| Neuplatonisches Gedankengut in Den Homilien Über Die Seligpreisungen Gregors Von Nyssa Contributor(s): Lilla, Salvatore (Author), Drobner, Hubertus (Editor) |
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ISBN: 9004136843 ISBN-13: 9789004136847 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $176.70 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Language: German Published: May 2004 Annotation: This volume thoroughly analyses the Neoplatonic sources and background of Gregory of Nyssa's eight "Homilies on the Beatitudes according to the most preeminent themes: human virtue, knowledge of God and Self, negative theology, God's sublimity, ??????? and ????????, the mutual relationship of the virtues, the Logos as physician, the essence of beauty, the contemplation of the universe, unification. The study complements the first commentary of the homilies published in "Supplements to Vigiliae Christianae vol. 52 and provides a deep and rich mine of specialised knowledge in a field that is particularly important for the understanding of Gregory's thought. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Biblical Studies - New Testament - General - Architecture | Interior Design - General - Religion | Christianity - History |
| Dewey: 226.930 |
| LCCN: 2003065534 |
| Series: Vigiliae Christianae, Supplements |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.5" W x 9.7" (1.35 lbs) 256 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
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| Publisher Description: This volume thoroughly analyses the Neoplatonic sources and background of Gregory of Nyssa's eight Homilies on the Beatitudes according to the most preeminent themes: human virtue, knowledge of God and Self, negative theology, God's sublimity, ἀπάθεια and ὁμοιώσις, the mutual relationship of the virtues, the Logos as physician, the essence of beauty, the contemplation of the universe, unification. The study complements the first commentary of the homilies published in Supplements to Vigiliae Christianae vol. 52 and provides a deep and rich mine of specialised knowledge in a field that is particularly important for the understanding of Gregory's thought. |