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2022
Abstract This essay presents the first Syriac translation of the Dionysian corpus, which was made in the early sixth century by Sergius, the priest and physician-in-chief of the city of Resh‘ayna. This translation is crucial in many respects: the only manuscript that transmits it (Sinai Saint Catherine Syr. 52) is the earliest witness to
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The ecclesiology of Dionysius the Areopagite

International journal for the Study of the Christian Church, 2011
This article explores the ecclesiological views of Dionysius the Areopagite through the examination of his Ecclesiastical Hierarchy, where he discusses the hierarchical ranks and sacraments, and of his Letter VIII to monk Demophilus, which is important for Dionysius's understanding of hierarchical organisation and discipline.
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Dionysius the Areopagite’s Divinizing Hierarchy

2017
This chapter explores the theological development of the term “hierarchy” by Dionysius the Areopagite. For Dionysius the concept of hierarchy predominantly functions as a theological signifier for the communication of divinity among humanity. He describes ecclesiastical hierarchy in terms of maintaining a divinely given order through which divine power
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