Unity and Duality: Gregory of Nazianzus's Exegesis of the Gospels in Oration 30

In Gregory of Nazianzus's Oration 30, seven of his ten points against Eunomian misreadings of Scripture about the Son deal directly with quotations of Jesus from the Gospels. This study shines new light on Gregory's exegetical method, arguing that in Oration 30, grammatical, contextual, an...

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Main Author: Hussung, J. Benjamin (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2021
In: The Evangelical quarterly
Year: 2021, Volume: 92, Issue: 2, Pages: 142-162
Further subjects:B Biblical Commentaries
B MCGUCKIN, John
B Christology
B Gospel of John
B Cappadocians
B Gregory of Nazianzus
B Gospels
B GREGORY of Nazianzus (Book)
B Jesus Christ
B Patristic Exegesis
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Summary:In Gregory of Nazianzus's Oration 30, seven of his ten points against Eunomian misreadings of Scripture about the Son deal directly with quotations of Jesus from the Gospels. This study shines new light on Gregory's exegetical method, arguing that in Oration 30, grammatical, contextual, and partitive exegesis marks Gregory's interpretation of the Gospels, which serve as foundational texts for understanding the Son's relationship to the Father. First, I briefly provide support for the Gospels as foundational texts for understanding the Son's relationship to the Father. Second, I summarize Gregory's exegesis of each of these seven texts in detail. Third, I analyze Gregory's exegetical method based on his grammatical, contextual, and partitive exegesis. Perhaps most importantly for Gregory, one must always have before him both the divinity and humanity of the Son. Anything less than this exegetical method leads to misreading the Gospels and misunderstanding the Son himself.
ISSN:2772-5472
Contains:Enthalten in: The Evangelical quarterly
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/27725472-09202003