Methodius of Olympus: Divine Sovereignty, Human Freedom, and Life in Christ

Methodius of Olympus......Page 2
Contents......Page 5
Preface......Page 9
Introduction......Page 12
Methodius and Origen......Page 15
Methodius\' Theological Synthesis......Page 18
Methodius and Third-Century Asceticism......Page 20
Methodius As a Writer of Dialogues......Page 22
Methodius As Theologian......Page 24
1— The Author of the Writings......Page 26
The Evidence from Tradition......Page 27
\"Methodius of Olympus\"......Page 28
\"Bishop and Martyr\"......Page 29
The Survival of the Writings......Page 32
The Slavic Methodius......Page 35
The Remnant Greek Methodius......Page 36
De sanguisuga......Page 37
De cibis......Page 38
De cibis on the Resurrection of Bodies......Page 39
De cibis and the Criticism of Origen......Page 41
De libero arbitrio......Page 42
Conclusion and Anticipation......Page 44
2— De libero arbitrio: Dualism and the Problem of Evil......Page 46
The Title......Page 49
The Structure of the Dialogue......Page 50
The Prefatory Exhortation......Page 51
The Opening and Initial Exchanges......Page 52
Against Two Uncreated Realities......Page 55
The Intervention of the Second Protagonist......Page 59
The Initial Arguments in Retrospect......Page 60
Aristotle, Plato, and the Stoa......Page 62
The Orthodox Speaker on the Free Will......Page 63
The Sources of the Orthodox View......Page 66
The Conclusion of the Work: The Purpose of Creation......Page 68
Origen and Gnosticism in the De libero arbitrio......Page 71
3— The Symposium: Chastity and the Plan of Salvation......Page 75
The Structure of the Symposium and Its Purpose......Page 78
The Historical Setting of the Discourses......Page 81
The Theological Sources of the Symposium......Page 82
Discourse I......Page 83
Discourse II......Page 85
Discourse III......Page 87
Adam and Christ......Page 88
Christ and the Church......Page 90
The Ascetic Life: Discourses IV–VIII......Page 92
Discourse IV......Page 93
Discourse V......Page 96
Discourse VI......Page 99
Discourse VII......Page 103
Discourse VIII......Page 106
Christ and Baptism......Page 111
Fate, Determinism, and Astrology......Page 113
Discourse VIII in Retrospect......Page 115
Discourse IX— The Consummation of All Things......Page 116
The New Creation......Page 118
The Day of Resurrection......Page 120
The Final Consummation......Page 121
Methodius\' Sources......Page 123
Discourse X and the Conclusion of the Symposium......Page 124
Discourse X and Jotham\'s Fable......Page 125
The Speech of Arete......Page 127
The Hymn of Thecla......Page 129
The Symposium and Methodius\' Theology......Page 131
4— Origen in the Symposium......Page 134
The Study of the Scriptures......Page 136
\'\'Shadow, Image, and Reality\"......Page 138
The Literal Sense in the Symposium......Page 140
The \"Begetting\" and \"Becoming Human\" of the Word......Page 142
The Fall and Restoration of Souls......Page 147
Two Specific Points......Page 148
\"In the Image\"......Page 149
\"The Tabernacle\"......Page 150
Origen in the Symposium......Page 151
The Composition of the Aglaophon......Page 152
The Criticism of Origen As a Later Consideration......Page 154
The Treatment of Origen......Page 156
The Opening of the Dialogue......Page 159
The Initial Discourses......Page 161
The Introduction of the Excerpt from Origen on Psalm 1:5......Page 162
The Views of Aglaophon......Page 164
The Views of Proclus......Page 165
The Response of Eubolius......Page 167
Eubolius on Sin, Death, and Resurrection......Page 168
Eubolius on the \"Coats of Skins\"......Page 169
Death As Antidote......Page 170
Eubolius\' Discourse and the Purpose of the Dialogue......Page 171
The Transitory Body......Page 173
The Tabernacle of the Body......Page 174
Memian on 1 Corinthians 15:50......Page 175
The Feast of Tabernacles Revisited......Page 177
The Intervals of Time......Page 179
The Criticism of Origen......Page 181
The \"Bodily Form\" and the Spiritual Body......Page 182
The \"Gnashing of Teeth\" and the \"Dry Bones\"......Page 186
\"Sown a Physical, Raised a Spiritual Body\"......Page 188
The Spherical Body of the Resurrection......Page 189
Lazarus and the Rich Man: The Corporeal Soul......Page 190
Disembodiment and Sin, and Conclusion......Page 192
Methodius, Origen, and the Opponents in the Aglaophon......Page 195
Methodius and Gregory of Nyssa on Embodiment......Page 197
\"On the Making of Humanity\"......Page 198
The Formation of the Image of God......Page 199
The Intervals of Time......Page 200
The Resurrection of the Bodily Structure......Page 201
The Relation of the Soul, the Body, and the Passions......Page 202
A Debate with Methodius......Page 203
The Resurrection Body......Page 205
Gregory and Methodius in Retrospect......Page 206
The Aglaophon in Methodius\' Writings......Page 208
The Aglaophon and the Xeno......Page 209
6— De creatis and the Later Criticism of Origen......Page 211
Photius\' Report......Page 212
\"Church\"......Page 214
Origen\'s \"Reserved Teaching\"......Page 215
The \"Days of Creation\"......Page 217
\"Eternal Creation\"......Page 219
Methodius\' View of Origen in the Xeno......Page 223
Methodius\' Treatment of the Word in the Xeno— and Arius......Page 225
Methodius on the Divine Nature......Page 231
Sources and Significance of Methodius\' Views......Page 234
Conclusion......Page 239
Appendix 1— The De lepra among Methodius\' Writings......Page 245
The Course of the Discussion......Page 246
The New Departure of the Discussion......Page 248
The Occasion and Place of the Sistelius......Page 249
Appendix 2— The Hymn of Thecla and the Purpose of the Symposium......Page 250
The Hymn of Thecla: Several Peculiarities......Page 252
The Hymn and Methodius\' Clientele......Page 253
Texts, Translations, and Journals......Page 255
Classical and Patristic Writings......Page 256
Books and Articles Cited......Page 259
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M......Page 267
Z......Page 268
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V......Page 270