The Concept of Beauty in the Theology of Martyrius-Sahdona (7th Century)

The Concept of Beauty in the Theology of Martyrius-Sahdona (7th Century)МетафрастSyriaca.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/KICUWSEU/tei

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CREATED: This bibl record was autogenerated from a Zotero record.MaximSudakovThe Concept of Beauty in the Theology of Martyrius-Sahdona (7th Century)http://syriaca.org/cbss/KICUWSEUhttps://www.zotero.org/groups/a_comprehensive_bibliography_on_syriac_studies/items/KICUWSEUhttps://www.zotero.org/groups/4861694/items/KICUWSEUМетафраст2 [4]202094-111In his ascetic writings a famous East Syriac writer Martyrius-Sahdona pays much attention to the theme of deification of man, due to what he regularly uses the beauty (šuprā) concept. He designates by this word the property of God as well as the property of man, as image of God. In the last case Martyrius understands the beauty as the quality of virtues and as the attribute of the creature in its undamaged state, which is given to it by God. The article attempts to clarify the significance of the concept beauty for the anthropological and ascetic teaching, expressed by Martyrius. Also there is undertaken an attempt to definite a place, which his ideas about the beauty occupy in the context of the works of the Syriac and Greek authors, some of which may have influence on him, and some — certainly have. After the analysis of the use of this concept in several writings of Martyrius systematic and consistent character of his thought, expressed by this, becomes obvious. In its turn the comparison of assertions about the beauty by Martyrius and by a lot of other authors allows to say, that the teaching of Martyrius about the beauty is consistent with the opinions of these authors, most of which are the Orthodox Holy Fathers. Sudakov, Maxim. “The Concept of Beauty in the Theology of Martyrius-Sahdona (7th Century).” Метафраст 2 [4] (2020): 94–111. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.31802/METAFRAST.2020.4.005. Maxim Sudakov, The Concept of Beauty in the Theology of Martyrius-Sahdona (7th Century), Метафраст 2 [4] (2020): 94–111, https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.31802/METAFRAST.2020.4.005.IV-VII CENestoriansSahdonaVII CEaestheticsanthropology