Maximus Confessor’s Interpretation of Abraham’s Hospitality in Genesis 18 and the Preceding Orthodox Tradition
In Orthodox exegesis, there are two main interpretations of God’s theophany to Abraham in Gen 18: the three ‘men’ were either the pre-incarnate Christ and two angels, or, later, they were a type of the Trinity. This article deals with Maximus the Confessor’s exegesis of this passage. His interpretat...
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| Tipo de documento: | Recurso Electrónico Artigo |
| Idioma: | Inglês |
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Brill
2017
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Scrinium
Ano: 2017, Volume: 13, Número: 1, Páginas: 43-52 |
| Classificações IxTheo: | HB Antigo Testamento KAD Alta Idade Média KDF Igreja ortodoxa NBB Revelação |
| Outras palavras-chave: | B
Bibel. Genesis 18
B Orthodox exegesis Maximus the Confessor theophany Old Testament |
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| Resumo: | In Orthodox exegesis, there are two main interpretations of God’s theophany to Abraham in Gen 18: the three ‘men’ were either the pre-incarnate Christ and two angels, or, later, they were a type of the Trinity. This article deals with Maximus the Confessor’s exegesis of this passage. His interpretations are treated in the context of his teaching on love, his philosophical ideas and his mystical teaching. It shows that Maximus’ exegesis can be understood as a creative synthesis of the preceding Orthodox tradition’s two interpretations.
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| ISSN: | 1817-7565 |
| Obras secundárias: | In: Scrinium
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/18177565-00131p06 |