John of Damascus.

• Superior document: Texts and Studies in Eastern Christianity
• Author: Ables, Scott.
• Place / Publishing House: Boston : : BRILL,, 2022.; ©2023.
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Texts and Studies in Eastern Christianity
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (299 pages)

"John of Damascus, the eighth century theologian of the newly re-established Jerusalem Patriarchate, remains understudied because many consider him no more than a compiler of tradition, saying nothing original. We challenge this misconception by exploring ways in which John made his sources his own, his reception history, his biography, his philosophic appropriation and unique contribution, how he presented his theology in locally significant ways, his influence on subsequent generations, and all his varied theological output in both its historical context and as received in Byzantine tradition"-- Provided by publisher.

Table of Contents

Intro -- ‎Contents -- ‎Preface -- ‎Maps, Figures, and Tables -- ‎Abbreviations -- ‎Notes on Contributors -- ‎Maps -- ‎Introduction (Ables) -- ‎Part 1. The Damascene's Sources, Life, and Context -- ‎Chapter 1. The Greek Lives of St John Damascene: Common Information, Differences, and Historical Value (Volk) -- ‎Chapter 2. New Evidence for the Source of the Arabic Life of John Damascene and the Arabic Translation of the Expositio fidei (Ibrahim) -- ‎Chapter 3. The Purpose of the Anti-Manichaean Polemic of John of Damascus (Ables) -- ‎Chapter 4. 'Ὡς θεῖος ἔφη Διονύσιος'-John Damascene's Reception and Interpretation of the Corpus Areopagiticum (Adrahtas) -- ‎Chapter 5. The Ordering of Knowing and the Acquisition of Knowledge in the Expositio fidei (Schadler) -- ‎Chapter 6. 'Supposedly Encountered an Arian Monk': John of Damascus on the Origin of Islam (Awad) -- ‎Chapter 7. Theology for the Public: Aspects of John of Damascus' Theological Discourse in His Homilies (Tsagkaropoulos) -- ‎Part 2. The Damascene's Theological Vision -- ‎Chapter 8. The Understanding of the Sacraments in John of Damascus' Theology (Kontouma) -- ‎Chapter 9. Imago Dei: The Functionality of the Divine Image in John of Damascus (Méndez-Gallardo) -- ‎Chapter 10. The Concept of Matter in St John Damascene's Anti-Manichaean Theology of Creation (Papavissarion) -- ‎Chapter 11. Philosophy as Both an Instrument and a Structural Principle of Theological Discourse in John Damascene (Zhyrkova) -- ‎Chapter 12. John of Damascus' View of Universals and Particulars in Light of the Christological Debate (Zachhuber) -- ‎Chapter 13. The Historicity of Personal Being: A Dialogue in Absentia between John Damascene and Martin Heidegger (Markov) -- ‎Appendix. Expositio et declaratio fidei CPG 8078: Introduction and English Translation (Ibrahim) -- ‎Index of Modern Authors.

‎Index of Names and Subjects -- ‎Index of Ancient Sources.