{"product_id":"john-of-damascus-more-than-a-compiler-9789004526426","title":"John of Damascus: More than a Compiler","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJohn of Damascus, the eighth century theologian of the newly re-established Jerusalem Patriarchate, remains understudied because many consider him no more than a compiler of tradition, saying nothing original.  We challenge this misconception by exploring ways in which John made his sources his own, his reception history, his biography, his philosophic appropriation and unique contribution, how he presented his theology in locally significant ways, his influence on subsequent generations, and all his varied theological output in both its historical context and as received in Byzantine tradition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface  List of Maps and Figures  Abbreviations  Notes on Contributors  Maps    Introduction   Scott Ables    Part 1 The Damascene’s Sources, Life, \u0026amp; Context    1 The Greek Lives of St John Damascene: Common Information, Differences, and Historical Value   Robert Volk    2 New Evidence for the Source of the Arabic Life of John Damascene and the Arabic Translation of the Expositio fidei   Habib Ibrahim    3 The Purpose of the Anti-Manichaean Polemic of John of Damascus   Scott Ables    4 ‘Ὡς θεῖος ἔφη Διονύσιος’—John Damascene’s Reception and Interpretation of the Corpus Areopagiticum   Vassilis Adrahtas    5 The Ordering of Knowing and the Acquisition of Knowledge in the Expositio fidei   Peter Schadler    6 ‘Supposedly Encountered an Arian Monk’: John of Damascus on the Origin of Islam   Najib George Awad    7 Theology for the Public: Aspects of John of Damascus’ Theological Discourse in His Homilies   Petros Tsagkaropoulos    Part 2 The Damascene’s Theological Vision    8 The Understanding of the Sacraments in John of Damascus’ Theology   Vassa Kontouma    9 Imago Dei: The Functionality of the Divine Image in John of Damascus   Brenda Mariana Méndez-Gallardo    10 The Concept of Matter in St John Damascene’s Anti-Manichaean Theology of Creation   Theocharis S. Papavissarion    11 Philosophy as both an Instrument and a Structural Principle of Theological Discourse in John Damascene   Anna Zhyrkova    12 John of Damascus’ View of Universals and Particulars in Light of the Christological Debate   Johannes Zachhuber    13 The Historicity of Personal Being: A Dialogue in Absentia between John Damascene and Martin Heidegger   Smilen Markov    Appendix: Expositio et declaratio fidei CPG 8078: Introduction and English Translation   Habib Ibrahim  Index of Modern Authors  Index of Names and Subjects  Index of Ancient Sources","brand":"Brill","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53210856063319,"sku":"9789004526426","price":136.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/john-of-damascus-more-than-a-compiler-9789004526426","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}