Buch, Deutsch, Band 16, 244 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 578 g
Einleitung, Übersetzung und Kommentar
Buch, Deutsch, Band 16, 244 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 578 g
Reihe: Vigiliae Christianae, Supplements
ISBN: 978-90-04-09558-8
Verlag: Brill Academic Publishers
The two books Adversus Eunomium IV-V probably form the first literary reaction to the 'Neo-Arians' and set the tone for the further development of the debate. In the MSS in which they are transmitted they follow on from the three books by Basil of Caesarea against Eunomius, but have been seen since at least the 18th century as pseudepigraphical and were probably composed by Apolinarius of Laodicea. The introduction to the present work discusses questions of authorship, identifies opponents (not only Aetius and Eunomius but also Marcellus of Ankyra), demonstrates the hitherto often questioned integrity of the tract and establishes the date of composition of Book IV as 360 and of Book V as 362/3. It also makes particularly clear the influence of contemporary philosophy. The translation follows the improved Migne text of 1886, while the commentary elucidates the often difficult content and prepares the way for further research on the interweaving of the threads of theological debate in the second half of the fourth century.