Psalmody and Prayer in the Writings of Evagrius Ponticus

Name: Psalmody and Prayer in the Writings of Evagrius Ponticus
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ISBN: 9780199273201

ISBN-10: 0199273200

ISBN-13: 9780199273201

Edition: 2004

Authors: Luke Dysinger

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Evagrius Ponticus was the most prolific writer of the Christian Desert Fathers. This book is a study of his life, works, and theology. It gives particular attention to his little-studied exegetical treatises, especially the Scholia on Psalms, as well as his better-known works, in order to present a more balanced picture of Evagrius the monk. The practice of psalmody in Northern Egyptian monastic communities of the late fourth century is explored, as is Evagrius' understanding of psalmody's healing properties, and his recommendation of memorized scripture as a spiritual weapon against temptation. Further chapters discuss Evagrius' model of spiritual progress and his use of medical…

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List price: $190.00
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 4/21/2005
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 256
Size: 5.43" wide x 8.50" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English



Abbreviations


Introduction



The Life and Thought of Evagrius Ponticus



Biography



Writings



Narrative Treatises and Letters



Kephalaia and Exegetical Texts



Relative Dating of Evagrius' Works



Ascetical and Mystical Theology



Evagrian Psychology, Anthropology, and Cosmology



Asceticism and Contemplation



The Monastic Discipline of Psalmody



Athanasius, Palladius, and the Desert Fathers



John Cassian



The Practice of Psalmody



The Spirit of Psalmody



Evagrius on Exegesis and Psalmody



Contemplative Exegesis



Evagrius' Principal Texts on Psalmody



De Oratione 82



De Oratione 83



De Oratione 85



Praktikos 69-71; Scholion 1 on Psalm 137.1



Summary



Psalmody as Spiritual Remedy



The Physician of Souls



Medical Imagery in Origen



Medical Imagery in Athanasius and the Cappadocians



Evagrius' Use of Medical Language and Theory



The Calming of Thumos



The Psalter as Spiritual Weapon



Psalms in the Antirrhetikos



Antirrhetic Texts in the Scholia on Psalms



The Psalter as Contemplative Vision



Christ in the Psalter



The Logoi of Judgement and Providence



Judgement and the Variety of Bodies



Providence and the Mediators of Spiritual Progress


Conclusion



The Nous of Christ in the Kephalaia Gnostica



Select Pages from MS Vaticanus Graecus 754


Bibliography


Index