This book investigates the writings of Gregory of Nyssa, one of the most important figures in Christian history. Gregory wrote in two different genres--doctrinal and spiritual--but how these two genres are related has been little explored by scholars. Author Alexander Abecina addresses this issue by showing how Gregory's early doctrinal thought underpins his spiritual interpretation of the Song of Songs in his final written work, In Canticum Canticorum. The author discusses such topics as baptismal theology, trinitarian theology, Christology, pneumatology, and allegorical exegesis. He also…mehr
This book investigates the writings of Gregory of Nyssa, one of the most important figures in Christian history. Gregory wrote in two different genres--doctrinal and spiritual--but how these two genres are related has been little explored by scholars. Author Alexander Abecina addresses this issue by showing how Gregory's early doctrinal thought underpins his spiritual interpretation of the Song of Songs in his final written work, In Canticum Canticorum. The author discusses such topics as baptismal theology, trinitarian theology, Christology, pneumatology, and allegorical exegesis. He also engages with the latest contemporary scholarship on Gregory of Nyssa.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Alexander L. Abecina holds a PhD in Theology and Religious Studies from the University of Cambridge where he completed a doctoral dissertation on Gregory of Nyssa. His publications include Time and Sacramentality in Gregory of Nyssa's Contra Eunomium and articles in Modern Theology, Journal of Theological Studies, and International Journal of Systematic Theology.
Inhaltsangabe
* Acknowledgements * Abbreviations * Introduction * Part I: Trinity, Christology and Pneumatology: Gregory Of Nyssa's Doctrinal Account Of Human Transformation and Union With God (c. 370--385) * 1. Spiritual Marriage and Baptismal Exegesis in De virginitate * 2. Baptism and Trinitarian Theology * 3. Human Transformation and Christology in Contra Eunomium III * 4. Spirit-based Christology in Antirrheticus adversus Apolinarium * 5. Tracing the Spirit: Christology in Contra Eunomium III Reconsidered * Part II: Analysis of In Canticum Canticorum (c. 391) * 6. Baptismal Exegesis of the Song of Songs * 7. Advancement and Ascent: The Unified Activity of Christ and the Spirit * 8. Christ's Pneumatic Body in the Glory of the Trinity * Conclusion * Bibliography of Primary Sources * Bibliography of Secondary Sources * Index
* Acknowledgements * Abbreviations * Introduction * Part I: Trinity, Christology and Pneumatology: Gregory Of Nyssa's Doctrinal Account Of Human Transformation and Union With God (c. 370--385) * 1. Spiritual Marriage and Baptismal Exegesis in De virginitate * 2. Baptism and Trinitarian Theology * 3. Human Transformation and Christology in Contra Eunomium III * 4. Spirit-based Christology in Antirrheticus adversus Apolinarium * 5. Tracing the Spirit: Christology in Contra Eunomium III Reconsidered * Part II: Analysis of In Canticum Canticorum (c. 391) * 6. Baptismal Exegesis of the Song of Songs * 7. Advancement and Ascent: The Unified Activity of Christ and the Spirit * 8. Christ's Pneumatic Body in the Glory of the Trinity * Conclusion * Bibliography of Primary Sources * Bibliography of Secondary Sources * Index
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