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Book Symposium Introduction: John Behr, Gregory of Nyssa: On the Human Image of God

open access: yesInternational Journal of Systematic Theology, Volume 28, Issue 2, Page 135-142, April 2026.
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
wiley   +1 more source

Exégesis patrística y exégesis narrativa. Un aporte a la relación exégesis-hermenéutica

open access: yesFranciscanum, 2015
Within the context of the dichotomy problem between biblical exegesis and hermeneutics, this reflective paper derived from a research project, presents an analysis of the relationship between the defined patristic exegesis in two representative authors ...
Hernando Barrios Tao
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The Location and Work of Eden—Hermeneutical Convergences

open access: yesReligions
The study begins with the questions “Where was Paradise?” and “How was the Garden cultivated?”, and the relationship between different modes of interpretation. It compares the biblical data (Gen.
Alexandru Lazăr
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Him wearð … stræt gerymed: strada, cammino e percorsi di salvezza in Andreas

open access: yesRhesis, 2011
The application of the typological exegesis to the interpretation of the Old English Andreas has become a widespread approach, which has proved to be fruitful since it has thrown some light on many aspects previously considered idiosyncratic.
Veronka Szőke
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Thinking the World: Gregory of Nyssa on the Definitive Calling of Humanity

open access: yesInternational Journal of Systematic Theology, Volume 28, Issue 2, Page 143-150, April 2026.
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
wiley   +1 more source

An Example of Female Prayer: John Chrysostom Preaching About Samuel’s Mother Anna [PDF]

open access: yesEdinost in Dialog
The article examines the role of female prayer in the Old Testament, focusing on the prayer of Hannah, the mother of Samuel (1 Sam 1‒2), as presented in five homilies by John Chrysostom from the late 4th century.
Jan Dominik Bogataj
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The strategy for planning the future of a Christian believer in the exegetical context of James 4:13–15

open access: yesHTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2021
This article deals primarily with the examination of two key and exegetically demanding expressions in the text of the General Epistle of James, which relate to fundamental biblical principles on planning the future of the believer and reconciling human ...
Stefan Pruzinský   +4 more
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The Systematic Normativity of Nicene Theology☆

open access: yesInternational Journal of Systematic Theology, Volume 27, Issue 4, Page 443-463, October 2025.
Abstract The 1700th anniversary of the Nicene Council is an opportune moment to consider the possibility that the production and defense of the Nicene confession represent the fruition and manifestation of a way of doing theology that is perennially valid and normative precisely with respect to its systematic integration of the contents of Christian ...
Khaled Anatolios
wiley   +1 more source

'Destined for the downfall and rise of many in Israel': Luke 2:34b in patristic (and modern) exegesis

open access: yesHTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 1995
A close reading of both patristic and modem exegetes points towards the existence of two main schools of thought, and the aim of this short paper is to introduce the main proponents of each school, stating both the basic notion of each and the biblical ...
J. H. Barkhuizen
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„[Mulier] Salvabitur Per Filiorum Generationem” (1tm 2,15)In The Interpretation Of Selected Worksof The Latin Church Fathers

open access: yesSeminare, 2022
[Γυνή] σωθήσεται δὲ διὰ τῆς τεκνογονίας (1 Timothy 2:15). What does St. Paul mean when he speaks about salvation of women through childbearing? Does the word τεκνογονία mean something more than “motherhood,” or “bearing children”?
Tadeusz Kołosowski
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