The Last Commandment as a Homoousian Doctrinal Formula: An Analysis of Theodore of Mopsuestia’s Interpretation of Mt 28:19 in Light of Exegetical Traditions

The Last Commandment as a Homoousian Doctrinal Formula: An Analysis of Theodore of Mopsuestia’s Interpretation of Mt 28:19 in Light of Exegetical TraditionsDiogenesSyriaca.org: The Syriac Reference PortalThe National Endowment for the HumanitiesThe International Balzan Prize FoundationDavid A. Michelsoncbsc_adminRecord added to Zotero bycbsc_adminSyriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portalhttp://syriaca.org/cbss/D3QQNAZB/tei

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CREATED: This bibl record was autogenerated from a Zotero record.Sofia S.PuchkovaThe Last Commandment as a Homoousian Doctrinal Formula: An Analysis of Theodore of Mopsuestia’s Interpretation of Mt 28:19 in Light of Exegetical Traditionshttp://syriaca.org/cbss/D3QQNAZBhttps://www.zotero.org/groups/a_comprehensive_bibliography_on_syriac_studies/items/D3QQNAZBhttps://www.zotero.org/groups/4861694/items/D3QQNAZBDiogenes14202240-55This article challenges the reductionist scholarly approach of studying Theodore of Mopsuestia only inside his own Antiochene tradition and in his opposition to the Alexandrians. It addresses the exegetical traditions that Theodore of Mopsuestia shares with the representatives of the Homoousian network, while interpreting the Last Commandment, Mt 28:19 (“Go, make disciples of all nations, aptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.”). Contextualizing Theodore’s biblical interpretation among the Homoousian sources, this study demonstrates that Theodore draws on the use of Mt 28:19 in the context of the Trinitarian debates. His reliance on the Homoousian exegetical traditions must be the reason why doctrinal elements appear in his exegesis usually labelled “historical” and why some examples of his exegesis deviate from the historia of Mt 28:19 and are better to be designated as “doctrinal”. Puchkova, Sofia S. “The Last Commandment as a Homoousian Doctrinal Formula: An Analysis of Theodore of Mopsuestia’s Interpretation of Mt 28:19 in Light of Exegetical Traditions.” Diogenes 14 (2022): 40–55. Sofia S. Puchkova, The Last Commandment as a Homoousian Doctrinal Formula: An Analysis of Theodore of Mopsuestia’s Interpretation of Mt 28:19 in Light of Exegetical Traditions, Diogenes 14 (2022): 40–55.Antiochene schoolGospel of MatthewIV-VII CEMt 28New TestamentTheodore of MopsuestiaTrinitycommandmentsexegesis