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 InfoAtlanta : SBL Press, 2015.
Descriptionlxxxviii, 434 pages ; 24 cm
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
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Uniform titleGnostikos. English
Variant title Evagrius, Kephalaia gnostika
Variant title Kephalaia gnostica
SeriesWritings 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 noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 375-394) and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
LanguageEnglish translation from the Syriac version of a work originally written in Greek of which fragments survive.
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2015005711
ISBN9781628370393 (paper binding : alk. paper)
ISBN9781628370416 (hardcover binding : alk. paper)

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