Ute Possekel
Biographic Data
| ID | 5845788 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ute Possekel |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ute |
| FAMILY NAME | Possekel |
| SIGNATURE | POSSEKEL U |
| AFFILIATIONS | Episcopal Divinity School |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Transmitting Theodore to the Church of the East
Thomas of Edessa (d. c. 540), author of Explanations of the Nativity and of Epiphany , flourished as a teacher at the School of Nisibis in Sasanid Persia. By analysing his understanding of salvation history, exegesis and the idea of the human being as ‘bond of creation’, this article shows how Thomas took up and popularised concepts central to the theology of Theodore of Mopsuestia. The article posits that the Nisibene school theology of Thomas a…
Bardaisan and Origen on Fate and the Power of the Stars
Bardaisan of Edessa (d. 222) is one of the earliest theologians to reflect on the proper place of the heavenly bodies within a Christian cosmology. Bardaisan draws on both biblical texts and contemporary philosophical notions to argue that planets and stars are created by God and are subject to the divine commandment, yet are also endowed with a certain freedom on account of which they will be judged on the last day. Bardaisan, wishing to maintai…
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Bardaisan and Origen on Fate and the Power of the Stars
Bardaisan of Edessa (d. 222) is one of the earliest theologians to reflect on the proper place of the heavenly bodies within a Christian cosmology. Bardaisan draws on both biblical texts and contemporary philosophical notions to argue that planets and stars are created by God and are subject to the divine commandment, yet are also endowed with a certain freedom on account of which they will be judged on the last day. Bardaisan, wishing to maintai…
Transmitting Theodore to the Church of the East
Thomas of Edessa (d. c. 540), author of Explanations of the Nativity and of Epiphany , flourished as a teacher at the School of Nisibis in Sasanid Persia. By analysing his understanding of salvation history, exegesis and the idea of the human being as ‘bond of creation’, this article shows how Thomas took up and popularised concepts central to the theology of Theodore of Mopsuestia. The article posits that the Nisibene school theology of Thomas a…
History (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Theology (2 works) · Archaeology (1 work) · Archaeology and Historical Studies (1 work) · Byzantine Studies and History (1 work) · Christianity (1 work) · Classical Philosophy and Thought (1 work) · Classics (1 work) · Classics (1 work)