Biblical typology or pagan allegory? Exploring peculiarities of patristic exegesis on the book of genesis with materials of Hexaemeron by St. Anastasius Sinaites as an example [PDF]
This article analyses the spiritual and fi gurative or, as the authors of the critical text describe it, the “mystical” exegesis of the Hexaemeron (CPG 7770) by St.
Evgeny Eroshev
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Aristotelian concept of providence according to the evidence of ancient and early christian authors [PDF]
The article discusses the concept of providence attributed to Aristotle by both ancient and early Christian authors. This concept was spread in two forms or versions: according to the fi rst and the main version, divine providence is limited to the ...
Alexey Fokin
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Natural theology of Zinovy Otensky in the context of the Old Russian philosophical booklore [PDF]
This article deals with the fi rst Russian proofs of God’s existence which were proposed by Zinovy Otensky in the Demonstration of the Truth. The author of the article believes that F. V. Kalugin’s and R. Mainka’s studies are not comprehensive.
Mikhail Shpakovskiy
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Method of typological (transformational) hermeneutics in western historiography [PDF]
This article gives a brief historical outline of foreign studies in typology from the 18th to the late 20th centuries. In the initial section, it off ers a semantic analysis of key typological terms.
Evgeny Eroshev
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St. Augustine’s treatise ‘’On the spirit and the letter’’: its historical background and principal set of ideas [PDF]
This article is devoted to the treatise On the Spirit and the Letter, one of the earliest anti-Pelagian works of St. Augustine. It describes the historical and literary context of the initial stage of the Pelagian controversy, which had a decisive infl ...
Dmitrii Smirnov
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УЯВЛЕННЯ ПРО ЖИВЕ ЯК СКЛАДОВА СХІДНОХРИСТИЯНСЬКИХ УЧЕНЬ: СВІТОГЛЯДНО-ОСВІТОЛОГІЧНИЙ АСПЕКТ
У статті аналізується ступінь розробленості проблеми, звертається увага на ті дослідження східної патристики, у яких осмислення живого "вплетене" в її богословську канву.
Ryslana V. Martych
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From rational creatures to the rational Creator: ancient and patristic analogies of the “fine-tuning” argument [PDF]
In this article the author deals with the proofs of the existence of God, based on the fact of the presence of rational beings in the world. These proofs can be found in Greek and Roman Classical philosophy and early Patristics, and can be viewed as an ...
Alexey Fokin
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Triadology of Joseph Volotsky [PDF]
This article deals with the Trinitarian doctrine of Joseph Volotsky. This doctrine has not yet been described by scholars in a detailed and systematic way. The article shows that Joseph followed the traditional ontology of the Trinity, which he presented
Mikhail Shpakovskiy
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РЕЦЕПЦІЯ БІБЛІЙНОЇ ТРАДИЦІЇ СТАВЛЕННЯ ДО ЖИВОГО В СЕРЕДНЬОВІЧНИХ ТЕКСТАХ
У статті розкрито біблійні ремінісценції осмислення живого в середньовічних східнохристиянських мислителів, з’ясоване місце цієї проблематики в їх ученнях, визначене спільне та відмінне в підходах до осмислення сутності живого.
Ruslana Martych
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St. Gregory the Theologian and St. Damasus of Rome: comparative analysis of theological and church-political positions [PDF]
This article gives a comparative analysis of theological and political views of two most important representatives of the Nicene party at the fi nal stage of the Arian controversy, namely St. Damasus of Rome and St. Gregory the Theologian.
Georgy Zakharov
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