Evagrius's, Kephalaia gnostika a new translation of the unreformed text from the Syriac / translated with an introduction and commentary by Ilaria L.E. Ramelli.
| Author/creator | Evagrius |
| Other author | Ramelli, Ilaria, 1973- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Atlanta : SBL Press, 2015. |
| Description | lxxxviii, 434 pages ; 24 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Uniform title | Gnostikos. English |
| Variant title | Evagrius, Kephalaia gnostika |
| Variant title | Kephalaia gnostica |
| Series | Writings from the Greco-Roman world ; volume 38 Writings from the Greco-Roman world ; v. 38. ^A524516 |
| Contents | Introductory essay: recovering the true thought of the Origenian Evagrius: a needed reassessment of the influence of Origen and Gregory of Nyssa on Evagrius -- Evagrius's life reconsidered in light of Origen's and Gregory's influence -- The Kephalaia gnostika, their two versions, and their riddles -- Evagrius's works, the loss of some in Greek, their survival in translations -- The letter to Melania and its relation to the Kephalaia gnostika -- Good and evil, gnosis and ignorance, virtue and sin, apatheia and passions, and restoration -- The aeons and the telos -- Christ, the attainment of unity, and creation -- The positive role of matter and a crucial (and overlooked) terminological distinction: different kinds of bodies -- Apatheia, pathē, and charity-love, which is no pathos -- Judgment and providence, justice and mercy -- Conclusions: contribution to research -- The present commentary and acknowledgments -- Evagrius, Kephalaia gnostika: translation and commentary. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 375-394) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Language | English translation from the Syriac version of a work originally written in Greek of which fragments survive. |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2015005711 |
| ISBN | 9781628370393 (paper binding : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9781628370416 (hardcover binding : alk. paper) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |