On the human image of God / Gregory of Nyssa ; [edited and translated by] John Behr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gregory, of Nyssa, Saint, approximately 335-approximately 394, author.

Contributor:

Behr, John, editor, translator.

Series:

Oxford early Christian texts

Standardized Title:

De hominis opificio

Language:

English

Greek, Ancient (to 1453)

Subjects (All):

Gregory, of Nyssa, Saint, approximately 335-approximately 394. De hominis opificio.

Gregory.

De hominis opificio (Gregory, of Nyssa, Saint).

Theological anthropology--Christianity--Early works to 1800.

Theological anthropology.

Theological anthropology--Christianity--History of doctrines--Early church, ca. 30-600.

Theological anthropology--Christianity.

Theological anthropology--Christianity--History of doctrines--Early church.

Genre:

Early works

Physical Description:

xii, 367 pages ; 25 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2023.

Language Note:

In English; text of De hominis opificio in Greek with English translation on facing pages.

Summary:

"This book presents the first modern critical edition of the work of Gregory of Nyssa, On the Human Image of God (formerly known as On the Making of Man, De hominis opificio) and the first English translation since the nineteenth century. This treatise is one of the most important of Gregory's texts. Paralleling the structure of Plato's Timaeus, Gregory's work begins by offering two analyses of the human being. The first presents the human being as the culmination of the ascent made by nature through the various levels of life, and as made, body and soul, in the image of God. The second considers why this is not immediately apparent, the need for time to be able to grow, individually and collectively, to this status, as the body of Christ, the image of God, and the role of sexuality within this growth. The third part of the work brings both analyses together, to see the same movement in the life-span of each person. The extensive introduction provided in this volume examines the philosophical and theological background of Gregory's text, beginning with Anaxagoras, Plato (the Timaeus), Philo, and Origen, and also compares aspects of Gregory's work with that of Irenaeus of Lyons and Maximos the Confessor."-- Oxford University Press website.

Notes:

Full English-language title: On the human image of God that is a contemplation of the formation of the human being

Includes bibliographical references (pages 339-354) and indexes.

Related Work:

Container of : Gregory, of Nyssa, Saint, approximately 335-approximately 394. De hominis opificio. Greek. (Behr) 20231.

Container of : Gregory, of Nyssa, Saint, approximately 335-approximately 394. De hominis opificio. English. (Behr) 20231.

ISBN:

0192843974

9780192843975

OCLC:

1376262059

Publisher Number:

99994627467