Catechesis and Episcopal Authority in the "Life of Gregory Thaumaturgus"
In a seldom discussed episode from Gregory of Nyssa’s Life of Gregory Thaumaturgus, the wonderworking bishop converts a pagan temple custodian using the written word and a miracle. Physical proofs seem essential for teaching this outsider about divine power. Yet in the very next episode the narrator...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Brill
[2020-11-12]
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Vigiliae Christianae
Year: 2020, Volume: 74, Issue: 5, Pages: 515-539 |
IxTheo Classification: | CB Christian life; spirituality KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity RB Church office; congregation RF Christian education; catechetics |
Further subjects: | B
Catechesis
B Miracles B Cappadocians B Biography B Bishops B Paideia |
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