Palladius of Helenopolis : the origenist advocate / by Demetrios S. Katos.

A full length study of the life, work, and thought of Palladius of Helenopolis (ca. 362-420), an important witness of Christianity in late antiquity.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Katos, Demetrios S.
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2011.
Series:	Oxford early Christian studies.
Subjects:	Palladius, > Bishop of Aspuna, > -approximately 430. Palladius, > Bishop of Aspuna, > -approximately 430 Bishops > Biography. BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Religious. RELIGION > Christian Church > History. RELIGION > Christianity > History. Bishops Religion. Philosophy & Religion. Christianity. Biographies
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Table of Contents:

Cover; Contents; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. The Origenist monk and bishop; The peripatetic monk; Bishop of Helenopolis; The plea from exile; Conclusion; 2. Advocacy in the Dialogue on the Life of St John Chrysostom; The tell-tale sign of courtroom rhetoric; Forensic elements in the Dialogue; Judicial rhetoric as key to the Dialogue; Analysis of the Dialogue's narration; Conclusion; 3. In defence of John; 'Eating alone'; The depositions in Asia; Olympias and the monks; Perceptions of John; The causes of John's removal; The role of doctrine in the controversy; Conclusion
4. The Lausiac HistoryComposing the Lausiac History; Contra Hieronymum; An Origenist apologia; Conclusion; 5. The ascent to God in prayer; Praxis; Natural contemplation and scripture; Theologia; Conclusion; 6. Theodicy and human freedom; Palladius on evil, suffering, and human freedom; The metaphysics of an Origenist theodicy; Conclusion; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z; Index of Greek Legal and Rhetorical Terms

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