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Creatio Ex Nihilo: The Doctrine of 'Creation Out of Nothing' in Early Christian Thought
A unique study challenging the assumption that the doctrine of 'creation out of nothing' was inherited by Christianity along with the Jewish scriptures which the Church adopted.
197 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1978
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January 15, 2022
Great historical work, although he never really gets around to defining what his view of the "real" doctrine is. It definitely seems that he views it as the creation of matter, but the meaning of the term "matter" is never discussed. That wasn't in the scope of the book. But even Plato could talk about the creation of Prime Matter, so it's a little confusing... Some important missed avenues and too much time spent on Basilides... But overall, it is worthy of it's role as the standard treatment of the topic.
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