athanasius and didymus
Athanasius’s
Letters to Serapion on the Holy Spirit
and Didymus’s
On the Holy Spirit
Translated, with an Introduction and Annotations, by
Mark DelCogliano,
Andrew Radde-Gallwitz,
and Lewis Ayres
st vladimir’s seminary press
yonkers, new york
2011
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Works on the Spirit : Athanasius’s letters to Serapion on the Holy Spirit, and, Didymus’s On the Holy Spirit / Athanasius and Didymus ; translated, with an introduction and annotations, by Mark DelCogliano, Andrew Radde-Gallwitz, and Lewis Ayres.
p. cm. — (Popular patristics series ; no. 43)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-0-88141-379-3
1. Holy Spirit—Early works to 1800. 2. Athanasius, Saint, Patriarch of Alexandria, d. 373. Epistolae ad Serapionem. 3. Didymus, the Blind, ca. 313–ca. 398. De Spiritu Sancto. 4. Athanasius, Saint, Patriarch of Alexandria, d. 373.—Correspondence. 5. Serapion, of Thmuis, Saint—Correspondence. I. DelCogliano, Mark. II. Radde-Gallwitz, Andrew. III. Ayres, Lewis. IV. Athanasius, Saint, Patriarch of Alexandria, d. 373. Epistolae ad Serapionem. English. V. Didymus, the Blind, ca. 313–ca. 398. De Spiritu Sancto. English.
BT121.3.W6813 2011
231'.309015—dc23
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Popular Patristics Series
Number 43
The Popular Patristics Series published by St Vladimir’s Seminary Press provides readable and accurate translations of a wide range of early Christian literature to a wide audience—students of Christian history to lay Christians reading for spiritual benefit. Recognized scholars in their fields provide short but comprehensive and clear introductions to the material. The texts include classics of Christian literature, thematic volumes, collections of homilies, letters on spiritual counsel, and poetical works from a variety of geographical contexts and historical backgrounds. The mission of the series is to mine the riches of the early Church and to make these treasures available to all.
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Introduction to Athanasius’s Letters to Serapion on the Holy Spirit
Introduction to Didymus’s On the Holy Spirit
The Date of On the Holy Spirit
The Context of On the Holy Spirit
The Structure of On the Holy Spirit
Jerome’s Latin Translation of Didymus’s On the Holy Spirit
Athanasius, Letters to Serapion on the Holy Spirit
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About Works on the Spirit: Athanasius’s Letters to Serapion on the Holy Spirit, and, Didymus’s on the Holy SpiritIn the second half of the fourth century the mystery of the Holy Spirit was the subject of fierce debate. Those who fought against the Nicene Creed opposed the idea that the Spirit was God. Even some of those willing to accept the equality of the Father and the Son saw the Spirit as more angelic than divine. The first great testament to the Spirit’s divinity—showing how the Spirit creates and saves inseparably with the Father and the son—is St. Athanasius’ Letters to Serapion. Only a few years later, Didymus the Blind penned his own On the Holy Spirit, which is here translated into English for the first time. For Didymus, the Spirit transforms Christians by drawing them into the divine life itself, and must therefore be one with the Father and Son. This volume offers new translations of two of the most powerful Patristic reflections on the work and nature of the Holy Spirit. |
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