Evagrius the Cappadocian: Redating the Kephalaia gnostika

The three works Praktikos, Gnostikos, and Kephalaia gnostika (KG) are traditionally dated to the late 380s, when Evagrius Ponticus was a monk in Egypt. The trilogy is commonly seen as a unified, gradated curriculum for monks. In this article, I argue that this paradigm is deficient. Evagrius wrote t...

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Main Author: Kalvesmaki, Joel (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Johns Hopkins Univ. Press 2023
In: Journal of early Christian studies
Year: 2023, Volume: 31, Issue: 4, Pages: 523-541
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Evagrius, Ponticus 345-399, Kephalaia gnostika / Dating / Evagrius, Ponticus 345-399, Practicus / Evagrius, Ponticus 345-399, Gnosticus / Evagrius, Ponticus 345-399, Epistula fidei / Monasticism
IxTheo Classification:KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity
KCA Monasticism; religious orders
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