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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Main Author: Gray, Allison L. 1983- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill [2020-11-12]
In: 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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