Christ, the spirit, and human transformation in Gregory of Nyssa's In Canticum canticorum /

"This book undertakes a literary and theological analysis of Gregory of Nyssa's theology of union with God, culminating in a fresh reading of his final written work, In Canticum Canticorum. Part I provides the necessary background for the study of In Canticum Canticorum by analysing severa...

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Main Author:	Abecina, Alexander L. (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY, United States of America : Oxford University Press, [2024]
Series:	Oxford studies in historical theology.
Subjects:	Gregory, > of Nyssa, Saint, > approximately 335-approximately 394. Gregory, > of Nyssa, Saint, > approximately 335-approximately 394. > Commentarius in Canticum canticorum. Bible. > Song of Solomon > Criticism, interpretation, etc. > History > Early church, ca. 30-600. Gregory, > of Nyssa, Saint, > approximately 335-approximately 394 Mystical union > History of doctrines > Early church, ca. 30-600. Holy Spirit > History of doctrines > Early church, ca. 30-600. Theology, Doctrinal > History > Early church, ca. 30-600. Holy Spirit. Saint-Esprit. Théologie dogmatique. Théologie dogmatique > Histoire > ca 30-600 (Église primitive) Holy Spirit Theology, Doctrinal Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:

Spiritual marriage with Christ in De Virginitate
Baptism and Trinitarian theology
Human transformation and Christology in Contra Eunomium III
Spirit-based Christology in Antirrheticus Adversus Apolinarium
Tracing the spirit: Christology in Contra Eunomium III reconsidered
The baptismal exegesis of the Song of Songs
Advancement and ascent: the unified activity of Christ and the spirit
Christ's pneumatic body in the glory of the trinity.