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However, the two contrasts do not map neatly onto one another, for items that are distinguished kat\u2019 epinoian can both exist in actuality. This is in fact essential to neo-\u00adChalcedonian Christology. Thus Leontius of Byzan- tium, immediately after affirming that the humanity and divinity of Christ are separated in epinoia, adds that they nonetheless exist in actuality.51 Pamphilius Theologicus makes a similar observation.52 Leontius of Jerusalem observes (by way of reductio) that if Christ\u2019s human nature existed only in thought (\u1f10\u03c0\u03b9\u03bd\u03bf\u1f77\u1fb3), he could possess that nature only in thought and not in reality (\u03c0\u03c1\u1f71\u03b3\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03b9).53 The appearance of these two contrasts\u2014one a distinction between ways of thinking or considering something, the other between types of reality\u2014 among a variety of authors in the sixth century naturally gives rise to the ques- tion of philosophical influence.<\/p>\n

It is well known that Christian theology of this era was permeated by the influence of the Aristotelian commentaries of Ammonios, son of Hermeias, who lectured in Alexandria from around 480 to the 520s, and his students and successors.54 Although the Christian tradition already contained internal developments that would have led in the direc- tions we have noted, it seems likely that there was also some influence from the Aristotelian commentary tradition. Already in the Metaphysics, Aristotle had noted that truth and falsity are not in things (\u03c0\u03c1\u1f71\u03b3\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1) but in thought (\u03b4\u03b9\u03b1\u03bd\u03bf\u1f77\u1fb3), since they arise from mental operations of combination and divi- sion.55 He also frequently observes that two things may be separable in defi- nition (\u03bb\u1f79\u03b3\u1ff3) but not spatially or in their being (\u03c4\u1f78 \u03b5\u1f36\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9), such as the same surface viewed as convex and concave, or the road from Athens to Thebes and from Thebes to Athens, or a given act of learning and the corresponding Wesche, On the Person of Christ: The Christology of Emperor Justinian (Crestwood, NY: St. Vlad- imir\u2019s Seminary Press, 1991), 174.<\/p>\n

51. Leontius of Byzantium, Solution to the Objections of Severus (PG 86: 1937C). 52. Pamphilius Theologicus, Panoplia Dogmatica 9.4, cited in G. W. H. Lampe, A Patristic Greek Lexicon, s.v. epinoia 3. 53. Leontius of Jerusalem, Aporiae 58 (PG 86: 1800D); trans. Patrick T. R. Gray, Leontius of Jerusalem: Against the Monophysites (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2006), 217, slightly modified. 54.<\/p>\n

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Divine Energies and Divine Action Divine Energies and Divine Action Exploring the Essence-\u00adEnergies Distinction David Bradshaw Published in the United States of America by IOTA Publications with the support of the Theology Department at the University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, Minnesota. IOTA Publications is a part of the International Orthodox Theological Association (IOTA).<\/p>\n

IOTA is a community of scholars, clergy, and professionals dedicated to the dissemination of knowledge within the context of the Orthodox tradition. IOTA is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, registered in the State of Illinois. \u00a92023 IOTA Publications, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA iota-\u00adweb.org This publication is in copyright. Subject to statutory exception and to the provisions of relevant collective licensing agreements, no reproduction of any part may take place without the written permission of IOTA Publications.<\/p>\n

First published 2023. Text and cover design: Klaas Wolterstorff \/kwbookdesign.com Cover image: St. Peter Raising Tabitha, Palatine Chapel, Palermo, Sicily Paul Williams\u2013funkyfood London \/ Alamy Stock Photo Divine Energies and Divine Action: Exploring the Essence-\u00adEnergies Distinction \/ by David Bradshaw. ISBN: 978-\u00ad1-\u00ad7352951-\u00ad5-\u00ad2 (paperback) ISBN: 978-\u00ad1-\u00ad7352951-\u00ad6-\u00ad9 (e-\u00adbook) IOTA Publications has no responsibility for the persistence or accuracy of URLs for external or third-\u00adparty internet websites referred to in this publication, and does not guarantee that any content on such websites is, or will remain, accurate or appropriate.<\/p>\n

v Contents Contents Foreword\b vii Preface\b xi Acknowledgments\b xv Abbreviations\b xvii 1. The Concept of the Divine Energies\b 1 2. The Divine Energies in the New Testament\b 27 3. The Divine Glory and the Divine Energies\b 57 4. Essence and Energies: What Kind of Distinction?\b 81 5.<\/p>\n

The Divine Processions and the Divine Energies\b 119 6. Perceiving Nature as It Is: The Divine Logoi and the Divine Energies\b 133 7. In Defense of the Essence-\u00adEnergies Distinction: A Reply to Critics\b 151 8. Afterword: Of Essence, Energies, and Computer Programs\b 171 Bibliography\b 205 Index\b 219 vii Foreword Foreword In contemporary Orthodox theology, the essence-\u00adenergies distinction is of- ten mentioned, but rarely understood. Even rarer is the work that treats the celebrated distinction with clarity, grace, and philosophical sophistication.<\/p>\n

David Bradshaw\u2019s groundbreaking work will reward even the most demand- ing reader in all three respects. The book is lucidly and elegantly written.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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