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Author Michelson, David Allen, 1975- author.

Title The practical christology of philoxenos of Mabbug / David A. Michelson
Published Oxford, England : Oxford University Press, 2014
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Description 1 online resource (273 pages) : illustrations, maps
Series Oxford Early Christian Studies
Oxford early Christian studies.
Contents Map : Philoxenos of Malbbug : geographic extent of influence, late fifth to early sixth centuries A.D. -- Introduction : the world of Philoxenos of Mabbug -- a practical context for understanding late-antique Christology -- Ordaining Satan : practical considerations in the divine Oikonomia -- In pursuit of divine knowledge : patristic sources of Philoxenos' theological epistemology -- Proof texts for the ineffable : on knowing Christ through Scripture -- "Though he cannot be eaten, we consume him" : Christological threats to liturgical practice -- Beginning the discipleship of Christ : theological conflict as ascesis and spiritual struggle -- Conclusion : Christological polemics in the context of spiritual practice
Summary This text examines doctrinal conflicts concerning the dual nature of Christ in the period after the Council of Chalcedon by considering the life and works of Philoxenos of Mabbug (c.440-523), a Syriac theologian whose surviving corpus amounts to some 500,000 words
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Philoxenus, Bishop of Hierapolis, approximately 440-523.
Jesus Christ -- Person and offices.
SUBJECT Jesus Christ fast
Philoxenus, Bishop of Hierapolis, approximately 440-523 fast
Subject Theology -- History -- Early church, ca. 30-600.
RELIGION -- Christian Theology -- Christology.
Christology
Theology -- Early church
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780191034497
0191034495
9780191789595
0191789593