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“Jonah’s gourd” and its early Byzantine interpretations
Many modern scholars consider the Old Testament book of Jonah being written in a boldly parodic manner. The narrative engages many details that sound humorous for a modern reader.
Dmitry Kurdybaylo, Inga Kurdybaylo
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Celem artykułu jest prześledzenie egzegezy wersetu 1Kor 15, 50 w literaturze wczesnochrześcijańskiej na przykładzie pism trzech autorów, reprezentujących podstawowe tradycje geograficzno-kulturowe funkcjonujące w Kościele pierwszych wieków: Ireneusza z
Mariusz Szram
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The Patterns of Patristic Exegesis of Genesis 3. 22 Fragment "Behold, the Man is Become as One of Us" [PDF]
The study covers patristic (primarily Greek) comments on the fragment of Gen 3. 22 “And the Lord God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil”, which can be grouped in three main patterns.
Kurdybailo Dmitrii
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The fundamental problem addressed in the article is the question of how, based on the Scriptures, believers participating in the Eucharist have access to Christ’s salvific sacrifice on the cross. The author takes as a starting point Jesus’ words uttered
Jacek Froniewski
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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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“I cluppe and I cusse as I wood wore”: Erotic Imagery in Middle English Mystical Writings [PDF]
The mutual influences of the medieval discourse of courtly love and the literary visions of divine love have long been recognized by readers of medieval lyrical poetry and devotional writings.
Witalisz, Władysław
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Book Symposium Introduction: John Behr, Gregory of Nyssa: On the Human Image of God
Abstract This article introduces a series of response essays to John Behr’s Gregory of Nyssa: On the Human Image of God, which includes contributions from Rowan Williams, Morwenna Ludlow, Paul Blowers, Gabrielle Thomas and Martin Laird – with a final response from John Behr.
Thomas Breedlove, Alex Fogleman
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Thinking the World: Gregory of Nyssa on the Definitive Calling of Humanity
Abstract In this response essay to John Behr’s Gregory of Nyssa: On the Human Image of God, Rowan Williams highlights Gregory’s exposition of the complex account of nous and its meaning in relation to sensory embodiment. Nous, in Gregory’s treatise, is the presence of unified divine activity in the diversity of creation.
Rowan Williams
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The Word of Life: Systematic Theology, 2 [PDF]
Reviewed Book: Oden, Thomas C. The Word of Life: Systematic Theology, 2.
Muller, Richard A.
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Abstract This essay, designed as a complement to opinions expressed by Rowan Williams and some speakers at the conference in his honour, explores features of early Christianity which suggest a positive evaluation of artificial intelligence. Noting that the fear of reducing humans to machines has been joined in the modern age by the fear that machines ...
Mark J. Edwards
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