John of Damascus: More Than a Compiler

Erscheinungsjahr 2022
ISBN: 978-90-04-52642-6
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 26, 280 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 244 mm, Gewicht: 544 g

Reihe: Texts and Studies in Eastern Christianity

John of Damascus, the eighth century theologian of the newly re-established Jerusalem Patriarchate, remains understudied because many consider him no more than a compiler of tradition, saying nothing original. We challenge this misconception by exploring ways in which John made his sources his own, his reception history, his biography, his philosophic appropriation and unique contribution, how he presented his theology in locally significant ways, his influence on subsequent generations, and all his varied theological output in both its historical context and as received in Byzantine tradition.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Weitere Mitwirkende

Ables, Scott

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Christentum/Christliche Theologie Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface

List of Maps and Figures

Abbreviations

Notes on Contributors

Maps

Introduction

Scott Ables

Part 1 The Damascene’s Sources, Life, & Context

1 The Greek Lives of St John Damascene: Common Information, Differences, and Historical Value

Robert Volk

2 New Evidence for the Source of the Arabic Life of John Damascene and the Arabic Translation of the Expositio fidei

Habib Ibrahim

3 The Purpose of the Anti-Manichaean Polemic of John of Damascus

Scott Ables

4 ‘?? ?e??? ?f? ?????s???’—John Damascene’s Reception and Interpretation of the Corpus Areopagiticum

Vassilis Adrahtas

5 The Ordering of Knowing and the Acquisition of Knowledge in the Expositio fidei

Peter Schadler

6 ‘Supposedly Encountered an Arian Monk’: John of Damascus on the Origin of Islam

Najib George Awad

7 Theology for the Public: Aspects of John of Damascus’ Theological Discourse in His Homilies

Petros Tsagkaropoulos

Part 2 The Damascene’s Theological Vision

8 The Understanding of the Sacraments in John of Damascus’ Theology

Vassa Kontouma

9 Imago Dei: The Functionality of the Divine Image in John of Damascus

Brenda Mariana Méndez-Gallardo

10 The Concept of Matter in St John Damascene’s Anti-Manichaean Theology of Creation

Theocharis S. Papavissarion

11 Philosophy as both an Instrument and a Structural Principle of Theological Discourse in John Damascene

Anna Zhyrkova

12 John of Damascus’ View of Universals and Particulars in Light of the Christological Debate

Johannes Zachhuber

13 The Historicity of Personal Being: A Dialogue in Absentia between John Damascene and Martin Heidegger

Smilen Markov

Appendix: Expositio et declaratio fidei CPG 8078: Introduction and English Translation

Habib Ibrahim

Index of Modern Authors

Index of Names and Subjects

Index of Ancient Sources

Über Autor(innen)

Scott Ables (DPhil 2016, Oxford) is lecturer at Oregon State University. Recent publications include “Development in the Theological Method, Argument and Polemic of John of Damascus,” JECS 28/4 (2020).