“The greatest paradox of all”: the “place of God” in the mystical theologies of Gregory of Nyssa and Evagrius of Pontus
The “place of God” is an oxymoron, implying a spatial confinement of the transcendent deity. Gregory of Nyssa calls it “the greatest paradox of all.” It is a biblical image, applied above all to the tabernacle/temple, which inspired a long afterlife of fruitful reflection in both Jewish and Christia...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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De Gruyter
2018
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Journal of the bible and its reception
Year: 2018, Volume: 5, Issue: 2, Pages: 259-279 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Gregory of Nyssa 335-394
/ Evagrius, Ponticus 345-399
/ Bible. Exodus 33,21
/ Bible. Exodus 24,10
/ maḳôm
/ Place
/ God
/ Sinai
/ Moses
/ Mystical theology
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IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity |
Further subjects: | B
mystical theology
B Gregory of Nyssa B Evagrius of Pontus B Epektasis |
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