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Human Salvation in Early Christianity offers a thorough investigation into physicalist soteriology, a foundational concept in early Christian theological thought. Ellen Scully explores how early Christian theologians understood salvation not merely as a spiritual or immaterial phenomenon, but as intimately connected to the physical body and material reality.
The book examines key theological texts and doctrines from the patristic period, analyzing how the incarnation, resurrection, and redemption were conceptualized in relation to human physicality. Scully demonstrates that early Christian soteriology was fundamentally concerned with the salvation and transformation of the whole person—body and soul—rather than privileging the spiritual dimension alone.
Published by Cambridge University Press, this rigorous academic study contributes to patristic scholarship and provides valuable insights into how early Christians understood the meaning of salvation. It will appeal to scholars of early Christianity, theologians, and students seeking to understand the philosophical and doctrinal foundations of Christian thought.
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