By Johannes Zachhuber
This quantity explores Gregory Of Nyssa's inspiration of human nature. It argues that the common use Gregory makes of "phusis"-terminology is not just a terminological predilection, yet quite the main to the philosophical and theological foundations of his concept. ranging from an outline of the theological panorama within the early 360's the research first demonstrates the that means and relevance of common human nature as an analogy for the Trinity in Cappadocian theology. the second one half explores Gregory's use of this related inspiration in his educating at the divine economic system. it truly is argued that Gregory takes this philosophical concept into the carrier of his personal theology. finally the publication presents an instance for the mutual interplay of philosophy and Christian theology within the fourth century.
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What he claims appears to be the following: human beings share certain similarities (being mortal, corruptible, changeable, from non-being),49 and they are the same and homoousioi; similarly Father and Son will be the same and homoousioi as they too share certain (important) properties. That men are homoousioi is thus granted, and it is the similarities that are compared in order to secure the same predicate for the Godhead. To find here the trinitarian use of homoousios applied to the relationship between men qua man would be to press Athanasius’ argument too far.
7 Harnack (1894) vol. IV, 100; cf. Gwatkin (1900), 246–7. 8 Harnack, loc. cit. 9 Bethune-Baker (1901). ; Ritter (1965), 282–91. Hanson (1988), 696–99, 734–7 seems to argue for a via media criticising both positions. Zachhuber/f4/20-42 10/4/99 11:55 AM HOMOOUSIOS Page 23 23 of the original, Nicene homoousion was concerned. Neither doubted that in the thought and language of Athanasius homoousios conveyed a unitary emphasis. Thus, with the acceptance of the latter theory crumbling, both views can be said to have lost their force.
58 Isagoge (1,18–2,10 Busse). Zachhuber/f4/20-42 38 10/4/99 11:55 AM Page 38 all, the Neoplatonists would not say that all the Heraclids are Heracles. Yet, the Heraclids are for them an illustration of ousia, that is a means of explaining why many things on various ontological planes can all be thus called. If, then, ousia is conceded to be a derivative quasi-genus59 rather than an Aristotelian one, things which are related qua descent can be called homoousios as well as, or, perhaps, with even more justification than, those that share the same logos.