Basil's Knowledge of Astronomy
This paper explores Basil’s knowledge of astronomy. It shows that Basil must have learnt astronomy already from his youth. It also demonstrates why and how Basil holds a complex attitude towards astronomy (as shown in Homily in hexaemeron 1 and 6). Finally, by comparing Basil's knowledge of thi...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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De Gruyter
2022
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Zeitschrift für antikes Christentum
Year: 2022, Volume: 26, Issue: 1, Pages: 126-144 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Basilius, Caesariensis 330-379, Homiliae in Hexaemeron
/ Astronomy
/ Astrology
/ Origenes 185-254
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| IxTheo Classification: | CF Christianity and Science KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity |
| Further subjects: | B
Cleomedes
B Astrology B Caelestia B Homiliae in hexaemeron B Genesis B Rhetoric B Basil of Caesarea B Origen B Exegesis B Astronomy |
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| Summary: | This paper explores Basil’s knowledge of astronomy. It shows that Basil must have learnt astronomy already from his youth. It also demonstrates why and how Basil holds a complex attitude towards astronomy (as shown in Homily in hexaemeron 1 and 6). Finally, by comparing Basil's knowledge of this science with the astronomical handbook of his time, it argues that Basil has made use of Origen but not lavishly copied him, and the level of his astronomical knowledge did not go beyond Cleomedes' Caelestia , which is the most elementary astronomical handbook in ancient times. |
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| ISSN: | 1612-961X |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Zeitschrift für antikes Christentum
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1515/zac-2022-0017 |