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Recapitulation
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Recapitulation (ἀνακεφαλαίωσις/ anakephalaiōsis), as developed by Irenaeus of Lyon (c. 180–200 CE), describes the fittingness or symmetry in God’s purpose to save humanity. Irenaeus uses the “summing up of all things in Christ” (Eph 1:10) as a foundation but deploys recapitulation as a hermeneutic guide, a mechanism for salvation, and as a summary of the Adam-Christ typology.

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In rhetoric, recapitulation is summing up an argument in order to persuade. It “both r…

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Hoglund, Jonathan, “Recapitulation”, in: Brill Encyclopedia of Early Christianity Online, General Editor David G. Hunter, Paul J.J. van Geest, Bert Jan Lietaert Peerbolte. Consulted online on 28 March 2024 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/2589-7993_EECO_SIM_00002935>
Première publication en ligne: 2018



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