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Record Nr.

UNINA9910957650603321

Autore

Hildebrand Stephen M. <1973->

Titolo

The trinitarian theology of Basil of Caesarea : a synthesis of Greek thought and biblical truth / / Stephen M. Hildebrand

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : Catholic University of America Press, c2007

ISBN

0-8132-1610-9

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (272 p.)

Disciplina

230/.14092

Soggetti

Trinity - History of doctrines

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-243) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

The life of Basil -- Greek words and trinitarian truth : on the threshold of "orthodoxy" --  Greek words and trinitarian truth : toward a Nicene formula -- Basil and the scriptures -- Greek paideia and scriptural exegesis in Basil's trinitarian theology : the Father and the Son -- Greek paideia and scriptural exegesis in Basil's trinitarian theology : the Holy Spirit -- Conclusion : Linguistic achievement and biblical truth.

Sommario/riassunto

This book explores Basil's Trinitarian thought as the meeting place of the worlds within which he lived, that of ancient Greek culture and learning, and that of Christian faith lived in the liturgy and expressed in the Scripture.