Christ in the life and teaching of Gregory of Nazianzus /

Christ in the life and teaching of Gregory of Nazianzus /

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Author / Creator:Hofer, Andrew, O.P.
Edition:1st ed.
Imprint:Oxford : Oxford University Press 2013.
Description:x, 270 p. ; 25 cm.
Language:English
Series:Oxford early Christian studies
Oxford early Christian studies.
Subject:
Gregory, -- of Nazianzus, Saint.
Jesus Christ -- Person and offices
Gregory, -- of Nazianzus, Saint.
Jesus Christ.
Christology.
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/9847644
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ISBN:9780199681945
0199681945
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. [229]-248) and indexes.
Summary:This title examines how Gregory of Nazianzus, a fourth-century Greek writer famed as 'the Theologian' in the Christian tradition, expressed the mystery of Christ in terms of his own life. It studies Gregory's three genres of writing (orations, poems, and letters) and shows how Gregory developed an 'autobiographical Christology'.
Table of Contents:
  • Abbreviations
  • Introduction
  • 1. Gregory's Theology of the Word
  • Gregory's genres-the Word in classical styles
  • The purifying Word in life through philosophy and rhetoric
  • The scriptural Word proclaiming life
  • The Word between Trinitarian and Christological readings of Scripture
  • Conclusion
  • 2. Gregory's Christomorphic Autobiography
  • The distinctively autobiographical quality of Gregory's writings
  • Christ in Gregory's autobiographical poetry
  • A didactic epic of Christomorphic autobiography
  • Conclusion
  • 3. Autobiographical Christology I: The Mixtures of Gregory and Christ
  • Mixture as Gregory's approach to the mystery of the Incarnation
  • Philosophical background for Gregory's mixture language
  • The mixture of Gregory's human life
  • Christ as the "New Mixture" for Gregory's salvation
  • The human mind's mediation in the Incarnation
  • Multiplicity and unity
  • Conclusion
  • 4. Autobiographical Christology II: Ep. 101 in the Christological Controversy
  • Ep. 101 in Gregory's rhetorical context
  • The anathemas
  • Gregory's salvation after the anathemas
  • Conclusion
  • 5. Autobiographical Christology III: The Mysteries of Christ
  • Gregory's festal spirituality in context
  • The Epiphany Mysteries
  • The Stonings
  • The Paschal Mysteries
  • Conclusion
  • 6. Gregory's Christomorphic Ministry
  • Christ in the ordained ministry of Or. 2
  • Christ in the models of ordained ministry
  • Christ in the anti-models of ordained ministry
  • Christ in Gregory's ministry concerning marriage and virginity
  • Christ in Gregory's ministry concerning the rich and the poor
  • Conclusion
  • Epilogue
  • Bibliography
  • Works of Gregory of Nazianzus Index
  • Subject Index

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