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The Self-Enclosing God
Hunt, R.M.
2015
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Hunt, R. M. (2015). The Self-Enclosing God: John Chrysostom and Ephrem Syrus on divine self-limitation as gift of love in Genesis 1-3.
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Contents
Acknowledgements ... Error! Bookmark not defined. Note on References to Primary Sources ... Error! Bookmark not defined. Abstract ... Error! Bookmark not defined. Introduction... Error! Bookmark not defined. The Bible in Patristic Exegesis. ... Error! Bookmark not defined. The Theological Landscape of the Fourth Century ... Error! Bookmark not defined. Why Ephrem Syrus and John Chrysostom? ... Error! Bookmark not defined. Overview of Scholarly Literature ... Error! Bookmark not defined. Overview of Scholarly Literature on Divine Self-limitation in Chrysostom ...Error!
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Overview of Scholarly Literature on Divine Self-limitation in Ephrem ...Error!
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Methodology and Research Process ... Error! Bookmark not defined. Structure of the Argument ... Error! Bookmark not defined. Part 1: EPHREM SYRUS ... Error! Bookmark not defined. Chapter 1: The Heritage of Ephrem Syrus ... Error! Bookmark not defined. Introduction... Error! Bookmark not defined. 1.1. Ephrem’s Social and Theological Heritage: the cultural, theological and political contexts of Nisibis and Edessa ... Error! Bookmark not defined.
1.1.1 The Church in Nisibis ... Error! Bookmark not defined. 1.1.2 The School in Nisibis ... Error! Bookmark not defined. 1.1.3 The Church in Edessa ... Error! Bookmark not defined. 1.1.4 The School in Edessa ... Error! Bookmark not defined. 1.1.5 The ‘Enemies’ in Edessa and the Teachings of Bardaisan ... Error! Bookmark not
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1.2 Ephrem’s Literary Heritage: poetry and prose ... Error! Bookmark not defined. 1.2.1 Why Did Ephrem Write Poetry? ... Error! Bookmark not defined. 1.2.2 Why Did Ephrem Write a Commentary? ... Error! Bookmark not defined. 1.3 Ephrem’s Philosophical Heritage: space and limit ... Error! Bookmark not defined. 1.3.1 Tracing Ephrem’s Ideas Back ... Error! Bookmark not defined. 1.3.2 Space and Limit in Ephrem’s Writings ... Error! Bookmark not defined. Summary ... Error! Bookmark not defined. Chapter 2: The Rôle of ‘Limit’ in Ephrem’s Exegesis of Genesis 1–3 ... Error! Bookmark not
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2.1 Fifteen Hymns and a Commentary ... Error! Bookmark not defined. 2.1.1 The Hymns on Paradise ... Error! Bookmark not defined. 2.1.2 Ephrem’s Commentary on Genesis ... Error! Bookmark not defined. 2.2 Divine Self-Giving as an Act of Divine Self-Limitation: the concept of limit in the
Hymns on Paradise and the Commentary on Genesis ... Error! Bookmark not defined.
2.2.1 Limit as Boundary ... Error! Bookmark not defined. 2.2.2 Limit as Proportion ... Error! Bookmark not defined. 2.2.3 The Limits of Human Language ... Error! Bookmark not defined. 2.2.4 Limitation as Gift: its purpose being to overcome human limitation ...Error!
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2.3 Ephrem’s Own Reading of Genesis 1–3 ... Error! Bookmark not defined. 2.3.1 Limitations of Human Language and the Necessity of the Reader’s Journey .Error!
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2.3.2 The Importance of Doctrine as a Limitation on the Reading of Scripture ...Error!
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Summary ... Error! Bookmark not defined. Summary of Part 1 ... Error! Bookmark not defined. Part 2: JOHN CHRYSOSTOM ... Error! Bookmark not defined. Chapter 3: The Heritage of John Chrysostom... Error! Bookmark not defined. Introduction... Error! Bookmark not defined. 3.1 Chrysostom’s Social and Theological Heritage: the cultural, theological and political contexts of Antioch ... Error! Bookmark not defined. 3.2 Chrysostom’s Literary Heritage – Sermons and Homilies ... Error! Bookmark not
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Chapter 5 – Doctrinal Emphases... Error! Bookmark not defined. 5.1 Made in the Image ... Error! Bookmark not defined. 5.2 Ephrem and the role of ‘limit’ in the doctrinal emphases ... Error! Bookmark not
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Summary ... Error! Bookmark not defined. Chapter 6 – Hermeneutical Considerations ... Error! Bookmark not defined. 6.1 Ephrem, Chrysostom and the sensus plenior ... Error! Bookmark not defined. 6.2 Crossing the bridge ... Error! Bookmark not defined. 6.3 Questions Ephrem and Chrysostom Asked of the Text . Error! Bookmark not defined. 6.3.1 In the Beginning God Created the Heavens and the Earth – creatio ex nihilo ..Error!
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