Cyril of Alexandria

1. Auflage 2000
ISBN: 978-0-415-18250-8
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 282 Seiten, Format (B × H): 145 mm x 222 mm, Gewicht: 492 g

Reihe: The Early Church Fathers

As a ruler of the church of Alexander and president of the Third Ecumenical Council of 431, Cyril was one of the most powerful men of the fifth century. Not only did he define the concept of christological orthodoxy for the next two centuries, but he is also often regarded as an unscrupulous cleric who was responsible for the murder of the female philosopher Hypatia and for the overthrow of the archbishop Nestorius.
Cyril of Alexandria presents key selections of Cyril's writings in order to make his thought accessible to students. The writings are all freshly translated and an extended introduction outlines Cyril's life and times, his scholastic method, his christology, his ecclesiology, his eucharistic doctrine, his spirituality, and his influence on the Christian tradition.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Russell, Norman

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Systematische Theologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Kirchengeschichte Frühes Christentum, Patristik, Christliche Archäologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface, List of Abbreviations, PART I. Introduction, 1. The making of a bishop, 2. The early writings, 3. The Nestorian controversy, 4. The Cyrillian legacy, PART II. Texts, General introduction to the texts, Commentary on Isaiah, Commentary on John, Against Nestorius, An explanation of the twelve chapters, Against Julian, Notes, Bibliography, Index of Scriptural Citations, Index of Names and Subjects

Über Autor(innen)

Norman Russell is a freelance lecturer and translator. He is the author, with Benedicta Ward, of The Lives of the Desert Fathers: The Historia Monachorum in Aegypto (1980).