Theodoret's theologian : assessing the origin and significance of Gregory of Nazianzus’ title
Abstract
This study addresses the lack of critical analysis on Gregory of Nazianzus’ title of ‘the Theologian’. In doing so it addresses two areas: the origin of the title in the Address to Marcian, and the significance of its attribution to Gregory by Theodoret of Cyrrhus. Alongside Theodoret, this study takes account of a range of usages in Christian and non-Christian authors in order to argue that the title was attributed to Gregory as part of a pre-existing Christian response encompassing Moses, John and the prophets and pagan theologians such as Orpheus and Homer.
Citation
Langworthy , O B 2019 , ' Theodoret's theologian : assessing the origin and significance of Gregory of Nazianzus’ title ' , Journal of Ecclesiastical History , vol. 70 , no. 3 , pp. 455-471 . https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022046918001951
Publication
Journal of Ecclesiastical History
Status
Peer reviewed
ISSN
0022-0469Type
Journal article
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