-one of the three Cappadocian Fathers -said “what is not assumed (by the Word) is not healed” regarding Christ becoming fully human (Dowley 179) -Jerome studied under him in Constantinople (Dowley 196) -Set up a monastic community with Basil the great -Adopted the monastic life -372, becomes bishop of Sasima, Cappadocia (Oxford 253) -in 379, summoned to Cappodocia to help restore the “Nicene Faith” (Oxford 253) -Wrote Five Theological Orations (Oxford 253) -Wrote Philocalia with Basil the Great (Oxford 253) -bv
According to Olson (187), the "real" contribution of Greg of Nazianzus lies in his explanation of HYPOSTASES (or "persons" in English). The Trinity is not 3 persons, but 3 RELATIONSHIPS. He gave ontological status to these relationships. Each has a unique identity, but as a relationship between the others:
The Son is eternally generated from the Father and his express image and agent.
The Holy Spirit is the one who eternally proceeds from the Father as his wisdom and power.
The Father's uniqueness is in that he is the begetter of the Son, and the source of the Holy Spirit's PROCESSION (but not the Holy Spirit himself).
G of Nazianzus was also a guy who didn't like being in the spotlight and got out of the kitchen (too much heat) and retired from being the bishop of Constantinople as soon as he could.
Hold title as the great defender of orthodox trinitarian thought (Olson 178).
-one of the three Cappadocian Fathers
ReplyDelete-said “what is not assumed (by the Word) is not healed” regarding Christ becoming fully human (Dowley 179)
-Jerome studied under him in Constantinople (Dowley 196)
-Set up a monastic community with Basil the great
-Adopted the monastic life
-372, becomes bishop of Sasima, Cappadocia (Oxford 253)
-in 379, summoned to Cappodocia to help restore the “Nicene Faith” (Oxford 253)
-Wrote Five Theological Orations (Oxford 253)
-Wrote Philocalia with Basil the Great (Oxford 253)
-bv
According to Olson (187), the "real" contribution of Greg of Nazianzus lies in his explanation of HYPOSTASES (or "persons" in English). The Trinity is not 3 persons, but 3 RELATIONSHIPS. He gave ontological status to these relationships. Each has a unique identity, but as a relationship between the others:
ReplyDeleteThe Son is eternally generated from the Father and his express image and agent.
The Holy Spirit is the one who eternally proceeds from the Father as his wisdom and power.
The Father's uniqueness is in that he is the begetter of the Son, and the source of the Holy Spirit's PROCESSION (but not the Holy Spirit himself).
-CL
G of Nazianzus was also a guy who didn't like being in the spotlight and got out of the kitchen (too much heat) and retired from being the bishop of Constantinople as soon as he could.
ReplyDeleteHold title as the great defender of orthodox trinitarian thought (Olson 178).
-CL