Creation of the Universe and Creation of Man in Cyril of Alexandria's Early Works on the Pentateuch
After some preliminary remarks on Cyril's two works on the Pentateuch, De adoratione and Glaphyra , as well as the σκοπός of the biblical text, this contribution deals with Cyril's reading of the biblical account of the creation of the universe and creation of man. In contrast to other int...
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| Language: | English |
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De Gruyter
2022
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Zeitschrift für antikes Christentum
Year: 2022, Volume: 26, Issue: 1, Pages: 145-167 |
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Cyrillus, Alexandrinus 380-444, De adoratione et cultu in spiritu et veritate
/ Cyrillus, Alexandrinus 380-444, Glaphyra in Pentateuchum
/ Genesis
/ Creation
/ Human being
/ Cosmos (Concept of)
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| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity NBD Doctrine of Creation NBE Anthropology |
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Adam-Christ typology
B Cosmogony B Creation of Man B Pentateuch B Cyril of Alexandria |
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| Summary: | After some preliminary remarks on Cyril's two works on the Pentateuch, De adoratione and Glaphyra , as well as the σκοπός of the biblical text, this contribution deals with Cyril's reading of the biblical account of the creation of the universe and creation of man. In contrast to other interpreters, e.g., the Cappadocian fathers, the Alexandrian patriarch does not show interest in a detailed explanation of cosmogony based on natural philosophy. He rather emphasizes the limits of the human mind in understanding the details of the act of God's creation of the world. According to Cyril's understanding of the goal of Moses' writings, his exegesis of Genesis focuses especially on the creation of man. Convinced that Moses wrote his books as moral instruction to lead men to God, Cyril interprets selected parts of Genesis in a typological way in order to show man's journey from the fall into sin to the restoration of a holy life. |
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| ISSN: | 1612-961X |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Zeitschrift für antikes Christentum
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1515/zac-2022-0018 |