A revered instructor of the eremitic monks of Nitria, Sketis and Kellia, Evagrius Ponticus is a fascinating yet enigmatic figure in the history of fourth-century mystical thought. This title offers an historical and theological re-evaluation of the teaching of Evagrius that brings to bear evidence from the Greek and Syriac Evagriana. Series Editor(s): Astley, Revd Jeff; Beckford, Professor James A.; Brummer, Mr. Richard; Brummer, Professor Vincent. Num Pages: 232 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 3D; HRCC2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 576. . 2009. 1st Edition. hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Title: Evagrius Ponticus: The Making of a Gnostic (Routledge New Critical Thinking in Religion, Theology and Biblical Studies)
Publisher: Routledge
Publication Date: 2009
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0754662659
ISBN 13: 9780754662655
Binding: Hardcover
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A revered instructor of the eremitic monks of Nitria, Sketis and Kellia, Evagrius Ponticus is a fascinating yet enigmatic figure in the history of fourth-century mystical thought. This historical and theological re-evaluation of the teaching of Evagrius brings to bear evidence from the Greek and Syriac Evagriana. Focusing on Evagrius' concept of perfection as the acquisition of spiritual knowledge, this book revisits current perceptions of Evagrius's thought and character by comparing and contrasting him with his contemporaries and predecessors, both Christian and pagan. Ideas of the three 'Cappadocians' and the author of the Macariana, as well as Stoic, Neo-Platonic and earlier Christian writers such as Alcinoos, Plotinus, Clement and Origen, are all explored. Konstantinovsky draws attention to a lack of uniformity in the fourth-century views on the origin of the soul, the body-soul relation, and the eschatological destiny of humankind.

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Julia Konstantinovsky is a Research Fellow in Theology at Wolfson College and a senior member of the Faculty of Theology, University of Oxford, UK.

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