Divine Substance

by Christopher Stead, G.C. Stead

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Genres: Philosophy

336 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1977

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[Odel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Christopher Stead gives a detailed analysis of the use of the term "substance" in early patristic thought and in its origins in antique philosophy. His analysis is not only philosophical but philological and etymological, he rules out several ways of interpretation by demonstrating, that pleasant they may seem,in the light of the presented historical and linguistic data they turn out to be erroneous.