John of Damascus: More than a Compiler /

John of Damascus: More than a Compiler /

John of Damascus, the eighth century theologian of the newly re-established Jerusalem Patriarchate, remains understudied because many consider him no more than a compiler of tradition, saying nothing original. We challenge this misconception by exploring ways in which John made his sources his own,...

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Other Authors: Ables, Scott (Editor)

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Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2023.

Series: Biblical Studies, Ancient Near East and Early Christianity E-Books Online, Collection 2023.
Texts and Studies in Eastern Christianity ; 26.

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John, > of Damascus, Saint.
Christianity.
Church history.

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Call Number: BR1720.J59

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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material
  • Copyright Page
  • Dedication
  • Preface
  • Abbreviations
  • Notes on Contributors
  • Maps
  • Introduction /
  • Scott Ables
  • Chapter 1 The Greek Lives of St John Damascene: Common Information, Differences, and Historical Value /
  • Robert Volk
  • Chapter 2 New Evidence for the Source of the Arabic Life of John Damascene and the Arabic Translation of the Expositio fidei /
  • Habib Ibrahim
  • Chapter 3 The Purpose of the Anti-Manichaean Polemic of John of Damascus /
  • Scott Ables
  • Chapter 4 ' Ὡς θεῖος ἔφη Διονύσιος '-John Damascene's Reception and Interpretation of the Corpus Areopagiticum /
  • Vassilis Adrahtas
  • Chapter 5 The Ordering of Knowing and the Acquisition of Knowledge in the Expositio fidei /
  • Peter Schadler
  • Chapter 6 'Supposedly Encountered an Arian Monk': John of Damascus on the Origin of Islam /
  • Najib George Awad
  • Chapter 7 Theology for the Public: Aspects of John of Damascus' Theological Discourse in His Homilies /
  • Petros Tsagkaropoulos
  • Chapter 8 The Understanding of the Sacraments in John of Damascus' Theology /
  • Vassa Kontouma
  • Chapter 9 Imago Dei : The Functionality of the Divine Image in John of Damascus /
  • Brenda Mariana Méndez-Gallardo
  • Chapter 10 The Concept of Matter in St John Damascene's Anti-Manichaean Theology of Creation /
  • Theocharis S. Papavissarion
  • Chapter 11 Philosophy as Both an Instrument and a Structural Principle of Theological Discourse in John Damascene /
  • Anna Zhyrkova
  • Chapter 12 John of Damascus' View of Universals and Particulars in Light of the Christological Debate /
  • Johannes Zachhuber
  • Chapter 13 The Historicity of Personal Being: A Dialogue in Absentia between John Damascene and Martin Heidegger /
  • Smilen Markov
  • Appendix Expositio et declaratio fidei CPG 8078: Introduction and English Translation /
  • Habib Ibrahim
  • Indexes.