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Gregory of Nyssa's Understanding of Perfection as Metamorphosis of Classical Culture: Soteriological Life as Epektasis
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고전문화의 변화로서 닛사의 그레고리오스의 완전에 대한 이해: 지속적인 과정으로서 구원론적 삶(soteriological life as epektasis)을 중심으로

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Academic journal
Author
KIM DAVID KYUNGSOO (나사렛대학교)
Journal
The Church History Society In Korea 한국교회사학회지 한국교회사학회지 제48호 KCI Accredited Journals
Published
2017.12
Pages
291 - 327 (37page)
DOI
https://doi.org/10.22254/kchs.2017.48.08

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Gregory of Nyssa's Understanding of Perfection as Metamorphosis of Classical Culture: Soteriological Life as Epektasis
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This article examines that Gregory of Nyssa christianizes the concept of perfection as perpetual progress and soteriological life as epektasis based on Christology, differing from the understanding of Platonism’s concept of perfection as static. Before Gregory, the concept of perfection is mainly applied to God, since the classical concept of perfection as the Good appears in Platonism, which understood it applying to God who is unchangable and perfect, and thus is static. This classical concept of perfection was developed and became metamorphosed in the 4th century. This development appears because Gregory applied perfection to anthropology analyzing perfection philosophically, as well as christianized perfection based on Christology, since a human being is not self-sufficient when he pursues perpetual progress in virtue. He thought it was only possible for a human being to pursue perfection as perpetual progress, based on Christ. In this sense, his Christological approach to perfection relied on the biblical texts, not only philosophical thought. His biblical and Christological understanding of perfection changed its classical concept and influenced later generation of ascetic life as soteriological pilgrimage. It is a mistake to imagine perfection as a state of complete stability in restored innocence. Rather perfection for Gregory is perpetual progress as imitating Christ.

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