Browsing by Subject "Neoplatonism"
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All Eye: a metaphor from Ezekiel in the Desert Fathers, the School of Gaza, and Gregory
(Taylor and Francis, 2015)Ezekiel's imagery of the four living creatures being all eye proved to be a useful metaphor for such diverse characters as the desert fathers, the ascetics of Gaza, Pseudo-Dionysius, and Gregory Palamas. This study interposes ... -
Christians, Gnostics and Platonists : an overview of the ethos of late antiquity
(North-West University, 2010)Christians, Gnostics, and Platonists attempts to characterize the ethos of late antiquity (100–500 CE) as one that despised matter and the body. It operates within the assumption that there are four criteria which establish ... -
Transcending desire : the shaping of Christian thought by classical ideals of restraint and transcendence
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)Transcending sexual desire in favour of spiritual goals, while valuing the latter above the former in terms of importance and virtue, is a defining feature of early Christian theology. Some biblical scholars interpret the ...
