Some Notes on “playing Logos” in Ambiguum 71 of St Maximus the Confessor
In the Ambigua to John 71, Maximus the Confessor discusses a passage of Gregory Nazianzen describing divine Logos that “plays in all kinds of forms.” The article emphasises four main approaches of the Ambiguum 71 to ‘acquit’ the image of ‘playful’ God. Firstly, St Maximus involves the hyperbolic lan...
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| Tipo de documento: | Recurso Electrónico Artigo |
| Idioma: | Inglês |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2021
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Scrinium
Ano: 2021, Volume: 17, Número: 1, Páginas: 239-254 |
| Classificações IxTheo: | KAB Cristianismo primitivo KAD Alta Idade Média NBC Deus |
| Outras palavras-chave: | B
Play
B Aporia B Game B Ambigua to John B Maximus the Confessor B Logos |
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| Resumo: | In the Ambigua to John 71, Maximus the Confessor discusses a passage of Gregory Nazianzen describing divine Logos that “plays in all kinds of forms.” The article emphasises four main approaches of the Ambiguum 71 to ‘acquit’ the image of ‘playful’ God. Firstly, St Maximus involves the hyperbolic language of Pseudo-Dionysius to indicate the superiority of divine ‘game’ over any kind of prudency or playfulness. Secondly, God’s playing can be discovered in His providence towards the sensible creations. The third step introduces all the material world as a God’s plaything, which can nevertheless be an object of natural contemplation. The fourth approach is merely moral, and its pathetic language conceals tensions between St Maximus’ and St Gregory’s patterns of thinking. Finally, all four parts are linked in a single structure derived from the triad “practical philosophy – natural contemplation – mystical theology,” which was often used by St Maximus. |
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| ISSN: | 1817-7565 |
| Obras secundárias: | Enthalten in: Scrinium
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/18177565-bja10046 |
