REMARKS ON PSELLOS’ ATTITUDE TOWARDS THE PATRISTIC EXEGETICAL TRADITION IN HIS THEOLOGICA Cover Image

REMARKS ON PSELLOS’ ATTITUDE TOWARDS THE PATRISTIC EXEGETICAL TRADITION IN HIS THEOLOGICA
REMARKS ON PSELLOS’ ATTITUDE TOWARDS THE PATRISTIC EXEGETICAL TRADITION IN HIS THEOLOGICA

Author(s): Georgios N. Diamantopoulos
Subject(s): Eastern Orthodoxy
Published by: Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai
Keywords: Michael Psellos; Theologica; Hermeneutics; Proclus; Nicetas Stethatos;

Summary/Abstract: In this paper I explore Psellos’ attitude towards the Church Fathers’ exegesis with the focus on Theol. 1. 1 Gautier. Relative Theologica are also examined. His critical arguments and his enthusiasm for Proclus’ hermeneutics are analyzed systematic comparative and are contextualized through historical-comparative methods in the eleventh century’s conflict between philosophers and mystics.

  • Issue Year: LXVI/2021
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 39-80
  • Page Count: 42
  • Language: English
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