| Opera Dogmatica Minora, Volume 4 Oratio Catechetica Contributor(s): Mühlenberg, Ekkehard (Editor) |
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ISBN: 9004103481 ISBN-13: 9789004103481 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $183.35 Product Type: Hardcover Language: Greek, Ancient (to 1453) Published: March 1996 Annotation: This book provides the Greek text of the "Oratio catechetica by Gregory of Nyssa. It is a critical edition based on the examination of all 59 known manuscripts. Their relationship is extensively analyzed in the preface. The latest edition of the "Oratio catechetica was prepared by J.H. Srawley in 1903. Many more manuscripts have since been discovered including several ancient ones. Thus, Srawley's text has been improved. Being part of the well-known series "Gregorii Nysseni Opera the edition sets a further standard for editing the highly complex text transmission of the Church Fathers. The "Oratio catechetica is a summary of Christian doctrine written at the end of the 4th century. The penetrating mind of its author, Gregory of Nyssa, elaborates a coherent theological system and was of great influence. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Architecture | Interior Design - General - Religion | Christianity - History - Religion | Christian Theology - General |
| Dewey: 230.14 |
| LCCN: 97217234 |
| Series: Gregorii Nysseni Opera |
| Physical Information: 0.81" H x 6.5" W x 9.6" (1.26 lbs) 252 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book provides the Greek text of the Oratio catechetica by Gregory of Nyssa. It is a critical edition based on the examination of all 59 known manuscripts. Their relationship is extensively analyzed in the preface. The latest edition of the Oratio catechetica was prepared by J.H. Srawley in 1903. Many more manuscripts have since been discovered including several ancient ones. Thus, Srawley's text has been improved. Being part of the well-known series Gregorii Nysseni Opera the edition sets a further standard for editing the highly complex text transmission of the Church Fathers. The Oratio catechetica is a summary of Christian doctrine written at the end of the 4th century. The penetrating mind of its author, Gregory of Nyssa, elaborates a coherent theological system and was of great influence. |