Theodoret's Theologian: Assessing the Origin and Significance of Gregory of Nazianzus' Title
This study addresses the lack of critical analysis on Gregory of Nazianzus' title of 'the Theologian'. In doing so it addresses two areas: the origin of the title in the Address to Marcian, and the significance of its attribution to Gregory by Theodoret of Cyrrhus. Alongside Theodoret...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge Univ. Press
[2019]
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The journal of ecclesiastical history
Year: 2019, Volume: 70, Issue: 3, Pages: 455-471 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Gregorius, Nazianzenus 329-390
/ Theologian
/ Titulature
/ Theodoretus, Cyrrhensis 393-466
/ Council (451 : Chalkedon)
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| IxTheo Classification: | FA Theology KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity KCC Councils |
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| Summary: | This study addresses the lack of critical analysis on Gregory of Nazianzus' title of 'the Theologian'. In doing so it addresses two areas: the origin of the title in the Address to Marcian, and the significance of its attribution to Gregory by Theodoret of Cyrrhus. Alongside Theodoret, this study takes account of a range of usages in Christian and non-Christian authors in order to argue that the title was attributed to Gregory as part of a pre-existing Christian response encompassing Moses, John and the prophets and pagan theologians such as Orpheus and Homer. |
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| ISSN: | 1469-7637 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The journal of ecclesiastical history
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/S0022046918001951 |