Evagrius of Pontus on Exodus and the Virtues

In On Prayer 1-4, Evagrius of Pontus reads the incense described in Exodus 30:34-37 as an allegorical type of the four cardinal virtues. This essay explains the logic of Evagrius's interpretation, situating his argument in a longstanding philosophical debate about the interrelationship of the...

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Main Author: White, Devin L. 1986- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill [2019]
In: Vigiliae Christianae
Year: 2019, Volume: 73, Issue: 5, Pages: 516-530
IxTheo Classification:HB Old Testament
KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity
NCA Ethics
VA Philosophy
Further subjects:B mixture theory
B Virtue
B Exodus 30:34-37
B Hexapla
B Evagrius of Pontus
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