The Writings of Methodius - Softcover

Of Olympus, Methodius

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1643734237 ISBN 13: 9781643734231

Publisher: Lighthouse Publishing, 2024

Synopsis

Methodius is known chiefly as the antagonist of Origen; although, as has been pointed out, he was himself influenced in no small degree by the method of Origen, as may be seen by his tendency to allegorical interpretations of Holy Scripture. The only complete work of this writer which has come down to us is his Banquet of the Ten Virgins, a dialogue of considerable power and grace, in praise of the virginal life. His antagonism to Origen, however, comes out less in this than in his works On the Resurrection, and On Things Created. The treatise On Free Will is, according to recent critics, of doubtful authorship, although the internal evidence must be said to confirm the ancient testimonies which assign it to Methodius. His writings against Porphyry, with the exception of some slight fragments, are lost, as are also his exegetical writings.

Edition details

• Publisher: Lighthouse Publishing
• Publication date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1643734237
• ISBN 13: 9781643734231
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 268