a fascinating work... Briggman... sets out to do what hasn't been dne namely, to describe the metaphysical dimension in Irenaeus - his understanding of the divine being, his account of the Word/Son relation to the Father and his conception of the humanity of Christ. ... recommended.
Anthony Briggman is Associate Professor of Early Christianity at Candler School of Theology, Emory University. His research interests lie in the theologies authored in the Greek, Latin, and Syriac contexts of the Christian church between 100 and 600 CE. He is the author of Irenaeus of Lyons and the Theology of the Holy Spirit (2012).