St. Maximos:Questions to Thalassios (PATR 7455)

Term: Academic Year 2015-2016 Fall

Faculty

Schedule

Thu, 2:10 PM - 4:30 PM (8/31/2015 - 9/3/2015) Location: MAIN CLASS 222
Thu, 2:10 PM - 4:30 PM (8/31/2015 - 12/18/2015) Location: MAIN CLASS 113

Description

Composed of sixty-five chapters dealing with difficult passages from the Old and New Testaments, the Questions to Thalassios is the last great flowering of patristic biblical exegesis. It is also a foundational work of Orthodox spirituality and moral theology. The passages in question were chosen for their relevance to the spiritual life, prompting the Confessor to pursue an unparalleled investigation into the nature of the human mind, the process of sensation, perception, and concept formation, and how this process is obstructed and distorted by the passions. Working knowledge of patristic Greek required.