The present paper investigates the relationship between divine and human agency in teaching the Christian faith. While Christian education actually was conveyed by human beings (apostles, teachers, catechists, bishops), many authors claimed that the one and only teacher of Christianity is Jesus Christ, referring to Matt 23:8-9. By examining texts from the 2nd to the 5th century, different configurations of divine and human teaching are identified and discussed. The paper thereby highlights a crucial tension in Early and Late Antique Christianity relating to the possibilities and limitations of communicating the faith. The present paper investigates the relationship between divine and human agency in teaching the Christian faith. While Christian education actually was conveyed by human beings (apostles, teachers, catechists, bishops), many authors claimed that the one and only teacher of Christianity is Jesus Christ, referring to Matt 23:8-9. By examining texts from the 2nd to the 5th century, different configurations of divine and human teaching are identified and discussed. The paper thereby highlights a crucial tension in Early and Late Antique Christianity relating to the possibilities and limitations of communicating the faith.
مجموعه
تاريخ نشر
2020
توصيف ظاهري
129-164
عنوان
Vigiliae Christianae
شماره جلد
74/2
شماره استاندارد بين المللي پياييندها
1570-0720
اصطلاحهای موضوعی کنترل نشده
اصطلاح موضوعی
divine agency
اصطلاح موضوعی
early Christianity
اصطلاح موضوعی
education
اصطلاح موضوعی
Teacher
اصطلاح موضوعی
teaching
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