Preaching the Gospel to the Hellenes : the life and works of Gregory the Wonderworker / by Francesco Celia.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Celia, Francesco, author.

Series:

Late antique history and religion ; 20.

Late antique history and religion ; volume 20

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gregory, Thaumaturgus, Saint, approximately 213-approximately 270.

Gregory.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

vii, 378 pages ; 25 cm.

Other Title:

Gregory the Wonderworker

Life and works of Gregory the Wonderworker

Place of Publication:

Leuven ; Bristol, CT : Peeters, 2019.

Summary:

"Over the past forty years, major Patristic scholars have radically called into question the biographical and literary profiles of Gregory Thaumaturgus (the 'Wonderworker'), considered for centuries the famous pupil of Origen and the charismatic bishop of Neocaesarea. Presenting a thorough reconsideration of the ancient sources on Gregory and the main works ascribed to him, Preaching the Gospel to the Hellenes demonstrates that the doubt cast on his traditional figure is unwarranted. The book re-establishes solid ground on which this important actor in Early Christianity can be placed and corroborates his engagement in confronting and evangelising pagans. Moreover, by taking a fresh look at information provided on Gregory by key Patristic authors and scrutinising the addressees of his works, this study sheds new light on the Christian cultural and social environment in Palestine and Asia Minor, as well as on the history of Christian theology between the third and fourth centuries."-- Publisher's website.

Contents:

Chapter 1: A Re-examination of the Ancient Sources

Chapter 2: In Origenem Oratio Panegyrica

Chapter 3: Metaphrasis Ecclesiastis

Chapter 4: Ad Theopompum

Chapter 5: Two Expositions of Faith Attributed to Gregory in the Late Fourth Century: Confessio Fidei and Ad Gelianum.

Notes:

"The present book is a slightly revised version of the doctoral thesis ... defended at the Faculty of Theology of the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam in 2017"--Page ix.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 311-345) and indexes.

ISBN:

9789042938168

9042938161

OCLC:

1117566957

Publisher Number:

99983909923