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CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE
CHAPTER IX
THE LOGOS DOCTRINE
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The Doctrine fully expressed in outline in the prologue to the Gospel according to St. John, but not fully appreciated; different aspects and relations of the doctrine represented by different early Christian writers—these to be regarded as typical and complementary rather than as mutually exclusive 119, 120
The Epistles of Ignatius 121
ἀγένητος and ἀγέννητος (note)122
The Letter to Diognetus 123
Justin Martyr 124-126
The Human Soul in Christ. (note)125
Tatian 126
Theophilus 127
In all three the distinction recognized is cosmic rather than hypostatic 128
Athenagoras — his fuller recognition of the problem 128, 129
Irenaeus—important contributions to the doctrine 129-132
Clement of Alexandria 133-136
The Logos Doctrine superseded by the Doctrine of the Sonship 136-137
CHAPTER X
TERTULLIAN'S DOCTRINE OF THE GODHEAD
Tertullian's use of terms and analogies 138
Doctrine of the Sonship and the Trinity 140-144
The full Nicene and Chalcedonian doctrine 144
CHAPTER XI
ORIGEN'S DOCTRINE OF THE GODHEAD
The great importance and influence of Origen 145
The basis of his doctrine 146
The eternal generation of the Son 147
The Trinity 148
Apparently contradictory teaching 148, 149