The vision of Didymus the Blind : a fourth-century virtue-origenism / Grant D. Bayliss.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bayliss, Grant D., author.

Series:

Oxford theology and religion monographs.

Oxford theology and religion monographs

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Didymus, the Blind, approximately 313-approximately 398.

Didymus.

Bible--Commentaries--History and criticism.

Bible.

Christian ethics--History--Early church, ca. 30-600.

Christian ethics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (290 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A broad reading of the theological and exegetical works of Didymus the Blind suggests he is best understood not in terms of older 'Alexandrian'/'Antiochene' paradigms but as a proponent of 'virtue-Origenism'. An independent teacher, based in Alexandria throughout the second half of the fourth century, Didymus appealed to many within the broadly Origenist currents of Egyptian asceticism, including Jerome, Rufinus, and Evagrius.

Contents:

""Cover""; ""The Vision of Didymus the Blind: A Fourth-Century Virtue-Origenism""; ""Copyright""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Table of Contents""; ""List of Abbreviations""; ""Introduction: A Fourth-Century 'Virtue-Origenism'""; ""Part I: Background""; ""1: Didymus through the Eyes of Others""; ""'DIDYMUS THE COMMENTATOR'""; ""Reputation in Antiquity""; ""Influence of his Thought""; ""Reclusive Bookworm?""; ""'DIDYMUS THE HEAD OF THE CATECHETICAL SCHOOL'?""; ""'DIDYMUS THE ORIGENIST'""; ""Condemnation in Antiquity""; ""'The Most Open Defender of Origen'""

""The Most Damning Judgement of All-Lack of Originality""""'DIDYMUS THE INTELLECTUAL ASCETIC'""; ""2: Teaching Virtue""; ""THE PRIMACY OF THE TEACHER""; ""THE SCHOOLROOM SETTING""; ""THE ROLE OF THE CHRISTIAN TEACHER""; ""CHRIST THE TEACHER""; ""3: Footprints in the Sand: Assessing the Didymean Corpus""; ""THE TOURA FIND""; ""Assessment of the Find""; ""Description of the Codices""; ""Dating""; ""WORKS ATTRIBUTED TO DIDYMUS""; ""LIST OF KNOWN WORKS""; ""4: Reading Virtue: Didymus and 'Elevated' Exegesis""; ""THE ART OF COMMENTARY""; ""DIDYMUS' PRINCIPLES OF BIBLICAL INTERPRETATION""

""The Truth of Scripture""""The Coherence of Scripture""; ""The Utility of Scripture""; ""THE DISTINCTIVENESS OF 'ELEVATED' EXEGESIS""; ""Scripture as Transforming Encounter""; ""Exegetical Ascent""; ""The Didymean World View""; ""Part II: Didymus and the Doctrine of Virtue""; ""5: Virtue, Reality, and the Pre-existenceof the Soul""; ""THE CHRISTIAN CASE FOR THE REALITY OF VIRTUE""; ""THE PRE-EXISTENCE OF THE SOUL AS A FUNCTION OF THE ONTOLOGY OF VIRTUE""; ""Didymus' Doctrine of the Pre-existent Soul""; ""Motivations for a Doctrine of Pre-existence""

""The Pre-existence of Souls and the Priority of Virtue""""6: The Call to Virtue""; ""POTENTIAL FOR VIRTUE""; ""Common Ideas""; ""Conscience""; ""Image""; ""THE SALVATION OF THE DEVIL""; ""IMPETUS TO VIRTUE-THE POSITIVE ROLE OF THE PASSIONS""; ""7: Numbering the Virtues""; ""THE CONTENT OF VIRTUE""; ""Borrowing from the Stoics: The Cardinal Virtues""; ""Borrowing from Aristotle: Virtues as Means""; ""Christian Virtues: Humility and Fear of the Lord""; ""THE DUALITY OF VIRTUE""; ""Aristotle's Practical and Intellectual Virtues""; ""'Alexandrian' Progress""

""The Practical and the Contemplative Lives""""THE UNITY OF VIRTUE""; ""State and Action""; ""The Concatenation of the Virtues""; ""The Theological Significance of the Unity of Virtue""; ""Part III: Didymus and the Doctrine of Sin""; ""8: Psychology and the Pathology of Sin""; ""ANTHROPOLOGY AS A FRAME FOR VIRTUE""; ""A TRIPARTITE PSYCHOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY?""; ""INTERNAL STIMULI TO SIN""; ""EXTERNAL STIMULI TO SIN-DEMONS, HERETICS AND SOPHISTS""; ""The Role of Demons""; ""Other Agents""; ""9: The Doctrine of Pre-Passion""; ""USAGE OUTSIDE DIDYMUS""; ""DIDYMUS' OWN USAGE""

""PRE-PASSION AND THE PSYCHOLOGY OF VIRTUE""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed November 18, 2015).

ISBN:

0-19-108180-9

0-19-181077-0

0-19-106504-8