The Divine Names
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The Divine Names is a foundational work of Christian Neoplatonic theology that explores how God can be known through the various names and attributes ascribed to the divine in Scripture.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Christian Neoplatonic work
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theological treatise ⓘ work of mystical theology ⓘ |
| aim |
to explain how God can be named and known
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to reconcile divine transcendence and immanence ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
De Divinis Nominibus
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On the Divine Names NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| circulation |
Byzantine world
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Latin Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateWritten |
early 6th century
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late 5th century ⓘ |
| discusses |
name "Beauty" of God
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name "Being" of God ⓘ name "Good" of God ⓘ name "Justice" of God NERFINISHED ⓘ name "Life" of God ⓘ name "Light" of God ⓘ name "Love" of God ⓘ name "Power" of God NERFINISHED ⓘ name "Wisdom" of God NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
mystical theology
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theological philosophy ⓘ |
| hasCommentaryBy |
John Scotus Eriugena
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Thomas Aquinas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Albert the Great
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Bonaventure NERFINISHED ⓘ Eastern Orthodox theology ⓘ Maximus the Confessor NERFINISHED ⓘ Meister Eckhart NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Aquinas NERFINISHED ⓘ Western medieval scholasticism ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Christian Scripture
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Patristic theology ⓘ Plotinus NERFINISHED ⓘ Proclus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Greek ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
apophatic theology
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cataphatic theology ⓘ divine attributes ⓘ names of God NERFINISHED ⓘ participation in God ⓘ |
| partOf | Corpus Dionysiacum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | Neoplatonism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| theologicalTheme |
God as beyond being
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analogy between God and creatures ⓘ goodness of God ⓘ hierarchical order of creation ⓘ procession and return of all things in God ⓘ unity and multiplicity in God’s names ⓘ |
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