The practical christology of philoxenos of Mabbug / David A. Michelson.
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TextSeries: Oxford early Christian studiesPublisher: Oxford, England : Oxford University Press, 2014Copyright date: ©2014Description: 1 online resource (273 pages) : illustrations, mapsContent type: - text
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- online resource
- 9780191034497
- 0191034495
- 9780191789595
- 0191789593
- Philoxenus, Bishop of Hierapolis, approximately 440-523
- Jesus Christ -- Person and offices
- Jésus-Christ -- Personne et fonctions
- Jesus Christ
- Philoxenus, Bishop of Hierapolis, approximately 440-523
- Theology -- History -- Early church, ca. 30-600
- Théologie -- Histoire -- ca 30-600 (Église primitive)
- RELIGION -- Christian Theology -- Christology
- Christology
- Theology -- Early church
- 30-600
- 248.0924 23
- BR1720.P48 .M534 2014eb
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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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.
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.
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