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Showing 1 to 13 of 13 for “"John Chrysostom"”.
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JOHN CHRYSOSTOM AND THE HERMENEUTICS OF EXEMPLAR PORTRAITS
One of the most prevalent features in John Chrysostom’s writings is his numerous portrayals of exemplar figures. In this thesis, we will argue that these exemplar portraits are largely determined by the literary strategies and analytical frameworks propounded by two major traditions: the …
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The significance of divine adoption according to St John Chrysostom
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Freedom and Sin in John Chrysostom and Nikolai Berdyaev: A Study on the Problematics of Eastern Orthodox Therapeutics
This study focuses on John Chrysostom (c. 349-407) and Nikolai Berdyaev (1874-1948), who are respectively chosen as representatives of the Greek patristic centre and the Russian Religious Renaissance margins of Eastern Orthodoxy. In its pages, the writings of these thinkers are analysed in order to …
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The reception of John Chrysostom and the study of ancient Christianity in early modern Europe, c.1440-1600
… the principal moments of the Latin reception of John Chrysostom between c.1440 and 1600 and how they reflect on the study of ancient Christianity in early modern Europe. After a short Introduction to Chrysostom’s reception in medieval Europe and existing historiography on early modern patristics, …
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Age of Philosophy: the self-representation of power in the post-Constantinian empire
… Constantine, Constantius II, Themistius, John Chrysostom, and Gregory of Nazianzus. When considering the strategies developed by fourth-century leaders to legitimise their authority through literature, what is striking are the level of engagement with philosophical authorities from the …
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Resurrecting the martyrs: the role of the Cult of the Saints, A.D. 370-430
… notable bishops: Ambrose of Milan (d. 397), John Chrysostom (d. 407), and Augustine of Hippo (d. 430). Though contemporary with one another, these three men all viewed the cult of the martyrs as fulfilling somewhat different needs for their congregations. The last chapter describes the …
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Sexing the Jew: Early Christian Constructions of Jewishness
… of major Christian writers such as Origen and John Chrysostom, I argue that Christian sexual slander against Jews intensified as Christian exegetes endeavored to claim Jewish scripture for Christian use in the third and fourth centuries. My research examines these literary constructions of …
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Toward A Life-Changing Application Paradigm in Expository Preaching
… 3 investigates four exemplary historical models--John Chrysostom, John Calvin, Jonathan Edwards, and John Broadus--and examines their illustrative sermons to identify their indispensable principles of application paradigms and to apply these historical facets for formulating a contemporized …
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What is the Spirit Saying to the Churches? Toward a Contemporary Ecumenical Pneumatology
… Cyril of Jerusalem, Basil of Caesarea and John Chrysostom. I also analyze 119 contemporary ecclesial statements produced by leaders within the Anglican, Lutheran, Methodist, Presbyterian-Reformed, Baptist, Pentecostal and Roman Catholic churches, as well as the International …
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Oribasius’ Woman: Medicine, Christianity and Society in Late Antiquity
… because Christians like the Cappadocians and John Chrysostom imbued female choice with new theological meaning. Chapter five sets Oribasius’ approach to the female patient in the broader context of late antique social shifts. The compiler’s careful delineation of responsibility and blame in …
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The medical profession in the Roman Empire from Augustus to Justinian
… weakest on the social background and ends with John Chrysostom, leaving the late fifth and sixth centuries to be examined further by me in Chapter 8. No satisfactory account of early medical education has previously been written, and thus much of Chapter 9 is claimed as original work, especially …