Reading the Psalms historically. Antiochene exegesis and a historical reading of Psalm 46 [PDF]
The Antiochene exegetes, most notably Diodore of Tarsus and Theodore of Mopsuestia read the psalms against the historical background of Israelite history, reconstructing a historical setting for every psalm.
H. F. van Rooy
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Abstract This article examines the phrase “light from light” in the 4th‐century Nicene and Nicene‐Constantinopolitan creeds. The article begins by presenting the earliest use of light as a metaphor for Christ and his agency, as well as examples of similar language outside “orthodox” Christianity. It goes on to examine the meaning and use of “light from
Maria Munkholt Christensen
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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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Nemo militans Deo implicat se saecularia negotia: Carolingian interpretations of II Timothy II.4
In II Timothy II.4, the apostle Paul forbids the servant of God to involve himself in saecularia negotia. While traditionally understood as a reference to commercial activities, for Carolingian thinkers the verse became a way to reflect on the political engagement of prelates and the relationship between religious and secular duties carried out by ...
Gerda Heydemann
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«Liber de fide» by Rufinus the Syrian and its contribution to the Pelagian controversies of the early 5th century. Pt. 1 [PDF]
«Liber de fide» by Rufinus the Syrian is a source whose significance in the history of the Pelagian controversy is assessed in different ways. The aim of the publication is to establish the place of this work in the theological and literary context of ...
Vasily Kuleshin
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Theology of freedom according to Theodore of Mopsuestia [PDF]
This article aims to investigate Theodore of Mopsuestia’s theology of freedom, which still awaits research in Russia and beyond. The article consists of three sections dedicated to the three aspects of his understanding of freedom: freedom of choice ...
Sofia S. Puchkova
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Theodore of Mopsuestia’s hermeneutics: transformed theology in response to fourth century crises
Niniejsze studium ukazuje, w jaki sposób egzegeza Teodora z Mopsuestii, powstała w reakcji na główne spory teologiczne IV w., wpływała na dalszy rozwój jego chrystologii, którą odziedziczył po swoim mistrzu – Diodorze z Tarsu.
Aryeh Kofsky, Serge Ruzer
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The Anaphoras of Mar Theodore of Mopsuestia in the East Syriac Rite and of St. John Chrysostom in the Byzantine Church "“ Structure and Theology [PDF]
The Liturgy (Mass) is the very life of the Church and its way of existing. In the core of the Liturgy there is the Anaphora, specific to each rite. Regarding the East Syriac Church, one mainly knows three important anaphoras "“ of Mar Addai and Mari, of ...
Benedict (Valentin) Vesa +2 more
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The message of a number Psalms as interpreted in Syriac Psalm headings
Following the view of Theodore of Mopsuestia, the translator(s) of the Peshitta Psalter did not accept the historicity of the headings of the Psalms in the Hebrew Psalter.
H. F. van Rooy
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Reception to the Antiochene tradition by East Syrians: monasteries vs. Schools [PDF]
As is known, from the 5th to early 7th centuries, the Church of the East, which existed in Sasanian Iran, was adopting the Christological teaching of the School of Antioch.
Evgenii Zabolotnyi
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