The Evolution of Hilary of Poitiers's Trinitarian Use of Nativitas
Hilary's Trinitarian theology undergoes an abrupt shift in the four years between the De Trinitate and the Tractatus super Psalmos. In particular, in the Tractatus super Psalmos, Hilary distances himself from what is lauded as his great Trinitarian contribution: an emphasis on the Son's ae...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Johns Hopkins Univ. Press
[2016]
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Journal of early Christian studies
Year: 2016, Volume: 24, Issue: 3, Pages: 363-394 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Hilarius, Pictaviensis 315-367, De trinitate
/ Hilarius, Pictaviensis 315-367, Tractatus super Psalmos
/ Eunomius of Cyzica 330-392
/ Incarnation of Jesus Christ
/ Trinity
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| IxTheo Classification: | KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity NBC Doctrine of God NBF Christology |
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| Summary: | Hilary's Trinitarian theology undergoes an abrupt shift in the four years between the De Trinitate and the Tractatus super Psalmos. In particular, in the Tractatus super Psalmos, Hilary distances himself from what is lauded as his great Trinitarian contribution: an emphasis on the Son's aeterna nativitas (his eternal birth) as the guarantee of his perfect sharing of the Father's nature. This paper argues that Hilary rejects the terminology of nativitas and a Trinitarian theology centered on the Son's birth from the Father in the Tractatus super Psalmos as a result of his newfound awareness of Eunomian argumentation. |
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| ISSN: | 1086-3184 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of early Christian studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1353/earl.2016.0031 |