Baptism as Theological Intersection in Gregory Nazianzen’s Oration 39

This paper is a close reading of Gregory Nazianzen’s Oration 39, devoted to an exposition of the baptism of Jesus and of its connection to Christian baptism. It is one of two homilies by Gregory devoted entirely to the topic of baptism. The paper argues Gregory’s theology of baptism both constructs...

Full description

Saved in:  
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Matz, Brian (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Check availability: HBZ Gateway
Journals Online & Print:
Drawer...
Fernleihe:Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste
Published: Brepols 2012
In: Sacris erudiri
Year: 2012, Volume: 51, Pages: 35-58
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)

MARC

LEADER 00000naa a22000002 4500
001 1817449559
003 DE-627
005 20220927052757.0
007 cr uuu---uuuuu
008 220927s2012 xx |||||o 00| ||eng c
024 7 |a 10.1484/J.SE.1.103167  |2 doi 
035 |a (DE-627)1817449559 
035 |a (DE-599)KXP1817449559 
040 |a DE-627  |b ger  |c DE-627  |e rda 
041 |a eng 
084 |a 1  |2 ssgn 
100 1 |a Matz, Brian  |e VerfasserIn  |4 aut 
245 1 0 |a Baptism as Theological Intersection in Gregory Nazianzen’s Oration 39 
264 1 |c 2012 
336 |a Text  |b txt  |2 rdacontent 
337 |a Computermedien  |b c  |2 rdamedia 
338 |a Online-Ressource  |b cr  |2 rdacarrier 
520 |a This paper is a close reading of Gregory Nazianzen’s Oration 39, devoted to an exposition of the baptism of Jesus and of its connection to Christian baptism. It is one of two homilies by Gregory devoted entirely to the topic of baptism. The paper argues Gregory’s theology of baptism both constructs and is constructed by a larger web of Christian theological ideas, including Christology, soteriology and hamartiology. In so doing, Christian theology becomes personal to every recipient of baptism. In other words, baptism accomplishes more than simply uniting the baptizand formally and publicly to the Christian Church. It functions as a tutor into the ways of thinking like a Christian about God, the world and about what God is doing in the world. Indeed, Gregory’s understanding of the connection between Jesus’ baptism and Christian baptism supports his larger point that the closer one draws to Christ, the greater one’s receipt of illumination from God. Baptism sets the Christian aright on the road leading to the light of God. Consequently, the baptized person emerges with a more correct understanding of God and of God’s love for humanity made manifest in the life, particularly the baptism, of Christ. For the baptized Christian, this new insight contributes to a more theologically-rich experience of worship. 
601 |a Theologe 
773 0 8 |i Enthalten in  |t Sacris erudiri  |d Turnhout : Brepols, 1948  |g 51(2012), Seite 35-58  |h Online-Ressource  |w (DE-627)512300879  |w (DE-600)2236135-2  |w (DE-576)25429961X  |x 2295-9025  |7 nnns 
773 1 8 |g volume:51  |g year:2012  |g pages:35-58 
856 4 0 |u https://doi.org/10.1484/J.SE.1.103167  |x Resolving-System  |z lizenzpflichtig  |3 Volltext 
856 4 0 |u https://www.brepolsonline.net/doi/abs/10.1484/J.SE.1.103167  |x Verlag  |z lizenzpflichtig  |3 Volltext 
935 |a mteo 
951 |a AR 
ELC |a 1 
ITA |a 1  |t 1 
LOK |0 000 xxxxxcx a22 zn 4500 
LOK |0 001 4192042517 
LOK |0 003 DE-627 
LOK |0 004 1817449559 
LOK |0 005 20220927052757 
LOK |0 008 220927||||||||||||||||ger||||||| 
LOK |0 035   |a (DE-Tue135)IxTheo#2022-09-26#AD8D69515BA54FD376C0197AADFD7200EDE9A8AD 
LOK |0 040   |a DE-Tue135  |c DE-627  |d DE-Tue135 
LOK |0 092   |o n 
LOK |0 852   |a DE-Tue135 
LOK |0 852 1  |9 00 
LOK |0 935   |a ixzs  |a ixrk  |a zota 
ORI |a SA-MARC-ixtheoa001.raw