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.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 455-471 |
Journal | Journal of Ecclesiastical History |
Volume | 70 |
Issue number | 3 |
Early online date | 9 Jan 2019 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jul 2019 |
Keywords
- Divinity
- Theology
- Historical Theology
- Patristics