{"product_id":"the-interpretation-of-kenosis-from-origen-to-cyril-of-alexandria-dimensions-of-self-emptying-in-the-reception-of-philippians-2-7-hardcover","title":"The Interpretation of Kenosis from Origen to Cyril of Alexandria: Dimensions of Self-Emptying in the Reception of Philippians 2:7 - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael C. Magree\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe self-emptying of Christ, proclaimed in the letter to the Philippians 2:7, remains a much-debated topic in modern theology and exegesis. \u003cem\u003eThe Interpretation of Kenosis from Origen to Cyril of Alexandria\u003c\/em\u003e brings the insights of Greek Christianity to the understanding of \u003cem\u003ekenosis\u003c\/em\u003e to illustrate that new dimensions of the topic open up when it is examined in the historical era of early Christianity. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOrigen of Alexandria showed that his understanding of \u003cem\u003ekenosis\u003c\/em\u003e allowed him to resist overly confining understandings of divine immutability, yet retain the conviction that the immutable Word's self-emptying calls the Christian believer to awe and wonder. Gregory of Nyssa found in \u003cem\u003ekenosis\u003c\/em\u003e a way to emphasize the Son of God's embrace of all of human life, including historical development. Cyril of Alexandria, finally, wrote on the term \u003cem\u003ekenosis \u003c\/em\u003emore than anyone else in Greek-speaking Christianity. It was a theme across all major eras and genres of his writing, from scriptural exegesis to doctrinal disputes, including those about the divinity of the Son and the natural union of the Son with human reality. Cyril found in \u003cem\u003ekenosis\u003c\/em\u003e an anchor point for two themes: first, that the strangeness and shocking quality of the term \u003cem\u003ekenosis\u003c\/em\u003e reminds the believer that God's categories always stretch beyond human \"who emptied himself?\" can only be answered by a single-subject Christology that proclaims the \u003cem\u003ekenosis\u003c\/em\u003e of the Word. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book opens and closes with chapters relating early Christian teaching on Christ's self-emptying to modern scripture scholarship and to concerns of feminist systematic theology.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichael C. Magree, \u003cem\u003eAssistant Professor of Theology, Boston College\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMichael C. Magree was born and raised in Ohio, USA, and attended Franciscan University of Steubenville. He then completed graduate work at the Ohio State University, Fordham University, and Boston College, before attaining a Ph.D. from the University of Notre Dame. His ongoing scholarly projects concern interpretation of the Bible in late antiquity, and the intersection of ascetical practice and Christological teaching. As a Jesuit priest, he seeks to foster knowledge of the early Church and bring it into conversation with contemporary concerns and with liturgical and spiritual life.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 28, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42153025962119,"sku":"9780198896661","price":196.65,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/c84c8dc055c178eeb634206e6d637a38.webp?v=1733218356","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-interpretation-of-kenosis-from-origen-to-cyril-of-alexandria-dimensions-of-self-emptying-in-the-reception-of-philippians-2-7-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}