“If Man Had Received Such a Nature…”
After providing some background on Eznik’s views on the origin of evil and free will as they are argued for in his treatise Refutation of the Sects, the article reviews the history of the interpretation of a passage in this work (Eznik, I, 11 [§ 45]), giving a critical assessment of the suggested...
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After providing some background on Eznik’s views on the origin of evil and free will as they are argued for in his treatise Refutation of the Sects, the article reviews the history of the interpretation of a passage in this work (Eznik, I, 11 [§ 45]), giving a critical assessment of the suggested emendations so far, and proposing two hypothetical readings, based on a comparison of the Armenian text with its supposed Greek Vorlage, the text’s transmission history, and internal contextual analysis.
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| spelling | doaj.art-da781cd1bd824304aaf61bf32f6179872023-10-30T08:17:27ZengFondazione Università Ca’ FoscariAnnali di Ca’ Foscari: Serie Orientale2385-30422019-06-0155110.30687/AnnOr/2385-3042/2019/01/006journal_article_1712“If Man Had Received Such a Nature…”Lucca, Paolo0Università Caʼ Foscari Venezia, Italia After providing some background on Eznik’s views on the origin of evil and free will as they are argued for in his treatise Refutation of the Sects, the article reviews the history of the interpretation of a passage in this work (Eznik, I, 11 [§ 45]), giving a critical assessment of the suggested emendations so far, and proposing two hypothetical readings, based on a comparison of the Armenian text with its supposed Greek Vorlage, the text’s transmission history, and internal contextual analysis. http://doi.org/10.30687/AnnOr/2385-3042/2019/01/006Armenian Literature. Eznik of Kołb. Methodius of Olympus. Textual Criticism |
| spellingShingle | Lucca, Paolo “If Man Had Received Such a Nature…” Annali di Ca’ Foscari: Serie Orientale Armenian Literature. Eznik of Kołb. Methodius of Olympus. Textual Criticism |
| title | “If Man Had Received Such a Nature…” |
| title_full | “If Man Had Received Such a Nature…” |
| title_fullStr | “If Man Had Received Such a Nature…” |
| title_full_unstemmed | “If Man Had Received Such a Nature…” |
| title_short | “If Man Had Received Such a Nature…” |
| title_sort | if man had received such a nature |
| topic | Armenian Literature. Eznik of Kołb. Methodius of Olympus. Textual Criticism |
| url | http://doi.org/10.30687/AnnOr/2385-3042/2019/01/006 |
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