Christ, the Spirit and Human Transformation in Gregory of Nyssa's In Canticum Canticorum
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description: This dissertation undertakes an analysis of Gregory of Nyssa's final work, In Canticum Canticorum. Part I investigates Gregory's earlier works. In Part II, Gregory's fifteen homilies on the Song of Songs are analysed in light of key structures of thought explored in Part I. Special emphasis is placed on Gregory's trinitarian theology, christology and pneumatology, as well as the relationship between 'doctrinal' and 'exegetical' works.
abstract: This dissertation undertakes an analysis of Gregory of Nyssa's final work, In Canticum Canticorum. Part I investigates Gregory's earlier works. In Part II, Gregory's fifteen homilies on the Song of Songs are analysed in light of key structures of thought explored in Part I. Special emphasis is placed on Gregory's trinitarian theology, christology and pneumatology, as well as the relationship between 'doctrinal' and 'exegetical' works.
author: Abecina, Alexander
language: eng
keywords: Gregory of Nyssa, In Canticum Canticorum, Trinity, Christology, Pneumatology, Patristic Exegesis, Song of Songs, Apollinarius, Eunomius, Baptism
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date published: 2021-07-09
date modified: 2026-07-22T22:24:25Z
provider: Cambridge University
publisher: Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations
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source organization: University of Cambridge

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value: 10.17863/CAM.73912