The Life of Saint Dionysius the Areopagite

Introduction
1- The Areopagitic Corpus and the Controversy Over Its Authorship
2- Response to Objections
i. Valla’s Original Objections
ii. Anachronistic Rites
iii. Anachronistic Reference to the Creed
iv. Monasticism
v. Precise Theology
vi· Borrowings from Proclus
3- Positive Proofs
i. Universal Attribution to Saint Dionysius
ii. Sublimity of Doctrine
iii. Level of Detail of the Works
iv. The Trad i firm of Athenian Christian Literature
v. Witnesses to the Dionysian Corpus Prior to the Sixth Century
vi· References Specific to the Early Centuries
vii. Themes Consistent with Early Christian Theology
viii. Angelology
ix. Language
4- Conclusion
5- Saint Dionysius1 Mission to Gaul
i. The Cult of Saint Denis of Paris
ii. The Vita of Saint Denis of Paris
jui. The Identity of Saint Denis
iv. Arguments in Favour of the Identity of the two Denises
A Note on the Author
Encomium of Saint Dionysius the Areopagite
The Passion of Saints Dionysius, Rusticus, and Eleutherius
Appendix I: Parallels between Dionysius and Proclus
Appendix II: Manuscript Variants in Saint John Chrysostom’s Sermon Against False Prophets