctrines > ca 30-600 (Église primitive) Jésus-Christ > Personne et fonctions. Jesus Christ Enarrationes in Psalmos (Augustine, of Hippo, Saint) BIBLES. RELIGION. Theology. History. Christian Church. Christology Theology, Doctrinal 30-600 Electronic books. History
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Table of Contents:

An account of beauty
The beauty of the pre-existent wisdom and 'in heaven'
'Beautiful on earth' : the beauty of the incarnate Christ
'Beautiful in his parents' arms' : the beauty of Christ's childhood and hidden life
'Beautiful in his miracles, beautiful in calling to life'
'Beautiful in calling to life' : the encounters in John's Gospel
'Beautiful under the scourges, beautiful on the cross'
'Beautiful in the tomb' : descent to the dead
'Beautiful in taking up his life again' : the beauty of the risen Christ.