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Modern Theology, Volume 38, Issue 2, Page 204-219, April 2022., 2022 Abstract This essay asks in what ways modern (i.e. twentieth‐century) philosophy can either make use of Origen or inform our reading of him. It argues in the first section that the predominantly exegetic method of Origen makes it difficult for analytic philosophy to accommodate his reasoning.
Mark J. Edwards
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A study to establish the most plausible background to the Fourth Gospel (John)
HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2010 The quest to establish a conceptual background of the fourth gospel has led to converging and diverging opinions. This study reviewed and compared literature on the fourth gospel to establish its most plausible background.
Vhumani Magezi, Peter Manzanga
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Nourishment in Paradise and After Resurrection: Double Creation According to Gregory of Nyssa
Perichoresis: The Theological Journal of Emanuel University, 2021 Gregory of Nyssa (cca 335–cca 395), one of the three Cappadocian Fathers, introduces the creation of human beings on the basis of Genesis 1:26–27 and interprets these two biblical verses as a ‘double creation’—the first of which is ‘in the image of God’ (
Marunová Magdalena
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The notion of Logos from the ancient Egyptians, finally with Philo of Alexandria [PDF]
Baština, 2021 The topic of the paper is the notion of logos in certain thinkers and certain philosophical directions. Numerous meanings were ascribed to the Logos to the extent that it could be accepted in different epochs. From the moment of the creation of the human
Magdalenić Milan S.
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Windows of the Soul in the Worldview of Philo of Alexandria
Perichoresis: The Theological Journal of Emanuel University, 2017 One of the most important paradigm shifts in the history of Greek philosophy was the ‘rediscovery’ of transcendence in the movement of Intermediate Platonism. Less than a century before the birth of Hellenism (late 4th century BC), Plato had advocated an
Botica Aurelian
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Apophatic and Anthropomorphic Visions of God in Philo of Alexandria
Verbum Vitae, 2023 Despite his core theological convictions that God is incorporeal, formless, invisible, and unchangeable, in some of his most carefully crafted visio Dei texts Philo portrays God “changing shape” and temporarily adopting a human form.
Scott D. Mackie
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Inspiracje judeohelleńską egzegezą Filona Aleksandryjskiego w pismach św. Hieronima
Vox Patrum, 2012 Jerome, like most of the early Christian exegetes (Origen, Didymus the Blind, Hilarius of Poitiers, Ambrose, Augustine), respected Philo of Alexandria as a specialist in the field of spiritual exegesis of the Old Testament and called him vir ...
Mariusz Szram
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Verbum Vitae, 2023 This article examines Philo’s philosophical interpretation of the three theophanies in Exodus, which would, centuries later, continue to be considered by the great thinkers responsible for developing negative theology, such as Gregory of Nyssa and ...
Damian Mrugalski
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Philo, the Gospel of John, and Two Moses Traditions: Traditionary Competition over a Cultural Icon
, 2021 This article shows how Philo of Alexandria and the author of the Gospel of John represented Moses in contrasting ways within Hellenistic Judaism. It then argues that John's portrayal of Moses constitutes a contradiction to Philo's portrayal (and vice ...
Bay, Carson
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HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2011 This study investigates the explicit quotation from Exodus 25:40 in Hebrews 8:5 where the motif of the earthly sanctuary, understood to be modelled on that of the heavenly sanctuary in some circles of early Judaism and early Christianity, is to be found.
Gert J. Steyn
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