The Epistula fidei of Evagrius of Pontus: An Answer to Constantinople

The De fide or Epistula fidei by Evagrius is widely thought to have been written from Constantinople around 381 to Christians back home in Pontus. In this article, I revive and refine a thesis advanced in 1923 by Melcher, that the letter was written in fact to Constantinople, after Evagrius fled the...

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Main Author: Kalvesmaki, Joel (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Johns Hopkins Univ. Press 2012
In: Journal of early Christian studies
Year: 2012, Volume: 20, Issue: 1, Pages: 113-139
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