7. Mystery, Scriptural Meaning, and Ritual Performance in Melito’s Peri Pascha

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents VII
3. Acknowledgements XI
4. 1. Introduction 1
5. 2. Μυστήριον in the Undisputed Pauline Letters 31
6. 3. Μυστήριον and the Deuteropauline Mystery Schema of Revelation. Part 1: Ephesians and Colossians 69
7. 4. Μυστήριον and the Deuteropauline Mystery Schema of Revelation. Part 2: The Pastoral Epistles and the Romans 16:25–27 Doxology 110
8. 5. Mystery and History in the Letters of Ignatius and the Epistle to Diognetus 130
9. 6. Mystery, Scriptural Meaning, and the “Grace to Understand” in Justin Martyr’s Dialogue with Trypho 163
10. 7. Mystery, Scriptural Meaning, and Ritual Performance in Melito’s Peri Pascha 192
11. 8. Mystery, Scriptural Meaning, and the Unity of God in Tertullian and his Against Marcion 221
12. Conclusion 249
13. Bibliography 253
14. Index of names 273
15. Index of Ancient Sources 277