'He Loves Not the Person but the Nature': God's Love for Human Nature in Isaac of Nineveh
The article explores the anthropology of the Syriac church father Isaac of Niniveh, also known as Isaac the Syrian. Perhaps a distant echo of the debates around Augustine's concept of original sin, Isaac starts with an idea of God as immutable and unchangeable, whose love for the human race as...
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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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Peeters
[2019]
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The journal of Eastern Christian studies
Année: 2019, Volume: 71, Numéro: 3/4, Pages: 269-282 |
| Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés: | B
Isaak, Ninive, Bischof, Heiliger 640-700
/ Dieu
/ Amour
/ Être humain
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| Classifications IxTheo: | KAD Haut Moyen Âge KBL Proche-Orient et Afrique du Nord NBC Dieu NBE Anthropologie |
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| Résumé: | The article explores the anthropology of the Syriac church father Isaac of Niniveh, also known as Isaac the Syrian. Perhaps a distant echo of the debates around Augustine's concept of original sin, Isaac starts with an idea of God as immutable and unchangeable, whose love for the human race as his creation is equally universal and unconditional, and does not make differences on grounds of individual deeds. One consequence in inter-human relations is also unconditional love for one another, reflecting the dignity God has bestowed on humanity at large. |
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| ISSN: | 1783-1520 |
| Contient: | Enthalten in: The journal of Eastern Christian studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2143/JECS.71.3.3286901 |