This book examines doctrinal conflicts concerning the dual nature of Christ in the period after the Council of Chalcedon by considering the life and works of Philoxenos of Mabbug (c.440-523), a Syriac theologian whose surviving corpus amounts to some 500,000 words.
This book examines doctrinal conflicts concerning the dual nature of Christ in the period after the Council of Chalcedon by considering the life and works of Philoxenos of Mabbug (c.440-523), a Syriac theologian whose surviving corpus amounts to some 500,000 words.
David Michelson is Assistant Professor of the History of Christianity at Vanderbilt University. Michelson's research explores historical sources in Syriac (a dialect of Aramaic) with an interest in how they offer new perspectives on the history of Christianity. Michelson is the general editor of Syriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portal http://syriaca.org/, an online reference work for the study and preservation of Syriac culture.
Inhaltsangabe
* Preface and Acknowledgements * Abbreviations * 1: Introduction: The Life and Works of Philoxenos of Mabbug * 2: Ordaining Satan: Practical Considerations in the Divine Oikonomia * 3: In Pursuit of Divine Knowledge: Patristic Sources of Philoxenos' Theological Epistemology * 4: Proof Texts for the Ineffable: On Knowing Christ through Scripture * 5: "Though He cannot be eaten, we consume Him": Christological Threats to Liturgical Practice * 6: Beginning the Discipleship of Christ: Theological Conflict as Ascesis and Spiritual Struggle * 7: Conclusion: Christological Polemics in the Context of Spiritual Practice * Bibliography * Index
* Preface and Acknowledgements * Abbreviations * 1: Introduction: The Life and Works of Philoxenos of Mabbug * 2: Ordaining Satan: Practical Considerations in the Divine Oikonomia * 3: In Pursuit of Divine Knowledge: Patristic Sources of Philoxenos' Theological Epistemology * 4: Proof Texts for the Ineffable: On Knowing Christ through Scripture * 5: "Though He cannot be eaten, we consume Him": Christological Threats to Liturgical Practice * 6: Beginning the Discipleship of Christ: Theological Conflict as Ascesis and Spiritual Struggle * 7: Conclusion: Christological Polemics in the Context of Spiritual Practice * Bibliography * Index
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