Patristics and Late Antiquity
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The paper has two main aims: first, to offer a general overview about Augustine’s concept of corporeal matter, based on a comprehensive examination of all the occurrences of the Latin lemmas "materia" and "materies" in his works; second,... more
Sidonius C. Sollius Apollinaris Sidonius, Die Briefe. Eingeleitet, übersetzt und erläutert von Helga Köhler, Stuttgart: Hiersemann 2014, XXXVII + 355 pp., ISBN 978-3-7772-1414-6, € 224 (hb). Die Briefe des Apollinaris Sidonius sind seit... more
Khristiansky Vostok 9/15 (2021) 77–94
Obwohl die Vorstellung von einem irdischen Heiligen Land in den neutestamentlichen Schriften nicht belegt ist, wurde sie in der Geschichte des Christentums sehr wirkmächtig. Katharina Heyden zeigt in dieser Studie, dass nicht die... more
Taft R. F. The Great Entrance. A History of the Transfer of Gifts and other Preanaphoral Rites of the Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom. [A History of the Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, vol. II]. Roma, 1975. (Orientalia Christiana Analecta;... more
At the beginning of the eleventh century, a great spiritual personality, Saint Symeon the New Theologian, struggled to teach his audience about the importance of being aware of the presence of God in their hearts, minds, and lives. His... more
This book debunks the myth that the cross was never used as a visual symbol in pre-Constantinian Christianity, bringing together the relevant material evidence demonstrating Christian use of the cross prior to Constantine. The artifacts... more
L’Antiquité tardive constitue une période de première importance en raison de l’ampleur des sources conservées et des événements survenus. Durant cette époque, qui s’étend du IIIe au VIIe siècle, l’Empire romain connaît des évolutions... more
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A revised translation & notes for St. Cyril's extended discussion of the Tabernacle in "De adoratione" (Book 9).
This article deals with the theory of the so-called ‘intelligible Triad’ (esse, vivere, intellegere) to show in what way this theory was developed in Neoplatonism (by Plotinus, Porphyry, Iamblichus and Proclus) and transformed in the... more
An overview of Augustine of Hippo's views about freedom. I argue that Augustine the bishop was one of the first theological compatibilists, who believed that responsibility is compatible with at least certain kinds of necessity and that... more
In addition to unearthing elapsed practices and doctrinal foundations, Regeneration: A Complete History of Healing in the Christian Church recounts inspiring first-hand narratives of physical deliverance.
The first point in Celsus’ argument against the biblical truth is the origin of the Jewish people and Christian faith. Celsus presents Jews and Christians as descendants of the rebellion against ancient peoples, who held and practiced an... more
In the biblical theophanies of Isaiah 6 and Daniel 3, divine condescension and human ascent constitute reciprocal ecstatic moves towards a divine–human encounter. The christological interpretation, widespread in early Christian reception... more
La búsqueda del pobre en una sociedad repleta de pobres puede leer una gran obra de arte in melius. Y esto es oficio de las mentes brillantes. Brillante fue la interpretación que Agustín, santo obispo de Hipona, dio a este pasaje... more
This paper explores how the "apa" came to be viewed in the Vitae devoted to Pachomius, and how his "presence" shaped not only the monastery but the surrounding community. As a singular expression of the "holy man," the abbot--as portrayed... more
Kiedy w 1968 r. ukazał się pierwszy tom "Śląskich Studiów Historyczno-Teologicznych", bp Herbert Bednorz pisał we wstępie: "Przestrzeń geograficzna między Krakowem i Wrocławiem nie jest już białą plamą, pustką intelektualną, naukową,... more
Exegesegeschichtlich ist die Erklärung von Ps 140 (141) 2 ein methodisches Musterbeispiel patristischer Schriftauslegung: Nach der Vergewisserung über den auszulegenden Text einschließlich textkritischer Varianten bietet Chrysostomus eine... more
Wstęp Mirosław J. Leszka, Kirił Marinow................................................... 1 I Konstantynopolitańskie porty IV–XII w. [Constantinopolitan harbours in the 4th–12th centuries] Mirosław J. Leszka......... 5 II Wszystkie... more
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Oi Christianoi - Sezione antica, n. 27 ----- Avendo spaziato in molti campi e trovandosi all'incrocio di tante strade sulle quali ha lasciato la sua originale impronta, Agostino d'Ippona (354-430) occupa un posto centrale e, per certi... more
The author analyses the evolution of the idea of magic reflected in the decrees of Christian Roman Emperors included in the Theodosian Code. He describes the place of the chapter De maleficis in the structure of Book IX of the Theodosian... more