Propatheia

Origen and Didymus on the Origin of the Passions

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ID4064215
AuthorsRichard A Layton (corresponding author)
Year2000
Volume54
Issue3
Pages262-282
Publication date2000-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueVigiliae Christianae (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0042-6032 • E-ISSN: 1570-0720
PublisherWalter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE)
DOI10.1163/157007200x00161
OpenAlexW2089389758
LanguageEN
Citations received6

PROPATHEIA: ORIGEN AND DIDYMUS ON THE ORIGIN OF THE PASSIONS BY RICHARD A. LAYTON In his dialogue On the Soul and the Resurrection, Gregory of Nyssa intro- duced a discussion of the emotions by referring to the unique constraints imposed upon Christian writers. While other philosophers might construct theories about the soul and its affections according to their own princi- ples, "we make," Gregory declared, "the Holy Scriptures the rule and the measure of every teaching."' This rule, however reasonable it might have seemed to Gregory's readers, raised an array of exegetical questions. What was meant by Jesus's equation of

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