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John Cassian and the Christology of Romans 8,3

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LA128841

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Title Proper

John Cassian and the Christology of Romans 8,3

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[Article]

First Statement of Responsibility

Dominic Keech

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Leiden

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Brill

Text of Note

This paper focuses on Cassian's characterisation of Christ 'in the likeness of sinful flesh' (Romans 8,3) and argues that it forms a dual reception of the treatment of the same text found in the work of Origen and Augustine of Hippo. Inasmuch as Augustine's exegesis constitutes a reception of Origen, Cassian's reproduction of their shared thought forms a silent judgment on the impact and importance of the first Origenist Controversy in the Latin West. Further, whilst Origen and Augustine situate their Christological exegesis of the passage within a coherent account of the origin and transmission of sin, Cassian does not. Consequently, this paper questions recent scholarly attempts to re-evaluate Cassian's capacities as a synthetic theologian, by arguing that he prioritised a distinct theological tradition and its authoritative representatives over a tight theological coherence in his work. This paper focuses on Cassian's characterisation of Christ 'in the likeness of sinful flesh' (Romans 8,3) and argues that it forms a dual reception of the treatment of the same text found in the work of Origen and Augustine of Hippo. Inasmuch as Augustine's exegesis constitutes a reception of Origen, Cassian's reproduction of their shared thought forms a silent judgment on the impact and importance of the first Origenist Controversy in the Latin West. Further, whilst Origen and Augustine situate their Christological exegesis of the passage within a coherent account of the origin and transmission of sin, Cassian does not. Consequently, this paper questions recent scholarly attempts to re-evaluate Cassian's capacities as a synthetic theologian, by arguing that he prioritised a distinct theological tradition and its authoritative representatives over a tight theological coherence in his work.

Date of Publication

2010

Physical description

280-299

Title

Vigiliae Christianae

Volume Number

64/3

International Standard Serial Number

1570-0720

Subject Term

Augustine

Subject Term

Cassian

Subject Term

Christology

Subject Term

Origenism

Subject Term

Reception

Dominic Keech

Call Number

10.1163/157007210X498664

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[Article]

275578

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