Anti-Apollinarian Writings: St. Gregory of Nyssa by Robin Orton (English) Hardco

Description: Anti-Apollinarian Writings by Robin Orton The Antirrheticus is a hostile commentary on Apolinariuss work entitled The Demonstration (Apodeixis) of the Divine Enfleshment according to the Likeness of a Human Being. The Apodeixis has not survived independently, and our knowledge of it depends almost completely on St. Gregory of Nyssa. It is a neglected work, and this is the first English translation to be published. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description St. Gregory of Nyssa wrote two works during the 380s attacking the Christological teaching of Apolinarius of Laodicea and his followers. These are the substantial treatise Refutation of the Views of Apolinarius (the Antirrheticus) and the short letter to the Bishop of Alexandria, To Theophilus, Against the Apollinarians. The Antirrheticus is a hostile commentary on Apolinariuss work entitled The Demonstration (Apodeixis) of the Divine Enfleshment according to the Likeness of a Human Being. The Apodeixis has not survived independently, and our knowledge of it depends almost completely on Gregory.The Antirrheticus is a neglected work, and this is the first English translation to be published. It has had a poor reputation among many modern scholars. Gregory is accused of being prolix and repetitive and of having misrepresented or misunderstood many of Apolinariuss Christological ideas. It is argued here that the work is nevertheless of considerable theological interest. It is able in fact successfully to identify the principal problems raised by Apolinariuss central concept ofChrist as an "enfleshed mind," and also provides an essential insight into Gregorys own Christology and soteriology.The translation is interweaved with a commentary to provide the reader with some guidance through the complexities of Gregorys arguments. The introduction includes an overview of the history of Apollinarianism and discusses the extent to which it is possible to reconstruct, from the fragments quoted by Gregory, the arguments of Apolinariuss Apodeixis to which he is responding. It also examines the background to and the chronology of both of Gregorys anti-Apollinarian works, and looks critically at the arguments that they deploy. Author Biography Robin Orton graduated in classics at Oxford University, UK and, after a career in the British civil service, studied patristics at Heythrop College, University of London, UK and at Kings College, London, UK. Details ISBN0813228077 Author Robin Orton Short Title ANTI-APOLLINARIAN WRITINGS Language English ISBN-10 0813228077 ISBN-13 9780813228075 Media Book Format Hardcover DEWEY 230.14 Series Number 131 Pages 288 Year 2015 Translator Robin Orton Imprint The Catholic University of America Press Subtitle St. Gregory of Nyssa Place of Publication Washington Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2015-12-04 NZ Release Date 2015-12-04 UK Release Date 2015-12-04 Publisher The Catholic University of America Press Series Fathers of the Church Series Publication Date 2015-12-30 Audience General US Release Date 2015-12-30 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:136538267;

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