Joy-bearing grief : tears of contrition in the writings of the early Syrian and Byzantine fathers

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    • Hunt, Hannah

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Joy-bearing grief : tears of contrition in the writings of the early Syrian and Byzantine fathers

by Hannah Hunt

(The medieval Mediterranean : peoples, economies and cultures, 400-1453 / editors, Michael Whitby ... [et al.], v. 57)

Brill, 2004

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [247]-261) and indexes

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内容説明

This volume is the first full-length study of penthos (tears of contrition) since Hausherr's in 1944. It traces its exposition in the early eastern Christian tradition, through detailed analysis of Greek and Syriac texts by Klimakos, Ephrem, Isaac and Symeon the New Theologian. It suggests why such weeping is, for these writers, a joyful as well as a sobering experience, and it places their writings in their historical and geographical context, giving some lexicographical background. Issues of religious anthropology, and the unusual choice of a female exegete in the person of the 'sinful woman' (Luke 7.36-50) are considered. The conclusion points the way to an appropriate theological interpretation of these teachings and highlights modern, non-monastic examples of joy-bearing, penitent grief.

目次

Abbreviations .. ix Preface .. xi Section I: Introduction Introduction What is Penthos and Where is It Found? .. 3 The Lexicography of Penthos and Its Distinction from Other Types of Melancholy .. 3 Patristic Distinctions Between Compunction, Mourning for Sin and Melancholy .. 9 Expressions of Grief for Sin in the Medieval Mediterranean World .. 17 The Semitic Provenance of Penthos .. 20 Recent Studies of Penthos .. 25 Section II: The Call To Repentance From The Desert Chapter One The Desert Tradition .. 41 Chapter Two The Place of Klimakos Within the Desert Tradition .. 51 Chapter Three Exegesis of Step 7 of The Ladder of Divine Ascent .. 65 The Structure of The Ladder and the Context of Step 7 .. 66 Definitions of Penthos .. 75 Purifying Tears and Baptism .. 82 Fear and Love of God .. 84 Spiritual Laughter .. 86 Tears as an Indication of Spiritual Growth .. 87 The Integration of the Whole Person in the Process of Mourning .. 88 Human Endeavour and God's Grace .. 90 Section III: 'She Bathed His Feet With Her Tears:' Ephremic Interpretations Of Luke 7.36-50 Chapter Four The Early Syrian Perspective .. 97 Encratism and Anthropology .. 101 Chapter Five The Context of Syrian Commentaries on the 'Sinful Woman' .. 107 A Typology of Womanhood .. 110 Syrian Commentaries on the 'Sinful Woman:' Inner Dialogue, Transformation and the Eye of Faith .. 114 Section IV: 'That Sweet Life-Restoring Sorrow Of Which The Apostle Spoke:' Isaac Of Nineveh's Teachings On Tears Of Repentance Chapter Six The Sitz im Leben of Isaac .. 129 Chapter Seven Encratism and Human Integrity .. 135 Chapter Eight Hierarchies of the Spiritual State .. 153 Chapter Nine Humanity's Filiation With God .. 159 Section V: 'You Will See Him Whom No Man Has Seen:' Symeon The New Theologian's Reappropriation Of Desert Teaching Chapter Ten Context and Biography .. 171 Chapter Eleven Symeon's Sources and Influences: Messalianism, Donatism and Macarius .. 181 Chapter Twelve Eulabes as the New Theologian's Prime Source .. 187 Chapter Thirteen Symeon the New Theologian and Penthos 201 Chapter Fourteen The Authority of Penthos and Its Sacramental Roots .. 211 Conclusion .. 225 The Tradition of the Eastern Christian Church .. 228 Restoration to the Image of God: Penthos and God the Father .. 230 Human Autonomy and Divine Incorporation: Penthos and God the Son .. 235 Charismatic Authority: Penthos and the Holy Spirit .. 238 Summary of the Patristic Teachings on Penthos .. 241 Joy-Bearing Grief .. 242 Bibliography .. 247 Primary Sources .. 247 Secondary Material .. 253 Glossary of Technical Terms Used .. 263 Index of Biblical References .. 265 Index of Subjects .. 266 Index of Ancient Authors .. 270 Index of Modern Scholars .. 271

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