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The practical christology of philoxenos of Mabbug /

This text 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.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Michelson, David Allen, 1975- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford, England : Oxford University Press, 2014.
Colección:Oxford early Christian studies.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Map : Philoxenos of Malbbug : geographic extent of influence, late fifth to early sixth centuries A.D.
  • Introduction : the world of Philoxenos of Mabbug
  • a practical context for understanding late-antique Christology
  • Ordaining Satan : practical considerations in the divine Oikonomia
  • In pursuit of divine knowledge : patristic sources of Philoxenos' theological epistemology
  • Proof texts for the ineffable : on knowing Christ through Scripture
  • "Though he cannot be eaten, we consume him" : Christological threats to liturgical practice
  • Beginning the discipleship of Christ : theological conflict as ascesis and spiritual struggle
  • Conclusion : Christological polemics in the context of spiritual practice.