Against Eunomius

Author : Saint Gregory of Nyssa,Aeterna Press
Publisher : Aeterna Press
Page : 452 pages
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Release : 2024-06-06
Category : Religion
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Gregory of Nyssa Against Eunomius by Saint Gregory of Nyssa,Aeterna Press Pdf

It seems that the wish to benefit all, and to lavish indiscriminately upon the first comer one’s own gifts, was not a thing altogether commendable, or even free from reproach in the eyes of the many; seeing that the gratuitous waste of many prepared drugs on the incurably-diseased produces no result worth caring about, either in the way of gain to the recipient, or reputation to the would-be benefactor. Rather such an attempt becomes in many cases the occasion of a change for the worse. The hopelessly-diseased and now dying patient receives only a speedier end from the more active medicines; the fierce unreasonable temper is only made worse by the kindness of the lavished pearls, as the Gospel tells us. I think it best, therefore, in accordance with the Divine command, for any one to separate the valuable from the worthless when either have to be given away, and to avoid the pain which a generous giver must receive from one who treads upon his pearl,’ and insults him by his utter want of feeling for its beauty.

Author : St. Basil of Caesarea
Publisher : Catholic University of America Press
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2014-09-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780813227184

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Against Eunomius by St. Basil of Caesarea Pdf

Basil of Caesarea is considered one of the architects of the Pro-Nicene Trinitarian doctrine adopted at the Council of Constantinople in 381, which eastern and western Christians to this day profess as ""orthodox."" Nowhere is his Trinitarian theology more clearly expressed than in his first major doctrinal work, Against Eunomius, finished in 364 or 365 CE. Responding to Eunomius, whose Apology gave renewed impetus to a tradition of starkly subordinationist Trinitarian theology that would survive for decades, Basil's Against Eunomius reflects the intense controversy raging at that time among Christians across the Mediterranean world over who God is. In this treatise, Basil attempts to articulate a theology both of God's unitary essence and of the distinctive features that characterize the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit--a distinction that some hail as the cornerstone of ""Cappadocian"" theology. In Against Eunomius, we see the clash not simply of two dogmatic positions on the doctrine of the Trinity, but of two fundamentally opposed theological methods. Basil's treatise is as much about how theology ought to be done and what human beings can and cannot know about God as it is about the exposition of Trinitarian doctrine. Thus Against Eunomius marks a turning point in the Trinitarian debates of the fourth century, for the first time addressing the methodological and epistemological differences that gave rise to theological differences. Amidst the polemical vitriol of Against Eunomius is a call to epistemological humility on the part of the theologian, a call to recognize the limitations of even the best theology. While Basil refined his theology through the course of his career, Against Eunomius remains a testament to his early theological development and a privileged window into the Trinitarian controversies of the mid-fourth century.

Author : Miguel Brugarolas
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 652 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2018-08-07
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004377097

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Gregory of Nyssa: Contra Eunomium I by Miguel Brugarolas Pdf

This volume, a new version of the Proceedings of the 6th International Colloquium on Gregory of Nyssa, offers a revised English translation of the Contra Eunomium I accompanied by an original series of supporting studies from a broad philological, philosophical and theological perspective.

Author : W. A. Jurgens
Publisher : Liturgical Press
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0814610072

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The Faith of the Early Fathers by W. A. Jurgens Pdf

A source-book of theological and historical passages from the Christian writings of the Post-Nicene and Constantinopolitan eras through St. Jerome. Taken together, these three volumes represent a basic English-language reference book of patristic works. Volume 2 concludes with Julian of Eclanum (d. 454).

Author : Mark DelCogliano
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2010-07-12
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004189102

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Basil of Caesarea's Anti-Eunomian Theory of Names by Mark DelCogliano Pdf

This book offers a revisionist interpretation of the fourth-century debate between the theologians Basil of Caesarea and Eunomius of Cyzicus by situating their rival theories of names in their proper historical, philosophical, and theological context.

Author : Lenka Karfíková,Scott L.. Douglass,Johannes Zachhuber
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 577 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2007-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004155183

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Contra Eunomium II by Lenka Karfíková,Scott L.. Douglass,Johannes Zachhuber Pdf

The volume offers a new English translation of the "Second Book Against Eunomius" by Gregory of Nyssa and a series of papers providing introduction and commentary on the text focusing on the theory of language and the problem of naming God.

Author : Sozomen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 472 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1846
Category : Arianism
ISBN : UOM:39015020921790

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Ecclesiastical History by Sozomen Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 243 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2015-12-22
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004312821

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Pseudo-Basilius: Adversus Eunomium IV-V by Anonim Pdf

This book treats a decisive phase in the theological history of the fourth century AD. When in 360 the 'Arians' Aetius and Eunomius maintained the difference in essences between the Father and the Son and the created nature of the Holy Spirit, the theologians of Nicaean orthodoxy were challenged to develop a theory of the Homousia of the Father, Son and Holy Ghost which paved the way to the Trinitarian doctrinal decisions of the Council of Constantinople in 381. The two books Adversus Eunomium IV-V probably form the first literary reaction to the 'Neo-Arians' and set the tone for the further development of the debate. In the MSS in which they are transmitted they follow on from the three books by Basil of Caesarea against Eunomius, but have been seen since at least the 18th century as pseudepigraphical and were probably composed by Apolinarius of Laodicea. The introduction to the present work discusses questions of authorship, identifies opponents (not only Aetius and Eunomius but also Marcellus of Ankyra), demonstrates the hitherto often questioned integrity of the tract and establishes the date of composition of Book IV as 360 and of Book V as 362/3. It also makes particularly clear the influence of contemporary philosophy. The translation follows the improved Migne text of 1886, while the commentary elucidates the often difficult content and prepares the way for further research on the interweaving of the threads of theological debate in the second half of the fourth century.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : CCEL
Page : 959 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1968
Category : Church history
ISBN : 9781610250696

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NPNF2-08. Basil: Letters and Select Works by Anonim Pdf

Author : Kevin Giles
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2012-05-07
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780830839650

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The Eternal Generation of the Son by Kevin Giles Pdf

Theologian Kevin Giles defends the historically orthodox doctrine of the eternal generation of the Son of God. He argues on biblical, historical and theological bases that, given its fundamental meaning, this doctrinal formulation is indispensable, irreplaceable and faithful to Christian revelation.

Author : Leslie Brubaker,Shaun Tougher
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 446 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2016-04-08
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317180012

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Approaches to the Byzantine Family by Leslie Brubaker,Shaun Tougher Pdf

The study of the family is one of the major lacunas in Byzantine Studies. Angeliki Laiou remarked in 1989 that ’the study of the Byzantine family is still in its infancy’, and this assertion remains true today. The present volume addresses this lacuna. It comprises 19 chapters written by international experts in the field which take a variety of approaches to the study of the Byzantine family, and embrace a chronological span from the later Roman to the late Byzantine empire. The context is established by chapters focusing on the Roman roots of the Byzantine family, the Christianisation of the family, and the nature of the family in contemporaneous cultures (the late antique west and the Islamic east). Key methodological approaches to the Byzantine family are highlighted and discussed, in particular prosopographical and life course approaches. The contribution of hagiography to the understanding of the Byzantine family is analysed by several authors; other chapters on the family and children in art and on the archaeology of the Middle Byzantine house explore the material evidence that can shed light on the Byzantine family. Overall, the diversity of families that existed in Byzantium (blood, fictive, metaphorical) is emphasised, and chapters consider the specific cases of ascetic, monastic, aristocratic and peasant families, as well as the imperial family, which is illuminated by the comparative case of a Caliphal family. The volume is topped and tailed by a Preface and an Afterword by the editors, which address the state of the field and consider the way ahead. Thus the volume is vital in putting the subject of the Byzantine Family in sharp focus and setting the research agenda for the future.

Author : Arthur Cayley Headlam
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 556 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1894
Category : Religion
ISBN : HARVARD:HNT6TA

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The Church Quarterly Review by Arthur Cayley Headlam Pdf

Author : Philip Schaff,Henry Wace
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 590 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1893
Category : Christian literature, Early
ISBN : PRNC:32101063614703

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A Select Library of Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers of the Christian Church: Gregory of Nyssa: Dogmatic treatises, etc. 1893 by Philip Schaff,Henry Wace Pdf

Author : Johan Leemans,Matthieu Cassin
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 798 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2014-07-24
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004268258

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Gregory of Nyssa: Contra Eunomium III. An English Translation with Commentary and Supporting Studies by Johan Leemans,Matthieu Cassin Pdf

Gregory of Nyssa, Contra Eunomium III offers a fresh English translation and 28 supporting studies. It is a complete study of a major work of trinitarian theology from the 4th century .

Author : Chris ed Tilling
Publisher : James Clarke & Company
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2014-11-27
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780227902738

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Beyond Old and New Perspectives on Paul by Chris ed Tilling Pdf

New Testament studies are witnessing many exciting developments, and Douglas Campbell's groundbreaking publications offer an important contribution to future discussions about Paul. Campbell tackles familiar problems relating to justification, 'old'and 'new' perspectives, and much more besides, in fresh and exciting ways. In doing so he sets down one profound challenge after another to all those involved in Pauline studies. As a consequence, his work demands extended and serious deliberation. This book seeks to facilitate academic engagement with Campbell's work in a unique way. It contains chapters summarizing key themes in his thinking, reflections from friendly critics that aim to challenge or extend his ideas, and his own responseto these interlocutors. In this way, the book allows readers to be drawn into a vitally important conversation. It is academic theology in the making and constitutes a cutting edge in Pauline studies.