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Evagrius Ponticus - The Making of a Gnostic (Paperback)
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Evagrius Ponticus - The Making of a Gnostic (Paperback)
Series: Routledge New Critical Thinking in Religion, Theology and Biblical Studies
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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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