Relating to the early Christian theologians or to patristics.
‘the great patristic era of the first five centuries’
‘The hymns for the feasts of Christ and his Mother constitute a course in patristic Christology and Trinitarian theology.’
‘The first is entitled ‘Ancient Origins,’ in which he traces the primitive and patristic eras of the Christian church.’
‘Her appeal to a range of sources within the tradition is laudable, particularly since patristic theologians had been neglected in her book until this point.’
‘It may also be said that patristic and medieval theologians also made liberal use of diverse sources.’
‘Since the patristic era, theologians have taught that at the heart of the eternal divine dynamic is the relationship between the first and second trinitarian persons.’
‘True enough, the language of impassibility is deeply embedded in patristic theology going back to Ignatius of Antioch.’
‘The Spirit of Early Christian Thought does not suggest that the patristic era represents the whole of the tradition.’
‘Pilgrimage, of course, is a staple of Christian piety whose roots stretch back into the early patristic period.’
‘Anyone interested in the Cappadocian Fathers or patristic theology should find this book a pleasure to read and an excellent orientation to Gregory's life and work.’
‘In other words, we must do here and now what our theological forebears-including our patristic and monastic forebears-did there and then.’
‘Like his nationality, the maleness of Jesus has no Christological significance in patristic tradition.’
‘The doctrine of the Trinity as we know it came about as the result of a lengthy theological process during the patristic era.’
‘Are we placing the early patristic development upon a level of authority equal to that of Scripture?’
‘In the patristic period, the Tetragrammaton played little role in Christian theology, largely because of linguistic obstacles.’
‘The work will give strong impetus to the growing interest in the history of patristic exegesis in the English-speaking world.’
‘This could theoretically have been suggestive of an alternative view, but to my knowledge this did not occur in the patristic era.’
‘Thus it is more like a volume of patristic exegesis of Scripture than a modern work of history or theology.’
‘Other sources, give the biblical, patristic and theological arguments for this better than me though.’
‘The patristic and medieval use of figural exegesis had a singular importance in the development of a Christian vision of the church.’
‘Rather than imposing their own agenda onto Scripture, the scholastics were following long-standing patristic traditions of interpretation.’
Origin
Mid 19th century from German patristisch, from Latin pater, patr- ‘father’.
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