NPNF2-05. Gregory of Nyssa: Dogmatic Treatises, Etc.
by Gregory of Nyssa
Summary
This pdf is a large work (793 pgs) of the life and works of Gregory of Nyssa, a post NT times church father.
Excerpt of Table of Contents
Since the table of contents is so large, I am only posting an excerpt from it.
Table of Contents
About This Book. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. ii
Title Page.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 1
Editor’s Preface.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 2
Title Page.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 3
Preface.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 4
Works on Analytical Criticism, History, and Bibliography, Consulted.. . . . . p. 8
Dates of Treatises, &c., Here Translated.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 9
Prolegomena.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 10
A Sketch of the Life of S. Gregory of Nyssa.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 10
His General Character as a Theologian.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 17
His Origenism.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 24
His Teaching on the Holy Trinity.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 34
MSS. And Editions.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 41
Dogmatic Treatises.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 46
Against Eunomius.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 46
Gregory to his brother Peter, Bishop of Sebasteia.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 46
To his most pious brother Gregory. Peter greeting in the Lord.. . . . . . p. 47
Book I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 48
p. 48
Preface.–It is useless to attempt to benefit those who will not accept
help.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 49
We have been justly provoked to make this Answer, being stung by
Eunomius’ accusations of our brother.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 50
We see nothing remarkable in logical force in the treatise of Eunomius,
and so embark on our Answer with a just confidence.. . . . . . . . . . . p. 51
Eunomius displays much folly and fine writing, but very little seriousness
about vital points.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 52
His peculiar caricature of the bishops, Eustathius of Armenia and Basil
of Galatia, is not well drawn.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 54
A notice of Aetius, Eunomius’ master in heresy, and of Eunomius
himself, describing the origin and avocations of each.. . . . . . . . . . . p. 57
Eunomius himself proves that the confession of faith which He made
was not impeached.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .p.57