Papers by Davide Tomaselli
Filiación 10. Proverbs 8,22-31: Text, Context, Reception, 2024
The article deals with the use of Prov 8:22-31 in the so-called controversy of the two Dionysii a... more The article deals with the use of Prov 8:22-31 in the so-called controversy of the two Dionysii and in a text by Methodius of Olympus. In order to correct the theological position of the bishop of Alexandria Dionysius, Dionysius, bishop of Rome, affirms that to present the Son as a creature means to deny the coeternity of the Son with the Father. According to him, whoever falls into this error often uses the verb ἔκτισε of Prov 8:22 as a synonym for ἐποίησε. If Dionysius Alexandrinus mentioned this biblical verse, his supposed reference to the κτίσις of Wisdom by the Father was primarily to emphasize the subsistence and distinction of the Son from the Father. In the second part of the article, the author comments on a passage from De creatis by Methodius of Olympus, in which he quotes Prov 8:22-23. Methodius is especially interested in the definition of Wisdom as a principle. As far as Methodius’ Christology is concerned, there has sometimes been talk of a certain subordinationism. Nevertheless, his interpretation of the passage from Proverbs is quite different from that of the Arians: through the passage in question Methodius insists on the Father’s character of absolute principle of all creation and on the Word’s character of mediatorial and derivative principle.
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Adamantius, 2020
Abstract. In Methodius of Olympus’ (3rd-4th century AD) Symposium, a dialogue full of allusions t... more Abstract. In Methodius of Olympus’ (3rd-4th century AD) Symposium, a dialogue full of allusions to Plato’ s eponymous work, the virgin Marcella interrupts Teofila’ s discourse to raise an objection: if God accompanies and makes possible the conception and birth of every human being, does he do so even with those who were born illegitimately from adultery? To answer, Teofila uses an image which is the object of the present study. Inside a house with many entrances there is a craftsman who moulds all the clay that is delivered to him. Outside the house, in fact, there are various people, each of whom is called upon to use a given entrance to offer the clay to the artisan who is inside. If someone uses an inadequate entrance, the fault is not due to the material itself, that is to say, clay, but to the free decision of the person. In the elaboration of this image, Methodius inserts allusions to the famous Myth of the Cave, present in book VII of Plato’ s Republic. A comparison between the two texts can help to understand some of the reasons why Methodius resorts to the use of the image, thus interrupting the usual argumentative procedure.
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Sermo Silens. La voz y el silencio en la poesía religiosa, 2019
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Teologia dell'atto coniugale nel Simposio di Metodio di Olimpo (Tesi di Dottorato), 2022
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Filiación X. Proverbs 8,22-31: Text, Context, Reception, 2024
Filiación 10 contains the Proceedings of the XVIII Research Conference «Filiation at the Origins ... more Filiación 10 contains the Proceedings of the XVIII Research Conference «Filiation at the Origins of Christian Thought» (Madrid, November 2021). The volume is dedicated to the study of the text, context and reception of Prov 8:22-31 from its composition to the 5th century, a key passage in the history of theology of the first Christian centuries in order to explain the generation and identity of the Son of God and, particularly, in the so-called Arian controversy. It presents twenty contributions divided into four sections: I. Text, Context and Jewish reception, II. Pre-Nicene Christian Reception, III. The Time of Nicaea, IV. Post-Nicene Christian Reception. Thus, the reader will be provided with a comprehensive insight into the development of the Trinitarian and Christological dogma of the first centuries, as well as of the history of Jewish and Christian exegesis. This volume expands and updates the study on Proverbs 8 carried out by Manlio Simonetti more than fifty years ago: it serves as a tribute to the great Italian scholar, who was a mentor to many disciples.
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