Amphiloque D’Iconium: Homélies. Tome I: Homélies 1–5. Tome II: Homélies 6–10. Fragments divers. Épître synodale. Lettre à Séleucos. Introduction, translation, notes, and index by Michel Bonnet in collaboration with Sever J. Voicu
Amphilochius of Iconium (340/345–after 394), some have argued, should be considered the fourth Cappadocian Father alongside the three ‘greats’. A cousin of Gregory of Nazianzus, he was most closely associated with Basil of Caesarea. Appointed bishop in 373, he acquired such a reputation in support o...
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2014
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The journal of theological studies
Year: 2014, Volume: 65, Issue: 1, Pages: 284-287 |
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Summary: | Amphilochius of Iconium (340/345–after 394), some have argued, should be considered the fourth Cappadocian Father alongside the three ‘greats’. A cousin of Gregory of Nazianzus, he was most closely associated with Basil of Caesarea. Appointed bishop in 373, he acquired such a reputation in support of Basil’s ecclesiastical and theological agenda that he was designated as one of the guarantors of orthodoxy at the Council of Constantinople in 381 (Cod. Theo. 16.1.3). Amphilochius was accordingly cited as an authority in numerous fifth- and sixth-century authors, from whom we possess many otherwise unattested fragments. This poor preservation of his works has resulted in Amphilochius being far less known today than he deserves., In 1978 C. |
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ISSN: | 1477-4607 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: The journal of theological studies
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/jts/flt199 |