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Transcript of Palamas, Scotus, Aquinas, their schools and Byzantine Mariology
ѡѕђȱȱњњюѐѢљюѡђȱќћѐђѝѡіќћcentȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱǰȱcentȱǰȱȱȱȱ
ȱȱȱȱiexclȱȱcent
centȱǯȱȱǯȱ13
юѐюёђњѦȱќѓȱѡѕђȱіњњюѐѢљюѡђȱћђѤȱяђёѓќџёǰȱњю
Mariological Studies in Honor of
Our Lady of GuadalupeȱȬȱ
The Immaculate Conceptionȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱcentȱȱcentȱȱȱȱǽcentǯǾǰȱ ȱ řŖŖřǰȱ ȱǰȱǰȱŖŘŝŚŗȬřŖŖřǯ
ȚȱŘŖŗŚȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱ
Cum permissu superiorum
ȱŘśǰȱŘŖŗŚ
ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱĴȱȱȱȱDzȱȱȱȱ centȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯ
DZȱşŝŞȬŗȬŜŖŗŗŚȬŖŜśȬŚ
Table of Contents
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ȱ iexcl
ȱ ŗ
ȱ ś
ȱȱȱȱMaria (Prae-)purgataȱ ś
ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ŗŝ
ŗǯŖȱcentȱpoundpoundȂȱǻǯȹřŘşȹȮȹǯȹřşŖǼȱȱȱȱȱȱProkathartheisaȱ ŗŞ
ŗǯŗȱiexclpoundȱȱcentȂȱȱ ȱȱOperaȱǻǯȹřŞŖǼȱ ŘŚ
ŗǯŘȱcentȱpoundpoundȼȱȱ ȱȱęȱȱȱȱcentȱ ŘŜ
ŘǯŖȱȱProkathartheisaȱȱȱcentȱad Mentem GregoriiȱǻŜȱcentǼȱ Řş
řǯŖȱǯȱȱȱȱǻśŜŖȮŜřŞǼȱȱȱȃęȱȄȱ řŖ
ŚǯŖȱȱMagisteriumȱǻŜŞŖȮŜŞŗǼȱȱȱęȱȱȱȃęȱȄȱ řŝ
śǯŖȱǯȱȱȱǻŜŝśȦŜȮŝŚşǼDZȱȱChrysorrhoasȱȱȱProkathartheisaȱ řş
śǯŗȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱHagiasmosȱȱȱProkathartheisaȱ Śř
śǯŘȱȱDZȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ śŗ
śǯřȱȱȱȱȱȱ
ęȱȱȱȂȱȱ śŘ
śǯŚȱȱȂȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ śş
ŜǯŖȱǯȱȱȱȱǻŝśŞȮŞŘŞǼȱȱȱȃęȱȄȱ ŜŘ
ŝǯŖȱȱLocus TheologicusȱȱȱcentȱȱȱProkathartheisaȱ ŜŚ
ŞǯŖȱȱȃȱǰȄȱȱȱȱǻŗŖȱcentǼDZȱȱȱȱȱcentȂȱȱȱ ŜŜ
şǯŖȱ ȱȱǻǯȹŗřŖŞȹȮȹǯȹŗřŜŗǼDZȱȱȱȱȱ Ŝŝ
ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱAD MENTEM PATRUMȱ Ŝş
ŗŖǯŖȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȂȱcentȱ ŝŖ
ŗŖǯŗȱcentȱDZȱȱȃcentȱcentȄȱȱcentȱpoundpoundȱȱ ŝŘ
ŗŖǯŘȱcentȱDZȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱProkathartheisaȱ ŝŝ
ŗŖǯřȱȱ ȱȱȱȂȱȱȱȱKathartheisaȱ ŝş
ŗŖǯŚȱȱȱȱǻȕȱŗřŞŖǼDZȱȱȱȱȱȱProkathartheisaȱ ŞŘ
ŗŖǯśȱǻǯǼȱȱȱǻȕȱŗřşŗǼDZȱȱȱȱȱȱImmaculataȱ Şś
ŗŖǯŜȱȱcentȱǻȕȱǯȱŗŚřŖǼDZȲȱProkathartheisaȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ şŖ
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ŗŗǯŖȱȱȱǻĚǯȱŗŚŘŘǼDZȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ şř
ŗŗǯŗȱȱDZȱȱȱȱȱǻĚǯȱȱŗŚŘŘǼȱ şś
ŗŗǯŘȱȱDZȱȱȱȃȱcentȱȱȱcentȱǻHodecircgecirctriaǼȄȱ şŞ
ŗŗǯřȱȱȂȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǻŗŚřŖȂǼȱ ŗŖŗ
ŗŘǯŖȱȂȱȱȱȱȱ13DZȱȱiexclȱȱȱȱȱȱProkathartheisaȱ ŗŖŝ
ŗŘǯŗȱȂȱȱAuctoritasȱȱȱȱȱ ŗŗŗ
ŗŘǯŘȱiexclpoundȱȱȱȱȱȱȃȄȱȱǻǯȹŗŚřŝȹȮȹŜȱcentȱŗŚřşǼȱ ŗŗř
ŗřǯŖȱȼȱȱDZȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱ ŗŗŞ
ŗřǯŗȱProkathartheisaDZȲȱȂȱExcursusȱȱcentȱ ŗŗş
ŗřǯŘȱȱProkathartheisaȱyenȱȱȱȱpoundȱȱ ŗŘŝ
ŗřǯřȱȱProkathartheisaDZȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ŗřŝ
ŗřǯŚȱȱȂȱRessourcementȱyenȱȱȃǯȱȱȱiexclȱǻǯȹŘşŜȮřŝřǼȄȱ ŗŚŘ
ŗřǯśȱęDZȱĜȱȱȱcentȼȱȱȃȱȱȄȱ ŗŚŞ
ŗŚǯŖȱȱProkathartheisaǰȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȬȬȱ ŗśŝ
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ŗŚǯŗȱȂȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȬDZȱȬȱȱǻǯȹŗŚŖŖȹȮȹǯȹŗŚŝŘǼȱ ŗŜř
ŗśǯŖȱȱDZȲȱȬȱȱȱȱȱyenȱȱMaria Purgataȱ ŗŝŖ
ŗśǯŗȱȱDZȲȱcentȱ ȱȱcentpoundȬȱȱȬȱȱ ŗŞŖ
ȱȱ ŘŖŗ
ȱȱ Řŗŗ
ȱiexclȱȱcentpoundȱcentȱȱȱcent
ȱȱ ŘŘś
ȱiexclȱȱȱȱȱcent
ȱȱȱǯȱǯȱȱǯȱ13Ȃȱȱȱcentȱ Řśŗ
iexclDZȱȱȱ13centȱȱ ŘśŚ
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Dedication
ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱȱǰȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱǯȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱcentȱǯȱȱǰȱȱiexclȱcentȱȱȱȱȱ DZ
The Most Reverend Dr Charles Morerod OP
Bishop of Lausanne Geneva and Fribourgȱ ȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱcentpoundȱȱȱcentpoundȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȬȱȱȱDz
His Excellency Mr Chris Lazaris Ambassador to
Egypt ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȬȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱěȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱcentpoundȱcentDz
Dr Athanasia Glycofrydi-Leontsini University of
Athens ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentpoundȱȱȱȱcentDz
The Most Rev Dr Kyrillos Katerelos Bishop
of Avidou ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱcentȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱDz
The Most Rev Dr Elpidophoros Metropolitan
Archbishop of Bursa ȱȱcentȱȱȱcentȱȬȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱȱcentȱǰȱȱǰȱȱȱǯ
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centǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ iexclȱcentȱȱȱȱǯȱȱǯȱȱ13ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱiexclȱȱȱȱȱȬȱcentǰȱȱTheotokosȱȱȱȱcentǯ
еΔΉΕ΅ϟ΅ȱΉΓΘϱΎΉǰȱΗЗΗΓΑȱψΐκΖǯ
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PART I
THE PATRISTIC TRADITION
BEFORE PALAMISM
ΙΛχΑȱ ϊΑΗΉǰȱ Ύ΅Ϡȱ ΗЗΐ΅ȱ Ύ΅Όϟ΅ΗΉǰȱΑ΅ϲΑȱ ΉϢΕΣΗ΅ΘΓǰȱ ΛΝΕΘΎϲΑȱ ΐΉȱ ΉΓІǰȱ ΗΎΑχΑȱΉΓΎϱΗΐΘΓΑǰȱσΐΜΙΛΓΑȱΘνΐΉΑΓΖǰȱψȱπΔνΏΉΙΗΖǰȱΘΓІȱ΅Α΅ϟΓΙȱΑΉϾΐ΅ΘΓΖǰȱΎ΅ϠȱΊΝϛΖȱΥΑχΑȱΘνΕ΅ǯ
ȱ ȱȱȱȬcentȱȱęȱȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱȱ centǰȱ ȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱcentȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱǷ
ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ
ŗǯŖȱcentȱpoundpoundȂȱǻǯȹřŘşȹȮȹǯȹřşŖǼȱȱof the BVM as Prokathartheisa
ȱcentȱpoundpoundȼȱȱȱȱprokatharsisȱǻęǼȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱiexclȱ ȱ ǻȱverbumǼǰȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱĜȱȱȱcentȼȱȱȱ ȃęȄȱ ǻȱ Ǽǯȱ ȱ ęȱȱȱȱcentȱ ȱĴȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱǯȹŗ
ȱȬȱcentȱȱȱęiexclȱȃȬǰȄȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȃȬęǰȄȱcentȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȃȄȱȱ ȱȱȃȱ Ȅȱȱ ȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱǯȱȱiexclpoundȱęȱȱȱȱprokathartheisaȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱiexclȱȱǻȱȱǼǰȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱ ǻŗŚśřǼǯȹŘȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱcentȱȱȱȱȱcentȱpoundpoundȂȱȱȱȱǰȱ ȱ ȱęȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱiexclȱȱȱȱȱ ǯȱcentȱȱcentȱ ȱĴȱȱȱȱmeaningȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱǯ
ȱǰȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ ǻǰȱȱǭȱ
ŗȲǯȱюћёюљǰȱȃȱȱCcedilȱȁęȂȱȱȱagraveǰȄȱ ȱOrientalia Christiana PeriodicaȱřŗȱǻŗşŜśǼȱŘŚŗȮŘŝŜǯ
ŘȲǯȱ Ѣєіђǰȱ Ȃmiddotȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱDZȱmiddotȱȬǰȱȱŗşśŘǰȱǯȱřŗŚȮřŚŝǯ
ŗŞ
ѡѕђȱіњњюѐѢљюѡђȱѐќћѐђѝѡіќћ
ǼǯȱȱȱcentȱȱȱǻȱȱȱȱȱǼȱȱȱȱęcentȱĴȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱlocus theologicusȱcentȱȱcentȱȱȱǯȱǰȱȱȱȱǰȱȂȱcentȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentǯȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱcentȂȱiexclȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ȭȱ ȱΔΕΓΎ΅Ό΅ΕΌΉϟΗ΅ǰȱȱȃȱ ȱ ȱ ȱcentȱęǯȄȱȂȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȃęȱǯȄȱȱȱ DZ
ȱ ȱȱcentȱȱȱǽǯǰȱȂȱȱcentȂǾȱ ęȱ ǻΎ΅Ό΅ΕΗΐΓІȱ ΅ЁΘЗΑǼȱ ȱęȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱǽdzǾȱǻLukeȱŘDZȱŘŘǼȹř
ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȂȱǻȱcentȂǼȱęȱȱȱǰȹŚȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱiexclǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱǯǼȱcentȱDzȱǯǼȱȱȱȱȱȱcentDzȱǯǼȱȱȱȱDzȱǯǼȱȱȱcentȱȱȱǰȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱǻȱȱȱǼȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱęǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱęǰȱȱ
řȲȃ΅ϠȱϵΘΉȱπΔΏφΗΌΗ΅Αȱ΅ϡȱψΐνΕ΅ȱΘΓІȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕΗΐΓІȱ΅ЁΘЗΑȱΎ΅ΘΤȱΘϲΑȱΑϱΐΓΑȱΝϼΗνΝΖȱǽdzǾȱǻLukeȱŘDZȱŘŘǼǯȄ
ŚȲǯȱLeviticusȱŗŘDZȱŚȮŞǯ
ŗş
ѡѕђȱѝюѡџіѠѡіѐȱѡџюёіѡіќћȱяђѓќџђȱѝюљюњіѠњ
ȱ ȱȱȱěȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȂȱǯȹś
centǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ poundȱcentȱ ǻ ȱ ȱ ȱǼȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǻȱǼDZ
ȱ ǽǾȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǽdzǾȱȱȱȱ ȱpoundȱǽdzǾȱǰȱȱȱȱcentȱȱǻΔΏφΕΖȱΔΑΉϾΐ΅ΘΓΖȱΥϟΓΙǼǰȱȱȱȱȱȱǻLukeȱřDZȱřǰȱŘŗDzȱŚDZȱŗǼǯȹŜ
ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ iexclǰȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ bothȱ ȱ andȱ centȱ ȱęȱ after the Incarnationǯȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕΗΐϱΖȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱpoundpoundȂȱ ȱ ȱ ȱcentǰȱ ȱȃǯȄȹŝȱȼȱȱȱcentȂȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentǰȱ ȱȱ ȱǻinter aliaǼȱȱȱȱȱDZ
śȲȱ Romansȱ řDZȱ ŘŘȮŘŚǯȱ ǯǯǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǻǼȱ ȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȱex auctoritateȱȱcentȂȱȬȱęȱȱȱiexclȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centpoundȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱ ȱǰȱȱ ȱȱȱȱcentpoundȱcentȱȱȱȱȂȱȃcentȱȱiexclǯȄȱȱȱȱȱcentȱcentȱcentȂȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȃǰȄȱ centpoundȱ centȂȱȱ ȱcentȂȱ ȱ iexclȱ ȱ centȱȱ ǯȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ DZȱ ǯȱќџёіљљќǰȱ ȃȂȱ poundȱ ȱȱ ȱ ǰȄȱ ȱVirgo ImmaculataȱŚǰȱǯȱŗŝŘǯ
ŜȲȃΎ΅ϠȱώΏΌΉΑȱΉϢΖȱΔκΗ΅ΑȱǽΘχΑǾȱΔΉΕϟΛΝΕΓΑȱΘΓІȱΓΕΈΣΑΓΙȱΎΕϾΗΗΝΑȱΆΣΔΘΗΐ΅ȱΐΉΘ΅ΑΓϟ΅ΖȱΉϢΖȱΩΚΉΗΑȱΥΐ΅ΕΘЗΑȱǽdzǾȱΎ΅ϠȱΗΓІȱΆ΅ΔΘΗΌνΑΘΓΖȱǽdzǾȱΗΓІΖȱΈξȱΔΏφΕΖȱΔΑΉϾΐ΅ΘΓΖȱΥϟΓΙȱЀΔνΗΘΕΉΜΉΑȱΦΔϲȱΘΓІȱΓΕΈΣΑΓΙȱǽdzǾȄ
ŝȲȱ Thesaurus Linguae Graecaeȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ юǯёǯȱ ŗŚśřǯȱ ǯȱThesaurusǯ
ŘŖ
ѡѕђȱіњњюѐѢљюѡђȱѐќћѐђѝѡіќћ
ȱȱcentȱ centȱȱȱȱǰȱȱDzȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱ ȱ ęȱ ǻΔΕΓΎ΅Ό΅ΕΌΉϟΗΖǼȱ ȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱcentȱȱǻȱȱ ȱcentȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱǼDzȱȱȱcentȱ centȱȱ ȱȱȱǰȱȱȱǽdzǾȹŞ
ȱȱȱǰȱcentȱȱȱȱ ȱ ǯȹşȱ ȱ ȱ ęȱ ȱ centȱǻ ȱiexclpoundȱȱcentǼȱȱȱǻprima facieǼȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱęȱǽȱǵǾȱȱȱȱcentǯȱǰȱcentȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱcentDZȱȱ
ŞȲџђєќџѦȱ юѧіюћѧђћǰȱ In TheophaniaDZȱ Orationȱ řŞȱ ǻȱ řŜǰȱ řŘśȱ ŚŗȮŚŘǼDZȱȃ΅Ϡȱ ΔΣΑΘ΅ȱ ϟΑΉΘ΅ǰȱ ΔΏχΑȱ ΘϛΖȱ Υΐ΅ΕΘϟ΅Ζǰȱ ΩΑΌΕΝΔΓΖȉȱ Ύ΅Ϡȱ ΗΣΕΎ΅ȱΔΕΓΎ΅Ό΅ΕΌΉϟΗΖȱ ΘХȱ ΑΉϾΐ΅Θȱ ǻσΈΉȱ ΤΕȱ Ύ΅Ϡȱ νΑΑΗΑȱ ΘΐΌϛΑ΅ǰȱ Ύ΅ϠȱΔ΅ΕΌΉΑϟ΅Αȱ ΔΕΓΘΐΌϛΑ΅Ǽȉȱ Ύ΅Ϡȱ ΔΣΑΘ΅ȱ ϟΑΉΘ΅ǰȱ ΔΏχΑȱ ΘϛΖȱ Υΐ΅ΕΘϟ΅ΖǰȱΩΑΌΕΝΔΓΖȱ ǽdzǾȱ ǻΉϢΖȱ ΘΤȱΉΓΚΣΑ΅ȱ ŗřǰȱ ǯȱ ŘśȮŘşǼǯȄȱǯǯǰȱ ȱprokathartheisa centȱȱȱȱȱȱpraepurgataȱǻǯȱȱřŜǰȱřŘŜȱŚŗȮŚŘǼǯȱȱȱiexclȱ ȱіёǯǰȱȱȱDZȱȱŚśȱǻȱřŜǰȱŜřřȱŝȮŞǼDZȱȃπΔϠȱΘχΑȱϢΈϟ΅ΑȱΉϢΎϱΑ΅ȱΛΝΕΉϧǰȱΎ΅ϠȱΗΣΕΎ΅ȱΚΓΕΉϧȱΈΤȱΘχΑȱΗΣΕΎ΅ǰȱΎ΅ϠȱΜΙΛϜȱΑΓΉΕλȱΈΤȱΘχΑȱ πΐχΑȱΜΙΛχΑȱΐϟΑΙΘ΅ǰȱ ΘХȱϳΐΓϟУȱΘϲȱ ϵΐΓΓΑȱΦΑ΅Ύ΅Ό΅ϟΕΝΑȱΎ΅ϠȱΔΣΑΘ΅ȱϟΑΉΘ΅ǰȱΔΏχΑȱΘϛΖȱΥΐ΅ΕΘϟ΅ΖǰȱΩΑΌΕΝΔΓΖȉȱΎΙΌΉϠΖȱΐξΑȱπΎȱΘϛΖȱ ΅ΕΌνΑΓΙǰȱΎ΅ϠȱΜΙΛχΑȱΎ΅ϠȱΗΣΕΎ΅ȱΔΕΓΎ΅Ό΅ΕΌΉϟΗΖȱΘХȱΑΉϾΐ΅ΘȱǻσΈΉȱΤΕǰȱΎ΅ϠȱνΑΑΗΑȱΘΐΌϛΑ΅ǰȱ Ύ΅Ϡȱ Δ΅ΕΌΉΑϟ΅Αȱ ΔΕΓΘΐΌϛΑ΅Ǽȱ ǽdzǾȄȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱęȱǻȕŚŗŖǼǰȱ ȱȱprokathartheisaȱȱȱ ȱȃǯȄȱȱџђєќџѦȱюѧіюћѧђћǰȱȱǰȱȱcentȱęȱȱȱpoundpoundȱ ȱ ǰȱ ǯȱ ǯȱ ȱ ǻȱ ȱȱȱŚŜǯŗǼǰȱȱŗşŗŖǰȱǯȱŗŖŖǯ
şȲpoundǯǰȱȱȱDZȱȱŚśȱǻȱřŜǼǯȱǯǯǰȱȱȱȱ ȱiexclȱcentȱ ȱ iexclȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ iexclȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱ ȱcentȂȱ centȱǯȱ ȱ ǯȱ юѠѝђџǰȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱ ȱęǰȱǰȱȱŘŖŖŚǰȱǯȱŗśŖȮŗśŗǯȱcentǰȱȱȱȱpoundpoundȂȱ ęȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱǯȱȱ ȱ centȱȱȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱ centȱcentȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱȱ ǰȱcentpoundȱȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ Theotokosȱ centȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱȱ ǯȱюљюяѢієǰȱ ȃȱȱȱ ȱcentȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱǰȄȱ ȱHandbookǰȱǯȱŘśśȮŘśŜǯ
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ȱǻǼȱȱȱǻǼǰȱȱǻcentǼȱȱȱǻǼȯȱcentȱǻȱcentǼȱǯȱȱ ȱȱȁȂȱȱȱǰȱ ȱȱȱȱȱcentȂȱȱȱȱiexclDZ
ȱ ȱcentȱcentȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱęȱcentȱǻcentǼǻǼDzȱǰȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱǯ
ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȂȱęȱcentȱǯȱ ȱ ȱǰȱcentȱȱȱcentȱcentȂȱȱȱȱsinlessȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱiexclȱȱ ȱcentȱȱ ǻǯǯǰȱȱȱȱȱǼǯȱǰȱȱiexclǰȱȱĴȱȱęȬȱȱȱȱȱcentȂȱȱęȬȱcentǯȱȱȱiexclȱȱȱcentȱȱcentȂȱȱȱǰȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱęȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱǯȱȱiexclȱcentȱiexclȱ centȱȱpoundpoundȂȱcentȱǻęȱȱǼȱȱȱȱȱpoundpoundȂȱΔΕΓΎ΅Ό΅ΕΌΉϟΗ΅ȱȱȱȱimmaculataǯȱęȱȱcentȂȱǯȱřşŞȮřşşȱȱȱcentDZȹŗŖ
ŗŖȲȱȱȱȱȱcentȱ ȱȱȱǯȱȂȱȱȱ ęȱ centȱ ŚŖŘǯȱ ȱ ǰȱ ǯȱ ѥѣіііǯȱ ǯǯǰȱ ęȂȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȬȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱǰȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱǻȱȱȱȱȱȱǼȱcentȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱpoundpoundȂȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centǯȱȱcentȱcentȱęȂȱ ȱȱ ȱȱ ȱimmaculataȱǻǯȱinfraǰȱǯȱřşŝǼǯȱȱȱȱȱȂȱcentȱ ȱcentȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱǻǯȹřşŖȦřşśǼȱDZȱџђєќџѦȱѦѠѠюǰȱLa vie de MoiumlseǰȱǯȱǯȱȱǻȱmiddotȱŗǯŘǼǰȱȱŗşŜŞřǰȱǯȱŗŗŞDZȱȃǽdzǾȱΈΈ΅ΗΎϱΐΉΌ΅ȱΎ΅ϠȱΘϲȱΎ΅ΘΤȱΘχΑȱ ΅ΕΌνΑΓΑȱΐΙΗΘφΕΓΑȱΦΚȂȱϏΖȱΘϲȱΘϛΖȱΌΉϱΘΘΓΖȱΚЗΖȱπΔΏΣΐΜ΅ΑȱΘХȱΦΑΌΕΝΔϟΑУȱΆϟУȱΈΤȱΉΑΑφΗΉΝΖȱΦΈΣΚΌΓΕΓΑȱπΚϾΏ΅ΒΉȱΘχΑȱπΒΣΜ΅Η΅ΑȱΌΣΐΑΓΑǰȱΘΓІȱΆΏ΅ΗΘΓІȱΘϛΖȱΔ΅ΕΌΉΑϟ΅ΖȱΐχȱΎ΅Θ΅ΐ΅Ε΅ΑΌνΑΘΓΖȱ
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13ȱ ȱ ȱ centȂȱ ȱ iexclǰȱ ȂȱȱȱcentDZȱǻŗǯǼȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȃęȄDzȱǻŘǯǼȱȱȱȱȃęȄȱȱ
ΘХȱ ΘϱΎУȱ ǻDe vita Mosisǰȱ ŘǯŘŗǰȱ ǯȱ ŗȮśǼǯȄȱ DZȱ ȃȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ centcentȱ ǻȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ǽǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱcentȱ ȱȱȱ ȱȱǯȱ ǽȱ Ǿȱȱ ȱȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱǯȄ
ŗŗȲȱȱȱȱȱImmaculataȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱ ęĴcentȱ ȱ ȱ DZȱ ȃȱ ęȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱiexclȱȱȱȱȱȱȱDzȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱǻIn ǰȱŗřǰȱǯȱŗşȮŘŘǼǯȄȱȱџђєќџѦȱюѧіюћѧђћǰȱȱǰȱȱȱŚŜǯŗǰȱ ǯȱ ŗŖŖǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȬimmaculataȱȱȱȱȱmiddotȱȱȱcentȱȱǯȱȱȱcentǯȱȱюѠѝђџǰȱȱȱcentdzǰȱǯȱŗśŖǯȱȂȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱŗŖŝřȮŗŖŝŚǯȱȱǯǯȱќѢѡѕђџћǰȱǯȱDZȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱŘŖŖŖǰȱǯȱŗŖŝǯȱȱȱĜȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱ ǻprokathartheisaȱ ƽȱ mundataǼǯȄȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ poundpoundȂȱ ǻgraeceǼȱ ȃęȱǻΔΕΓΎ΅Ό΅ΕΌΉϟΗ΅ǼǰȄȱ ęȂȱ ȱ ȱ ǻǯǯǰȱ immaculataǼȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ǰȱȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȂȱ ȃȄȱ ȱȱ ȃǯȄȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentDZȱȃȱȱȱȱȱęȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǽdzǾȱ ǻDe conceptu virginali ŗŞǰȱ ǯȱ ŘŚȮŘśǼǯȄȱȱ ȱȱ Ȃȱ ǰȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱ ȱcentȱȱcentȂȱȱȱǻȱȱȱȱęȂȱ immaculataȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ centǼǯȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȂȱȱȱęȱǻȱ ęǼǯȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȃęȱǻmundatiǼȄȱante nativitatem ChristiȱȱpoundȱȱȂȱęȱȱȱȱęǰȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ in uteroǯȱ ȱ ǰȱ centȱcentȱiexclȱȱęȱȱȱȱǰȱǯȱǻǯǰȱcentȱƽȱmundissimaDzȱǯȱDe conceptu virginaliǰȱŗŞǰȱǯȱŗŘȮŗřǼǯȱǯȱȱŘǰȱǯȱŗŗşȱǻCur Deus HomoǰȱǯŗŜǰȱǯȱŘŖȮřśǼDzȱǯǯǰȱǯȱŗřşȱǻDe conceptu virginaliǰȱŗŞǰȱǯȱŗŘȮŘśǼǯ
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ȱcentȱȱȦȱȱȱǻǯǯǰȱȱȱǼǯ
centǰȱcentȱiexclȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱcentȂȱ centǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱhowȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȃęȱȄȱbothȱȱȱȱȱcentȱandȱȱȂȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȃęȄȱȱȱcentȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȂȱȱȱȱȱȱȱiexclȱȱ ȱǯȱǰȱȱęȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱpoundȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯ
11 Contextualization of Gregoryrsquos Arguments
within His OperaȱǻǯȹřŞŖǼȹŗŘ
ȱ iexclȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centȂȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȂȱiexclȱȱȱȱȱȱęȱȱȱcentǯȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱcentȼȱęǯȹŗřȱȱęȱȱȱǰȱȱȱcentȂȱȱcentȱDZ
ȱ ǰȱ ȱ Ĵȱ ǰȱ centȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ǻΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΐΉΑΓΑǼȹŗŚȱ ǻȱ ȱ ȱ centȱęǼȱ ȱ ȱ Dzȱ ȱ Ĵǰȱ ȱ ȱ
ŗŘȲcentȂȱcentȱȱȱȱǯȱřŞŖȮřŞŗǯȱȱǯȱюљђѦǰȱGregory ȱpoundpoundȱǻȱcentȱȱȱǼǰȱ ȱȱŘŖŖŜǰȱǯȱŗŗŝǯ
ŗřȲюћёюљǰȱȃȱȱCcedilȱȁęȂdzȱǰȄȱǯȱŘśřǯŗŚȲcentȂȱȱȱȱȂȱȱcentȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱDZȱȃ΅ϠȱϵΘΉȱπΔΏφΗΌΗ΅Αȱ΅ϡȱψΐνΕ΅ȱΘΓІȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕΗΐΓІȱ΅ЁΘΓІȱΎ΅ΘΤȱΘϲΑȱΑϱΐΓΑȱΝϼΗνΝΖȱ ǽdzǾȱǻLukeȱŘDZȱŘŘǼǯȄȱȱȱȱautouȱ ȱĴȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱonlyȱ
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ȱcentȱȱ ȱbyȱęȱǻȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱęǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ centȱȱȱȱȱ Ǽǯȹŗś
Prima facieǰȱcentȼȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȃęȱȄǵȱǰȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱěȱ ȱȱęȱȱȱȱęȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentǯȱȱȱȱpriorȱȱȱcentȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǻ ȱ ȱ ȱǼȱȱȱǻȱȱȱvisibleȱȱǼǰȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱpriorȱęȱǻǯǯǰȱęǼǰȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱȃęȄȱȱȱǯȹŗŜ
ȱǰȱcentȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȃacircȱǻȱǼǯȄȱcentȼȱ ȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱcentȱǯȱȱȃcentȄȱȱȃcentȄȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱ ǰȱcentȱȱȱȃcentȄȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱęȱȱǰȱȱ ȱ
ȱǻȱcentǼȱ ȱȃęȄȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ΅ЁΘЗΑǯȱǯȱDZȱapparatus criticusǰȱǯȱŗŞśǯ
ŗśȲюѧіюћѧђћǰȱȱDZȱȱřŞȱǻȱřŜǰȱřŘşȱśŜȮŜŖǼDZȱȃΎΕϲΑȱΐξΑȱΓЇΑȱЂΗΘΉΕΓΑȱϷΜΉȱΎ΅ϠȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΐΉΑΓΑȱΗΓІΑȱπΑȱΘХȱΓΕΈΣΑϙȱΘχΑȱπΐχΑȱΎΣΌ΅ΕΗΑȉȱΐκΏΏΓΑȱ Έξȱ ΥΑϟΊΓΑΘ΅ȱ ΘϜȱ Ύ΅ΌΣΕΗΉȱ ΘΤȱ ЂΈ΅Θ΅ȱ ǻΓЁȱ ΤΕȱ Έχȱ ΅ЁΘϲΖȱ πΈΉϧΘΓȱΎ΅ΌΣΕΗΉΝΖǰȱϳȱ΅ϥΕΝΑȱΘχΑȱΥΐ΅ΕΘϟ΅ΑȱΘΓІȱΎϱΗΐΓΙǼȱǽdzǾȱǻΉϢΖȱΘΤȱΉΓΚΣΑ΅ǰȱŗŜǰȱǯȱ ŗȮśǼǯȄȱǯǯǰȱkathairomenos Iecircsousȱcentȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱpurgatus
Iesusȱ ǻǯȱȱřŜǰȱřřŖȱśŝȮśŞǼǯȱȱȱȱIesusȱȃęȄȱȱȱȱȱęȱǻȕŚŗŖǼǰȱDZȱȃȱȱȱȱȱȱĚȱȱęȱǰȱȱęȱǰȱȱȱȱęȱęȱȯȱȱȱęȱȱȱȱȱȱǽdzǾȱǻȱŗŜǰȱǯȱŗśȮŗŞǼȄȱȱǰȱǯȱŗŖŚǯ
ŗŜȲǯǯǰȱ Lukeȱ řDZȱ řȱ ęȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȃȱȱȱȱȱǯȄ
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ǰȱȱȱȱcentȱȱ ȱȱȱȃęȄȱȱȱȱȱȱiexclDZȹŗŝ
ǯǼȱ ȱȱȱiexclȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ
ǯǼȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȃȱȄȱȱȱ
ŗǯŘȱ centȱ poundpoundȼȱ ȱ ȱ ȱęȱȱȱȱcent
ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ iexclȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ centȱcentȱȱȱȱ ȱȱcaveatȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȂȱęDzȱcentǰȱȱȱ ȱ ȂȱȃęȄȱ ȱȱ ȱǯȱ ȱcentȱ ȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱcentȱȱȱȱcentȱiexclȱ ǵȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱǰȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱ ȱ centȱ ǰȱ ȱ centȱ ȱȃcentȄȱ ȱȱȱȱDZ
ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱĚ ȱȱȱDZȱcentǰȱǰȱȂȱȱȱĚǯ
ȱȬȱȱǰȱȱȱęȱȱǻϊΑΗΉȱΔΕϱΗΌΉΑǼǰ
ȱǰȱȱęȱǰȱȱDZȱȱȱ ȱęȱǻΎ΅ΌφΕ΅ΘΓǼȱȱcentȱǯȹŗŞ
ŗŝȲюћёюљǰȱȃȱȱCcedilȱȁęȂdzȱǰȄȱǯȱŘśřǯŗŞȲȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱџђєќџѦȱюѧіюћѧђћǰȱΉΕϠȱ Έ΅ΌΎЗΑȱ Ύ΅ϠȱΔΚ΅ΑΉϟ΅Ζȱ ΕΗΘΓІDZȱ ȱ ȱ ǻȱ řŝǰȱ ŚŜŘǼDZȱ ȃЁΈξȱ ϹϾΗΉȱ ΆΕΓΘνϙȱΆΕΓΘϲΖȱσΔΏΉΘΓǰȱπΎȱΈȂȱΩΕ΅ȱΗ΅ΕΎϲΖǰȱχΑȱΑΉІΐȂȱϊΑΗΉȱΔΕϱΗΌΉΑȱΦΑΙΐΚν΅ȱ
ŘŜ
ѡѕђȱіњњюѐѢљюѡђȱѐќћѐђѝѡіќћ
ȱ ȱ ȱ centǰȱ centȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱĜȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱcentȱȱǯȱǰȱcentȱȱ ȱ centȂȱ ȱ ȱ ȃęȄȱcentȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱĚȱȱ ȱǯȱȂȱ ȱęȱ ȱ ȱęcentȱȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ęȱ ǻǯǯǰȱęǼǯȹŗşȱȱȱȱ ȱiexclǷȱȱ ȱȱęȱȱȱȱȱȱĚȱǻȱcentȱȱ ȱȱȱȱǼǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱiexclȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱeitherȱȱorȱcentǯ
ȱ centȂȱ ȱ ǰȱ ǰȱȃęȄȱcentȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȃęȄȱȱȃcentȄȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱǰȱpoundpoundȱȱęȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ěȱ ȱ ȱ centǯȱȱ1 Corinthiansȱ ŗDZȱ řŖȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȂȱȃęȱǻΈΎ΅ΓΗϾΑǼȄȱȱȱȃȱǻΥ΅ΗΐϱΖǼǯȄȱȱȱȱȂȱȱȱȱęȱȱ ȱcentȱȱmodus vivendiȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱǻhagiasmosǼǯȱcentȱ ȱȱȂȱcentDZ
ΐΘνΕ΅ȱ ΎΉΈΑχΑǰȱ ЁΘΓΔ΅χΖȱ ΆΕΓΘϲΖȱ ώΏΌΉǰȱ Ύ΅ΌφΕ΅ΘΓȱ ΈȂȱ ΉϣΑΉΎȂȱ πΐΉϧΓȱ ǻDe Testamentis et adventu Christiǰȱ ǯȱ ŜŞȮŝŖǼǯȄȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȂȱȱǯȱȱCPGȱśǰȱǯȱŗŞşǯ
ŗşȲcentǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǻ ȱ ȱ ȱ 1 CorinthiansȱŗDZřŖǼǰȱ centȱ iexclcentȱ ȱ Υ΅ΗΐϱΖȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΘΖǯȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centDZȱ ȃȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱęǯȃȱџђєќџѦȱюѧіюћѧђћǰȱȱ ȱpoundpoundDZȱȱ ucircȱtheologischen RedenǰȱǯȱǯȱǰȱucircȱŗşŜřǰȱǯȱŗşŘDZȱȃΈΎ΅ΓΗϾΑȱΈνǰȱϵΘȱΘΓІȱΔΕϲΖȱΦΒϟ΅ΑȱΈ΅ΕνΘΖǰȱΎ΅ϠȱΈ΅ΘЗΑȱΈΎ΅ϟΝΖȱΘΓϧΖȱЀΔϲȱΑϱΐΓΑȱΎ΅ϠȱΘΓϧΖȱЀΔϲȱΛΣΕΑǰȱΜΙΛϜȱΎ΅ϠȱΗЏΐ΅ΘȱǽdzǾȱΥ΅ΗΐϲΖȱΈνǰȱБΖȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΘΖǰȱϣΑ΅ȱΛΝΕϛΘ΅ȱΘϲȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕϲΑȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΘΘȱǻDe FilioǰȱŘŖǰȱǯȱřŘȮřŝǼǯȄ
Řŝ
ѡѕђȱѝюѡџіѠѡіѐȱѡџюёіѡіќћȱяђѓќџђȱѝюљюњіѠњ
ȱ ȱ ǻΥ΅ΗΐϱΖǼȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centȱǻΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΘΖǼǰȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱǻΘϲȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΑǼȱȱȱȱcentȱǻΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΘΘǼǯȹŘŖ
ȱ ǰȱ ȱpoundpoundȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱȃȱ Ȅȱ ȱȃȱǯȄȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentǰȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȱǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȃcentǯȄȱȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȃęȄȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱęȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ǯȱ ȱcentȂȱ ǰȱ ȱ iexclȱȱȱȱiexclȱȃęȄȱȱȃȄȱ ȱȱȱǯȱȱȱcentȱęǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱcentȱȱȱcentǯȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȬęiexclȱȱǯȱȱǰȱȱȱȱcentȂȱęȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱcentȂȱȱȱȃȄȱȱȱcentcentȱǰȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȃǯȄȱȱȱiexclcentȱǰȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱǯ
ŘŖȲǯȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱhagiasmosȱȱȱ ȱȱęȱȱǯȱȱȱȱDZȱȃȱǽȱ Ǿȱ ęǰȱȱǽǾȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱcentǯȱǰȱǰȱȱȱcentȱcentȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱDZȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱ centDzȱȱȱǰȱȱȯĴȱȱȱȱȱ ȯ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱĴȱǻǯȱ1 CorǯȱŗDZȱŘşǼǯȱȱȱȱȱȱcentǰȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱcentǯȱȱǽȱǾȱǰȱȱȱȱǰȱ ȱȱȱȱcentȱǰȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱiexclȱȱǰȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǻǯȱŗȱǯȱŗDZȱřŖǼǯȄ
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ѡѕђȱіњњюѐѢљюѡђȱѐќћѐђѝѡіќћ
PART II
THE PALAMITE TRADITION
AD MENTEM PATRUM
ȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱkatharsisȱȱęȱȱcentȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱǯȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱDZȱȃȱȱcentȱcentȱȱȱȱǰȱȱǰȱcentȱȱȱȱcentǯȱȱȱcentȱȱ ȱȱȱcentȱ ȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱcentcentȱcentȱȱȱȱǯȄ
ȱȱǰȱcentȱȱǰȱřŖȱȱŗşŝş
The Academy of the Immaculate
The Academy of the Immaculate founded in 1992 is inspired by and based on a project of St Maximilian M Kolbe (never realized by the Saint because of his death by martyrdom at the age of 47 August 14 1941) Among its goals the Academy seeks to promote at every level the study of the Mystery of the Immaculate Conception and the universal maternal mediation of the Virgin Mother of God and to sponsor publication and dissemination of the fruits of this research in every way possible
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The Immaculate Conceptionȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱcentȱȱcentȱȱȱȱǽcentǯǾǰȱ ȱ řŖŖřǰȱ ȱǰȱǰȱŖŘŝŚŗȬřŖŖřǯ
ȚȱŘŖŗŚȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱ
Cum permissu superiorum
ȱŘśǰȱŘŖŗŚ
ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱĴȱȱȱȱDzȱȱȱȱ centȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯ
DZȱşŝŞȬŗȬŜŖŗŗŚȬŖŜśȬŚ
Table of Contents
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ȱȱȱȱMaria (Prae-)purgataȱ ś
ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ŗŝ
ŗǯŖȱcentȱpoundpoundȂȱǻǯȹřŘşȹȮȹǯȹřşŖǼȱȱȱȱȱȱProkathartheisaȱ ŗŞ
ŗǯŗȱiexclpoundȱȱcentȂȱȱ ȱȱOperaȱǻǯȹřŞŖǼȱ ŘŚ
ŗǯŘȱcentȱpoundpoundȼȱȱ ȱȱęȱȱȱȱcentȱ ŘŜ
ŘǯŖȱȱProkathartheisaȱȱȱcentȱad Mentem GregoriiȱǻŜȱcentǼȱ Řş
řǯŖȱǯȱȱȱȱǻśŜŖȮŜřŞǼȱȱȱȃęȱȄȱ řŖ
ŚǯŖȱȱMagisteriumȱǻŜŞŖȮŜŞŗǼȱȱȱęȱȱȱȃęȱȄȱ řŝ
śǯŖȱǯȱȱȱǻŜŝśȦŜȮŝŚşǼDZȱȱChrysorrhoasȱȱȱProkathartheisaȱ řş
śǯŗȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱHagiasmosȱȱȱProkathartheisaȱ Śř
śǯŘȱȱDZȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ śŗ
śǯřȱȱȱȱȱȱ
ęȱȱȱȂȱȱ śŘ
śǯŚȱȱȂȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ śş
ŜǯŖȱǯȱȱȱȱǻŝśŞȮŞŘŞǼȱȱȱȃęȱȄȱ ŜŘ
ŝǯŖȱȱLocus TheologicusȱȱȱcentȱȱȱProkathartheisaȱ ŜŚ
ŞǯŖȱȱȃȱǰȄȱȱȱȱǻŗŖȱcentǼDZȱȱȱȱȱcentȂȱȱȱ ŜŜ
şǯŖȱ ȱȱǻǯȹŗřŖŞȹȮȹǯȹŗřŜŗǼDZȱȱȱȱȱ Ŝŝ
ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱAD MENTEM PATRUMȱ Ŝş
ŗŖǯŖȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȂȱcentȱ ŝŖ
ŗŖǯŗȱcentȱDZȱȱȃcentȱcentȄȱȱcentȱpoundpoundȱȱ ŝŘ
ŗŖǯŘȱcentȱDZȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱProkathartheisaȱ ŝŝ
ŗŖǯřȱȱ ȱȱȱȂȱȱȱȱKathartheisaȱ ŝş
ŗŖǯŚȱȱȱȱǻȕȱŗřŞŖǼDZȱȱȱȱȱȱProkathartheisaȱ ŞŘ
ŗŖǯśȱǻǯǼȱȱȱǻȕȱŗřşŗǼDZȱȱȱȱȱȱImmaculataȱ Şś
ŗŖǯŜȱȱcentȱǻȕȱǯȱŗŚřŖǼDZȲȱProkathartheisaȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ şŖ
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ŗŗǯŖȱȱȱǻĚǯȱŗŚŘŘǼDZȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ şř
ŗŗǯŗȱȱDZȱȱȱȱȱǻĚǯȱȱŗŚŘŘǼȱ şś
ŗŗǯŘȱȱDZȱȱȱȃȱcentȱȱȱcentȱǻHodecircgecirctriaǼȄȱ şŞ
ŗŗǯřȱȱȂȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǻŗŚřŖȂǼȱ ŗŖŗ
ŗŘǯŖȱȂȱȱȱȱȱ13DZȱȱiexclȱȱȱȱȱȱProkathartheisaȱ ŗŖŝ
ŗŘǯŗȱȂȱȱAuctoritasȱȱȱȱȱ ŗŗŗ
ŗŘǯŘȱiexclpoundȱȱȱȱȱȱȃȄȱȱǻǯȹŗŚřŝȹȮȹŜȱcentȱŗŚřşǼȱ ŗŗř
ŗřǯŖȱȼȱȱDZȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱ ŗŗŞ
ŗřǯŗȱProkathartheisaDZȲȱȂȱExcursusȱȱcentȱ ŗŗş
ŗřǯŘȱȱProkathartheisaȱyenȱȱȱȱpoundȱȱ ŗŘŝ
ŗřǯřȱȱProkathartheisaDZȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ŗřŝ
ŗřǯŚȱȱȂȱRessourcementȱyenȱȱȃǯȱȱȱiexclȱǻǯȹŘşŜȮřŝřǼȄȱ ŗŚŘ
ŗřǯśȱęDZȱĜȱȱȱcentȼȱȱȃȱȱȄȱ ŗŚŞ
ŗŚǯŖȱȱProkathartheisaǰȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȬȬȱ ŗśŝ
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ŗŚǯŗȱȂȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȬDZȱȬȱȱǻǯȹŗŚŖŖȹȮȹǯȹŗŚŝŘǼȱ ŗŜř
ŗśǯŖȱȱDZȲȱȬȱȱȱȱȱyenȱȱMaria Purgataȱ ŗŝŖ
ŗśǯŗȱȱDZȲȱcentȱ ȱȱcentpoundȬȱȱȬȱȱ ŗŞŖ
ȱȱ ŘŖŗ
ȱȱ Řŗŗ
ȱiexclȱȱcentpoundȱcentȱȱȱcent
ȱȱ ŘŘś
ȱiexclȱȱȱȱȱcent
ȱȱȱǯȱǯȱȱǯȱ13Ȃȱȱȱcentȱ Řśŗ
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Dedication
ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱȱǰȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱǯȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱcentȱǯȱȱǰȱȱiexclȱcentȱȱȱȱȱ DZ
The Most Reverend Dr Charles Morerod OP
Bishop of Lausanne Geneva and Fribourgȱ ȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱcentpoundȱȱȱcentpoundȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȬȱȱȱDz
His Excellency Mr Chris Lazaris Ambassador to
Egypt ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȬȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱěȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱcentpoundȱcentDz
Dr Athanasia Glycofrydi-Leontsini University of
Athens ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentpoundȱȱȱȱcentDz
The Most Rev Dr Kyrillos Katerelos Bishop
of Avidou ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱcentȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱDz
The Most Rev Dr Elpidophoros Metropolitan
Archbishop of Bursa ȱȱcentȱȱȱcentȱȬȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱȱcentȱǰȱȱǰȱȱȱǯ
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centǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ iexclȱcentȱȱȱȱǯȱȱǯȱȱ13ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱiexclȱȱȱȱȱȬȱcentǰȱȱTheotokosȱȱȱȱcentǯ
еΔΉΕ΅ϟ΅ȱΉΓΘϱΎΉǰȱΗЗΗΓΑȱψΐκΖǯ
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PART I
THE PATRISTIC TRADITION
BEFORE PALAMISM
ΙΛχΑȱ ϊΑΗΉǰȱ Ύ΅Ϡȱ ΗЗΐ΅ȱ Ύ΅Όϟ΅ΗΉǰȱΑ΅ϲΑȱ ΉϢΕΣΗ΅ΘΓǰȱ ΛΝΕΘΎϲΑȱ ΐΉȱ ΉΓІǰȱ ΗΎΑχΑȱΉΓΎϱΗΐΘΓΑǰȱσΐΜΙΛΓΑȱΘνΐΉΑΓΖǰȱψȱπΔνΏΉΙΗΖǰȱΘΓІȱ΅Α΅ϟΓΙȱΑΉϾΐ΅ΘΓΖǰȱΎ΅ϠȱΊΝϛΖȱΥΑχΑȱΘνΕ΅ǯ
ȱ ȱȱȱȬcentȱȱęȱȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱȱ centǰȱ ȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱcentȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱǷ
ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ
ŗǯŖȱcentȱpoundpoundȂȱǻǯȹřŘşȹȮȹǯȹřşŖǼȱȱof the BVM as Prokathartheisa
ȱcentȱpoundpoundȼȱȱȱȱprokatharsisȱǻęǼȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱiexclȱ ȱ ǻȱverbumǼǰȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱĜȱȱȱcentȼȱȱȱ ȃęȄȱ ǻȱ Ǽǯȱ ȱ ęȱȱȱȱcentȱ ȱĴȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱǯȹŗ
ȱȬȱcentȱȱȱęiexclȱȃȬǰȄȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȃȬęǰȄȱcentȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȃȄȱȱ ȱȱȃȱ Ȅȱȱ ȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱǯȱȱiexclpoundȱęȱȱȱȱprokathartheisaȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱiexclȱȱǻȱȱǼǰȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱ ǻŗŚśřǼǯȹŘȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱcentȱȱȱȱȱcentȱpoundpoundȂȱȱȱȱǰȱ ȱ ȱęȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱiexclȱȱȱȱȱ ǯȱcentȱȱcentȱ ȱĴȱȱȱȱmeaningȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱǯ
ȱǰȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ ǻǰȱȱǭȱ
ŗȲǯȱюћёюљǰȱȃȱȱCcedilȱȁęȂȱȱȱagraveǰȄȱ ȱOrientalia Christiana PeriodicaȱřŗȱǻŗşŜśǼȱŘŚŗȮŘŝŜǯ
ŘȲǯȱ Ѣєіђǰȱ Ȃmiddotȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱDZȱmiddotȱȬǰȱȱŗşśŘǰȱǯȱřŗŚȮřŚŝǯ
ŗŞ
ѡѕђȱіњњюѐѢљюѡђȱѐќћѐђѝѡіќћ
ǼǯȱȱȱcentȱȱȱǻȱȱȱȱȱǼȱȱȱȱęcentȱĴȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱlocus theologicusȱcentȱȱcentȱȱȱǯȱǰȱȱȱȱǰȱȂȱcentȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentǯȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱcentȂȱiexclȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ȭȱ ȱΔΕΓΎ΅Ό΅ΕΌΉϟΗ΅ǰȱȱȃȱ ȱ ȱ ȱcentȱęǯȄȱȂȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȃęȱǯȄȱȱȱ DZ
ȱ ȱȱcentȱȱȱǽǯǰȱȂȱȱcentȂǾȱ ęȱ ǻΎ΅Ό΅ΕΗΐΓІȱ ΅ЁΘЗΑǼȱ ȱęȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱǽdzǾȱǻLukeȱŘDZȱŘŘǼȹř
ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȂȱǻȱcentȂǼȱęȱȱȱǰȹŚȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱiexclǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱǯǼȱcentȱDzȱǯǼȱȱȱȱȱȱcentDzȱǯǼȱȱȱȱDzȱǯǼȱȱȱcentȱȱȱǰȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱǻȱȱȱǼȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱęǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱęǰȱȱ
řȲȃ΅ϠȱϵΘΉȱπΔΏφΗΌΗ΅Αȱ΅ϡȱψΐνΕ΅ȱΘΓІȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕΗΐΓІȱ΅ЁΘЗΑȱΎ΅ΘΤȱΘϲΑȱΑϱΐΓΑȱΝϼΗνΝΖȱǽdzǾȱǻLukeȱŘDZȱŘŘǼǯȄ
ŚȲǯȱLeviticusȱŗŘDZȱŚȮŞǯ
ŗş
ѡѕђȱѝюѡџіѠѡіѐȱѡџюёіѡіќћȱяђѓќџђȱѝюљюњіѠњ
ȱ ȱȱȱěȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȂȱǯȹś
centǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ poundȱcentȱ ǻ ȱ ȱ ȱǼȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǻȱǼDZ
ȱ ǽǾȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǽdzǾȱȱȱȱ ȱpoundȱǽdzǾȱǰȱȱȱȱcentȱȱǻΔΏφΕΖȱΔΑΉϾΐ΅ΘΓΖȱΥϟΓΙǼǰȱȱȱȱȱȱǻLukeȱřDZȱřǰȱŘŗDzȱŚDZȱŗǼǯȹŜ
ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ iexclǰȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ bothȱ ȱ andȱ centȱ ȱęȱ after the Incarnationǯȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕΗΐϱΖȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱpoundpoundȂȱ ȱ ȱ ȱcentǰȱ ȱȃǯȄȹŝȱȼȱȱȱcentȂȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentǰȱ ȱȱ ȱǻinter aliaǼȱȱȱȱȱDZ
śȲȱ Romansȱ řDZȱ ŘŘȮŘŚǯȱ ǯǯǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǻǼȱ ȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȱex auctoritateȱȱcentȂȱȬȱęȱȱȱiexclȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centpoundȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱ ȱǰȱȱ ȱȱȱȱcentpoundȱcentȱȱȱȱȂȱȃcentȱȱiexclǯȄȱȱȱȱȱcentȱcentȱcentȂȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȃǰȄȱ centpoundȱ centȂȱȱ ȱcentȂȱ ȱ iexclȱ ȱ centȱȱ ǯȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ DZȱ ǯȱќџёіљљќǰȱ ȃȂȱ poundȱ ȱȱ ȱ ǰȄȱ ȱVirgo ImmaculataȱŚǰȱǯȱŗŝŘǯ
ŜȲȃΎ΅ϠȱώΏΌΉΑȱΉϢΖȱΔκΗ΅ΑȱǽΘχΑǾȱΔΉΕϟΛΝΕΓΑȱΘΓІȱΓΕΈΣΑΓΙȱΎΕϾΗΗΝΑȱΆΣΔΘΗΐ΅ȱΐΉΘ΅ΑΓϟ΅ΖȱΉϢΖȱΩΚΉΗΑȱΥΐ΅ΕΘЗΑȱǽdzǾȱΎ΅ϠȱΗΓІȱΆ΅ΔΘΗΌνΑΘΓΖȱǽdzǾȱΗΓІΖȱΈξȱΔΏφΕΖȱΔΑΉϾΐ΅ΘΓΖȱΥϟΓΙȱЀΔνΗΘΕΉΜΉΑȱΦΔϲȱΘΓІȱΓΕΈΣΑΓΙȱǽdzǾȄ
ŝȲȱ Thesaurus Linguae Graecaeȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ юǯёǯȱ ŗŚśřǯȱ ǯȱThesaurusǯ
ŘŖ
ѡѕђȱіњњюѐѢљюѡђȱѐќћѐђѝѡіќћ
ȱȱcentȱ centȱȱȱȱǰȱȱDzȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱ ȱ ęȱ ǻΔΕΓΎ΅Ό΅ΕΌΉϟΗΖǼȱ ȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱcentȱȱǻȱȱ ȱcentȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱǼDzȱȱȱcentȱ centȱȱ ȱȱȱǰȱȱȱǽdzǾȹŞ
ȱȱȱǰȱcentȱȱȱȱ ȱ ǯȹşȱ ȱ ȱ ęȱ ȱ centȱǻ ȱiexclpoundȱȱcentǼȱȱȱǻprima facieǼȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱęȱǽȱǵǾȱȱȱȱcentǯȱǰȱcentȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱcentDZȱȱ
ŞȲџђєќџѦȱ юѧіюћѧђћǰȱ In TheophaniaDZȱ Orationȱ řŞȱ ǻȱ řŜǰȱ řŘśȱ ŚŗȮŚŘǼDZȱȃ΅Ϡȱ ΔΣΑΘ΅ȱ ϟΑΉΘ΅ǰȱ ΔΏχΑȱ ΘϛΖȱ Υΐ΅ΕΘϟ΅Ζǰȱ ΩΑΌΕΝΔΓΖȉȱ Ύ΅Ϡȱ ΗΣΕΎ΅ȱΔΕΓΎ΅Ό΅ΕΌΉϟΗΖȱ ΘХȱ ΑΉϾΐ΅Θȱ ǻσΈΉȱ ΤΕȱ Ύ΅Ϡȱ νΑΑΗΑȱ ΘΐΌϛΑ΅ǰȱ Ύ΅ϠȱΔ΅ΕΌΉΑϟ΅Αȱ ΔΕΓΘΐΌϛΑ΅Ǽȉȱ Ύ΅Ϡȱ ΔΣΑΘ΅ȱ ϟΑΉΘ΅ǰȱ ΔΏχΑȱ ΘϛΖȱ Υΐ΅ΕΘϟ΅ΖǰȱΩΑΌΕΝΔΓΖȱ ǽdzǾȱ ǻΉϢΖȱ ΘΤȱΉΓΚΣΑ΅ȱ ŗřǰȱ ǯȱ ŘśȮŘşǼǯȄȱǯǯǰȱ ȱprokathartheisa centȱȱȱȱȱȱpraepurgataȱǻǯȱȱřŜǰȱřŘŜȱŚŗȮŚŘǼǯȱȱȱiexclȱ ȱіёǯǰȱȱȱDZȱȱŚśȱǻȱřŜǰȱŜřřȱŝȮŞǼDZȱȃπΔϠȱΘχΑȱϢΈϟ΅ΑȱΉϢΎϱΑ΅ȱΛΝΕΉϧǰȱΎ΅ϠȱΗΣΕΎ΅ȱΚΓΕΉϧȱΈΤȱΘχΑȱΗΣΕΎ΅ǰȱΎ΅ϠȱΜΙΛϜȱΑΓΉΕλȱΈΤȱΘχΑȱ πΐχΑȱΜΙΛχΑȱΐϟΑΙΘ΅ǰȱ ΘХȱϳΐΓϟУȱΘϲȱ ϵΐΓΓΑȱΦΑ΅Ύ΅Ό΅ϟΕΝΑȱΎ΅ϠȱΔΣΑΘ΅ȱϟΑΉΘ΅ǰȱΔΏχΑȱΘϛΖȱΥΐ΅ΕΘϟ΅ΖǰȱΩΑΌΕΝΔΓΖȉȱΎΙΌΉϠΖȱΐξΑȱπΎȱΘϛΖȱ ΅ΕΌνΑΓΙǰȱΎ΅ϠȱΜΙΛχΑȱΎ΅ϠȱΗΣΕΎ΅ȱΔΕΓΎ΅Ό΅ΕΌΉϟΗΖȱΘХȱΑΉϾΐ΅ΘȱǻσΈΉȱΤΕǰȱΎ΅ϠȱνΑΑΗΑȱΘΐΌϛΑ΅ǰȱ Ύ΅Ϡȱ Δ΅ΕΌΉΑϟ΅Αȱ ΔΕΓΘΐΌϛΑ΅Ǽȱ ǽdzǾȄȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱęȱǻȕŚŗŖǼǰȱ ȱȱprokathartheisaȱȱȱ ȱȃǯȄȱȱџђєќџѦȱюѧіюћѧђћǰȱȱǰȱȱcentȱęȱȱȱpoundpoundȱ ȱ ǰȱ ǯȱ ǯȱ ȱ ǻȱ ȱȱȱŚŜǯŗǼǰȱȱŗşŗŖǰȱǯȱŗŖŖǯ
şȲpoundǯǰȱȱȱDZȱȱŚśȱǻȱřŜǼǯȱǯǯǰȱȱȱȱ ȱiexclȱcentȱ ȱ iexclȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ iexclȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱ ȱcentȂȱ centȱǯȱ ȱ ǯȱ юѠѝђџǰȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱ ȱęǰȱǰȱȱŘŖŖŚǰȱǯȱŗśŖȮŗśŗǯȱcentǰȱȱȱȱpoundpoundȂȱ ęȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱǯȱȱ ȱ centȱȱȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱ centȱcentȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱȱ ǰȱcentpoundȱȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ Theotokosȱ centȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱȱ ǯȱюљюяѢієǰȱ ȃȱȱȱ ȱcentȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱǰȄȱ ȱHandbookǰȱǯȱŘśśȮŘśŜǯ
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ѡѕђȱѝюѡџіѠѡіѐȱѡџюёіѡіќћȱяђѓќџђȱѝюљюњіѠњ
ȱǻǼȱȱȱǻǼǰȱȱǻcentǼȱȱȱǻǼȯȱcentȱǻȱcentǼȱǯȱȱ ȱȱȁȂȱȱȱǰȱ ȱȱȱȱȱcentȂȱȱȱȱiexclDZ
ȱ ȱcentȱcentȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱęȱcentȱǻcentǼǻǼDzȱǰȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱǯ
ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȂȱęȱcentȱǯȱ ȱ ȱǰȱcentȱȱȱcentȱcentȂȱȱȱȱsinlessȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱiexclȱȱ ȱcentȱȱ ǻǯǯǰȱȱȱȱȱǼǯȱǰȱȱiexclǰȱȱĴȱȱęȬȱȱȱȱȱcentȂȱȱęȬȱcentǯȱȱȱiexclȱȱȱcentȱȱcentȂȱȱȱǰȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱęȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱǯȱȱiexclȱcentȱiexclȱ centȱȱpoundpoundȂȱcentȱǻęȱȱǼȱȱȱȱȱpoundpoundȂȱΔΕΓΎ΅Ό΅ΕΌΉϟΗ΅ȱȱȱȱimmaculataǯȱęȱȱcentȂȱǯȱřşŞȮřşşȱȱȱcentDZȹŗŖ
ŗŖȲȱȱȱȱȱcentȱ ȱȱȱǯȱȂȱȱȱ ęȱ centȱ ŚŖŘǯȱ ȱ ǰȱ ǯȱ ѥѣіііǯȱ ǯǯǰȱ ęȂȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȬȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱǰȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱǻȱȱȱȱȱȱǼȱcentȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱpoundpoundȂȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centǯȱȱcentȱcentȱęȂȱ ȱȱ ȱȱ ȱimmaculataȱǻǯȱinfraǰȱǯȱřşŝǼǯȱȱȱȱȱȂȱcentȱ ȱcentȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱǻǯȹřşŖȦřşśǼȱDZȱџђєќџѦȱѦѠѠюǰȱLa vie de MoiumlseǰȱǯȱǯȱȱǻȱmiddotȱŗǯŘǼǰȱȱŗşŜŞřǰȱǯȱŗŗŞDZȱȃǽdzǾȱΈΈ΅ΗΎϱΐΉΌ΅ȱΎ΅ϠȱΘϲȱΎ΅ΘΤȱΘχΑȱ ΅ΕΌνΑΓΑȱΐΙΗΘφΕΓΑȱΦΚȂȱϏΖȱΘϲȱΘϛΖȱΌΉϱΘΘΓΖȱΚЗΖȱπΔΏΣΐΜ΅ΑȱΘХȱΦΑΌΕΝΔϟΑУȱΆϟУȱΈΤȱΉΑΑφΗΉΝΖȱΦΈΣΚΌΓΕΓΑȱπΚϾΏ΅ΒΉȱΘχΑȱπΒΣΜ΅Η΅ΑȱΌΣΐΑΓΑǰȱΘΓІȱΆΏ΅ΗΘΓІȱΘϛΖȱΔ΅ΕΌΉΑϟ΅ΖȱΐχȱΎ΅Θ΅ΐ΅Ε΅ΑΌνΑΘΓΖȱ
ŘŘ
ѡѕђȱіњњюѐѢљюѡђȱѐќћѐђѝѡіќћ
ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱǯȱȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱȱǰȱȱ ȱȱǻimmaculataǼȱȱȱȱcentDzȱȱȱ ȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ǰȱ centȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱȱcentȱȱcentȱȱcentȱȱcentȱiexclǯȹŗŗ
13ȱ ȱ ȱ centȂȱ ȱ iexclǰȱ ȂȱȱȱcentDZȱǻŗǯǼȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȃęȄDzȱǻŘǯǼȱȱȱȱȃęȄȱȱ
ΘХȱ ΘϱΎУȱ ǻDe vita Mosisǰȱ ŘǯŘŗǰȱ ǯȱ ŗȮśǼǯȄȱ DZȱ ȃȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ centcentȱ ǻȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ǽǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱcentȱ ȱȱȱ ȱȱǯȱ ǽȱ Ǿȱȱ ȱȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱǯȄ
ŗŗȲȱȱȱȱȱImmaculataȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱ ęĴcentȱ ȱ ȱ DZȱ ȃȱ ęȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱiexclȱȱȱȱȱȱȱDzȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱǻIn ǰȱŗřǰȱǯȱŗşȮŘŘǼǯȄȱȱџђєќџѦȱюѧіюћѧђћǰȱȱǰȱȱȱŚŜǯŗǰȱ ǯȱ ŗŖŖǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȬimmaculataȱȱȱȱȱmiddotȱȱȱcentȱȱǯȱȱȱcentǯȱȱюѠѝђџǰȱȱȱcentdzǰȱǯȱŗśŖǯȱȂȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱŗŖŝřȮŗŖŝŚǯȱȱǯǯȱќѢѡѕђџћǰȱǯȱDZȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱŘŖŖŖǰȱǯȱŗŖŝǯȱȱȱĜȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱ ǻprokathartheisaȱ ƽȱ mundataǼǯȄȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ poundpoundȂȱ ǻgraeceǼȱ ȃęȱǻΔΕΓΎ΅Ό΅ΕΌΉϟΗ΅ǼǰȄȱ ęȂȱ ȱ ȱ ǻǯǯǰȱ immaculataǼȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ǰȱȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȂȱ ȃȄȱ ȱȱ ȃǯȄȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentDZȱȃȱȱȱȱȱęȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǽdzǾȱ ǻDe conceptu virginali ŗŞǰȱ ǯȱ ŘŚȮŘśǼǯȄȱȱ ȱȱ Ȃȱ ǰȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱ ȱcentȱȱcentȂȱȱȱǻȱȱȱȱęȂȱ immaculataȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ centǼǯȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȂȱȱȱęȱǻȱ ęǼǯȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȃęȱǻmundatiǼȄȱante nativitatem ChristiȱȱpoundȱȱȂȱęȱȱȱȱęǰȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ in uteroǯȱ ȱ ǰȱ centȱcentȱiexclȱȱęȱȱȱȱǰȱǯȱǻǯǰȱcentȱƽȱmundissimaDzȱǯȱDe conceptu virginaliǰȱŗŞǰȱǯȱŗŘȮŗřǼǯȱǯȱȱŘǰȱǯȱŗŗşȱǻCur Deus HomoǰȱǯŗŜǰȱǯȱŘŖȮřśǼDzȱǯǯǰȱǯȱŗřşȱǻDe conceptu virginaliǰȱŗŞǰȱǯȱŗŘȮŘśǼǯ
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ȱcentȱȱȦȱȱȱǻǯǯǰȱȱȱǼǯ
centǰȱcentȱiexclȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱcentȂȱ centǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱhowȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȃęȱȄȱbothȱȱȱȱȱcentȱandȱȱȂȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȃęȄȱȱȱcentȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȂȱȱȱȱȱȱȱiexclȱȱ ȱǯȱǰȱȱęȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱpoundȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯ
11 Contextualization of Gregoryrsquos Arguments
within His OperaȱǻǯȹřŞŖǼȹŗŘ
ȱ iexclȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centȂȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȂȱiexclȱȱȱȱȱȱęȱȱȱcentǯȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱcentȼȱęǯȹŗřȱȱęȱȱȱǰȱȱȱcentȂȱȱcentȱDZ
ȱ ǰȱ ȱ Ĵȱ ǰȱ centȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ǻΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΐΉΑΓΑǼȹŗŚȱ ǻȱ ȱ ȱ centȱęǼȱ ȱ ȱ Dzȱ ȱ Ĵǰȱ ȱ ȱ
ŗŘȲcentȂȱcentȱȱȱȱǯȱřŞŖȮřŞŗǯȱȱǯȱюљђѦǰȱGregory ȱpoundpoundȱǻȱcentȱȱȱǼǰȱ ȱȱŘŖŖŜǰȱǯȱŗŗŝǯ
ŗřȲюћёюљǰȱȃȱȱCcedilȱȁęȂdzȱǰȄȱǯȱŘśřǯŗŚȲcentȂȱȱȱȱȂȱȱcentȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱDZȱȃ΅ϠȱϵΘΉȱπΔΏφΗΌΗ΅Αȱ΅ϡȱψΐνΕ΅ȱΘΓІȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕΗΐΓІȱ΅ЁΘΓІȱΎ΅ΘΤȱΘϲΑȱΑϱΐΓΑȱΝϼΗνΝΖȱ ǽdzǾȱǻLukeȱŘDZȱŘŘǼǯȄȱȱȱȱautouȱ ȱĴȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱonlyȱ
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ȱcentȱȱ ȱbyȱęȱǻȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱęǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ centȱȱȱȱȱ Ǽǯȹŗś
Prima facieǰȱcentȼȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȃęȱȄǵȱǰȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱěȱ ȱȱęȱȱȱȱęȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentǯȱȱȱȱpriorȱȱȱcentȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǻ ȱ ȱ ȱǼȱȱȱǻȱȱȱvisibleȱȱǼǰȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱpriorȱęȱǻǯǯǰȱęǼǰȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱȃęȄȱȱȱǯȹŗŜ
ȱǰȱcentȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȃacircȱǻȱǼǯȄȱcentȼȱ ȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱcentȱǯȱȱȃcentȄȱȱȃcentȄȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱ ǰȱcentȱȱȱȃcentȄȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱęȱȱǰȱȱ ȱ
ȱǻȱcentǼȱ ȱȃęȄȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ΅ЁΘЗΑǯȱǯȱDZȱapparatus criticusǰȱǯȱŗŞśǯ
ŗśȲюѧіюћѧђћǰȱȱDZȱȱřŞȱǻȱřŜǰȱřŘşȱśŜȮŜŖǼDZȱȃΎΕϲΑȱΐξΑȱΓЇΑȱЂΗΘΉΕΓΑȱϷΜΉȱΎ΅ϠȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΐΉΑΓΑȱΗΓІΑȱπΑȱΘХȱΓΕΈΣΑϙȱΘχΑȱπΐχΑȱΎΣΌ΅ΕΗΑȉȱΐκΏΏΓΑȱ Έξȱ ΥΑϟΊΓΑΘ΅ȱ ΘϜȱ Ύ΅ΌΣΕΗΉȱ ΘΤȱ ЂΈ΅Θ΅ȱ ǻΓЁȱ ΤΕȱ Έχȱ ΅ЁΘϲΖȱ πΈΉϧΘΓȱΎ΅ΌΣΕΗΉΝΖǰȱϳȱ΅ϥΕΝΑȱΘχΑȱΥΐ΅ΕΘϟ΅ΑȱΘΓІȱΎϱΗΐΓΙǼȱǽdzǾȱǻΉϢΖȱΘΤȱΉΓΚΣΑ΅ǰȱŗŜǰȱǯȱ ŗȮśǼǯȄȱǯǯǰȱkathairomenos Iecircsousȱcentȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱpurgatus
Iesusȱ ǻǯȱȱřŜǰȱřřŖȱśŝȮśŞǼǯȱȱȱȱIesusȱȃęȄȱȱȱȱȱęȱǻȕŚŗŖǼǰȱDZȱȃȱȱȱȱȱȱĚȱȱęȱǰȱȱęȱǰȱȱȱȱęȱęȱȯȱȱȱęȱȱȱȱȱȱǽdzǾȱǻȱŗŜǰȱǯȱŗśȮŗŞǼȄȱȱǰȱǯȱŗŖŚǯ
ŗŜȲǯǯǰȱ Lukeȱ řDZȱ řȱ ęȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȃȱȱȱȱȱǯȄ
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ǰȱȱȱȱcentȱȱ ȱȱȱȃęȄȱȱȱȱȱȱiexclDZȹŗŝ
ǯǼȱ ȱȱȱiexclȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ
ǯǼȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȃȱȄȱȱȱ
ŗǯŘȱ centȱ poundpoundȼȱ ȱ ȱ ȱęȱȱȱȱcent
ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ iexclȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ centȱcentȱȱȱȱ ȱȱcaveatȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȂȱęDzȱcentǰȱȱȱ ȱ ȂȱȃęȄȱ ȱȱ ȱǯȱ ȱcentȱ ȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱcentȱȱȱȱcentȱiexclȱ ǵȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱǰȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱ ȱ centȱ ǰȱ ȱ centȱ ȱȃcentȄȱ ȱȱȱȱDZ
ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱĚ ȱȱȱDZȱcentǰȱǰȱȂȱȱȱĚǯ
ȱȬȱȱǰȱȱȱęȱȱǻϊΑΗΉȱΔΕϱΗΌΉΑǼǰ
ȱǰȱȱęȱǰȱȱDZȱȱȱ ȱęȱǻΎ΅ΌφΕ΅ΘΓǼȱȱcentȱǯȹŗŞ
ŗŝȲюћёюљǰȱȃȱȱCcedilȱȁęȂdzȱǰȄȱǯȱŘśřǯŗŞȲȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱџђєќџѦȱюѧіюћѧђћǰȱΉΕϠȱ Έ΅ΌΎЗΑȱ Ύ΅ϠȱΔΚ΅ΑΉϟ΅Ζȱ ΕΗΘΓІDZȱ ȱ ȱ ǻȱ řŝǰȱ ŚŜŘǼDZȱ ȃЁΈξȱ ϹϾΗΉȱ ΆΕΓΘνϙȱΆΕΓΘϲΖȱσΔΏΉΘΓǰȱπΎȱΈȂȱΩΕ΅ȱΗ΅ΕΎϲΖǰȱχΑȱΑΉІΐȂȱϊΑΗΉȱΔΕϱΗΌΉΑȱΦΑΙΐΚν΅ȱ
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ȱ ȱ ȱ centǰȱ centȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱĜȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱcentȱȱǯȱǰȱcentȱȱ ȱ centȂȱ ȱ ȱ ȃęȄȱcentȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱĚȱȱ ȱǯȱȂȱ ȱęȱ ȱ ȱęcentȱȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ęȱ ǻǯǯǰȱęǼǯȹŗşȱȱȱȱ ȱiexclǷȱȱ ȱȱęȱȱȱȱȱȱĚȱǻȱcentȱȱ ȱȱȱȱǼǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱiexclȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱeitherȱȱorȱcentǯ
ȱ centȂȱ ȱ ǰȱ ǰȱȃęȄȱcentȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȃęȄȱȱȃcentȄȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱǰȱpoundpoundȱȱęȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ěȱ ȱ ȱ centǯȱȱ1 Corinthiansȱ ŗDZȱ řŖȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȂȱȃęȱǻΈΎ΅ΓΗϾΑǼȄȱȱȱȃȱǻΥ΅ΗΐϱΖǼǯȄȱȱȱȱȂȱȱȱȱęȱȱ ȱcentȱȱmodus vivendiȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱǻhagiasmosǼǯȱcentȱ ȱȱȂȱcentDZ
ΐΘνΕ΅ȱ ΎΉΈΑχΑǰȱ ЁΘΓΔ΅χΖȱ ΆΕΓΘϲΖȱ ώΏΌΉǰȱ Ύ΅ΌφΕ΅ΘΓȱ ΈȂȱ ΉϣΑΉΎȂȱ πΐΉϧΓȱ ǻDe Testamentis et adventu Christiǰȱ ǯȱ ŜŞȮŝŖǼǯȄȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȂȱȱǯȱȱCPGȱśǰȱǯȱŗŞşǯ
ŗşȲcentǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǻ ȱ ȱ ȱ 1 CorinthiansȱŗDZřŖǼǰȱ centȱ iexclcentȱ ȱ Υ΅ΗΐϱΖȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΘΖǯȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centDZȱ ȃȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱęǯȃȱџђєќџѦȱюѧіюћѧђћǰȱȱ ȱpoundpoundDZȱȱ ucircȱtheologischen RedenǰȱǯȱǯȱǰȱucircȱŗşŜřǰȱǯȱŗşŘDZȱȃΈΎ΅ΓΗϾΑȱΈνǰȱϵΘȱΘΓІȱΔΕϲΖȱΦΒϟ΅ΑȱΈ΅ΕνΘΖǰȱΎ΅ϠȱΈ΅ΘЗΑȱΈΎ΅ϟΝΖȱΘΓϧΖȱЀΔϲȱΑϱΐΓΑȱΎ΅ϠȱΘΓϧΖȱЀΔϲȱΛΣΕΑǰȱΜΙΛϜȱΎ΅ϠȱΗЏΐ΅ΘȱǽdzǾȱΥ΅ΗΐϲΖȱΈνǰȱБΖȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΘΖǰȱϣΑ΅ȱΛΝΕϛΘ΅ȱΘϲȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕϲΑȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΘΘȱǻDe FilioǰȱŘŖǰȱǯȱřŘȮřŝǼǯȄ
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ȱ ȱ ǻΥ΅ΗΐϱΖǼȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centȱǻΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΘΖǼǰȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱǻΘϲȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΑǼȱȱȱȱcentȱǻΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΘΘǼǯȹŘŖ
ȱ ǰȱ ȱpoundpoundȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱȃȱ Ȅȱ ȱȃȱǯȄȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentǰȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȱǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȃcentǯȄȱȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȃęȄȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱęȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ǯȱ ȱcentȂȱ ǰȱ ȱ iexclȱȱȱȱiexclȱȃęȄȱȱȃȄȱ ȱȱȱǯȱȱȱcentȱęǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱcentȱȱȱcentǯȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȬęiexclȱȱǯȱȱǰȱȱȱȱcentȂȱęȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱcentȂȱȱȱȃȄȱȱȱcentcentȱǰȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȃǯȄȱȱȱiexclcentȱǰȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱǯ
ŘŖȲǯȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱhagiasmosȱȱȱ ȱȱęȱȱǯȱȱȱȱDZȱȃȱǽȱ Ǿȱ ęǰȱȱǽǾȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱcentǯȱǰȱǰȱȱȱcentȱcentȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱDZȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱ centDzȱȱȱǰȱȱȯĴȱȱȱȱȱ ȯ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱĴȱǻǯȱ1 CorǯȱŗDZȱŘşǼǯȱȱȱȱȱȱcentǰȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱcentǯȱȱǽȱǾȱǰȱȱȱȱǰȱ ȱȱȱȱcentȱǰȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱiexclȱȱǰȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǻǯȱŗȱǯȱŗDZȱřŖǼǯȄ
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PART II
THE PALAMITE TRADITION
AD MENTEM PATRUM
ȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱkatharsisȱȱęȱȱcentȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱǯȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱDZȱȃȱȱcentȱcentȱȱȱȱǰȱȱǰȱcentȱȱȱȱcentǯȱȱȱcentȱȱ ȱȱȱcentȱ ȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱcentcentȱcentȱȱȱȱǯȄ
ȱȱǰȱcentȱȱǰȱřŖȱȱŗşŝş
The Academy of the Immaculate
The Academy of the Immaculate founded in 1992 is inspired by and based on a project of St Maximilian M Kolbe (never realized by the Saint because of his death by martyrdom at the age of 47 August 14 1941) Among its goals the Academy seeks to promote at every level the study of the Mystery of the Immaculate Conception and the universal maternal mediation of the Virgin Mother of God and to sponsor publication and dissemination of the fruits of this research in every way possible
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ȱȱȱȱMaria (Prae-)purgataȱ ś
ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ŗŝ
ŗǯŖȱcentȱpoundpoundȂȱǻǯȹřŘşȹȮȹǯȹřşŖǼȱȱȱȱȱȱProkathartheisaȱ ŗŞ
ŗǯŗȱiexclpoundȱȱcentȂȱȱ ȱȱOperaȱǻǯȹřŞŖǼȱ ŘŚ
ŗǯŘȱcentȱpoundpoundȼȱȱ ȱȱęȱȱȱȱcentȱ ŘŜ
ŘǯŖȱȱProkathartheisaȱȱȱcentȱad Mentem GregoriiȱǻŜȱcentǼȱ Řş
řǯŖȱǯȱȱȱȱǻśŜŖȮŜřŞǼȱȱȱȃęȱȄȱ řŖ
ŚǯŖȱȱMagisteriumȱǻŜŞŖȮŜŞŗǼȱȱȱęȱȱȱȃęȱȄȱ řŝ
śǯŖȱǯȱȱȱǻŜŝśȦŜȮŝŚşǼDZȱȱChrysorrhoasȱȱȱProkathartheisaȱ řş
śǯŗȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱHagiasmosȱȱȱProkathartheisaȱ Śř
śǯŘȱȱDZȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ śŗ
śǯřȱȱȱȱȱȱ
ęȱȱȱȂȱȱ śŘ
śǯŚȱȱȂȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ śş
ŜǯŖȱǯȱȱȱȱǻŝśŞȮŞŘŞǼȱȱȱȃęȱȄȱ ŜŘ
ŝǯŖȱȱLocus TheologicusȱȱȱcentȱȱȱProkathartheisaȱ ŜŚ
ŞǯŖȱȱȃȱǰȄȱȱȱȱǻŗŖȱcentǼDZȱȱȱȱȱcentȂȱȱȱ ŜŜ
şǯŖȱ ȱȱǻǯȹŗřŖŞȹȮȹǯȹŗřŜŗǼDZȱȱȱȱȱ Ŝŝ
ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱAD MENTEM PATRUMȱ Ŝş
ŗŖǯŖȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȂȱcentȱ ŝŖ
ŗŖǯŗȱcentȱDZȱȱȃcentȱcentȄȱȱcentȱpoundpoundȱȱ ŝŘ
ŗŖǯŘȱcentȱDZȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱProkathartheisaȱ ŝŝ
ŗŖǯřȱȱ ȱȱȱȂȱȱȱȱKathartheisaȱ ŝş
ŗŖǯŚȱȱȱȱǻȕȱŗřŞŖǼDZȱȱȱȱȱȱProkathartheisaȱ ŞŘ
ŗŖǯśȱǻǯǼȱȱȱǻȕȱŗřşŗǼDZȱȱȱȱȱȱImmaculataȱ Şś
ŗŖǯŜȱȱcentȱǻȕȱǯȱŗŚřŖǼDZȲȱProkathartheisaȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ şŖ
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ŗŗǯŖȱȱȱǻĚǯȱŗŚŘŘǼDZȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ şř
ŗŗǯŗȱȱDZȱȱȱȱȱǻĚǯȱȱŗŚŘŘǼȱ şś
ŗŗǯŘȱȱDZȱȱȱȃȱcentȱȱȱcentȱǻHodecircgecirctriaǼȄȱ şŞ
ŗŗǯřȱȱȂȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǻŗŚřŖȂǼȱ ŗŖŗ
ŗŘǯŖȱȂȱȱȱȱȱ13DZȱȱiexclȱȱȱȱȱȱProkathartheisaȱ ŗŖŝ
ŗŘǯŗȱȂȱȱAuctoritasȱȱȱȱȱ ŗŗŗ
ŗŘǯŘȱiexclpoundȱȱȱȱȱȱȃȄȱȱǻǯȹŗŚřŝȹȮȹŜȱcentȱŗŚřşǼȱ ŗŗř
ŗřǯŖȱȼȱȱDZȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱ ŗŗŞ
ŗřǯŗȱProkathartheisaDZȲȱȂȱExcursusȱȱcentȱ ŗŗş
ŗřǯŘȱȱProkathartheisaȱyenȱȱȱȱpoundȱȱ ŗŘŝ
ŗřǯřȱȱProkathartheisaDZȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ŗřŝ
ŗřǯŚȱȱȂȱRessourcementȱyenȱȱȃǯȱȱȱiexclȱǻǯȹŘşŜȮřŝřǼȄȱ ŗŚŘ
ŗřǯśȱęDZȱĜȱȱȱcentȼȱȱȃȱȱȄȱ ŗŚŞ
ŗŚǯŖȱȱProkathartheisaǰȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȬȬȱ ŗśŝ
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ŗŚǯŗȱȂȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȬDZȱȬȱȱǻǯȹŗŚŖŖȹȮȹǯȹŗŚŝŘǼȱ ŗŜř
ŗśǯŖȱȱDZȲȱȬȱȱȱȱȱyenȱȱMaria Purgataȱ ŗŝŖ
ŗśǯŗȱȱDZȲȱcentȱ ȱȱcentpoundȬȱȱȬȱȱ ŗŞŖ
ȱȱ ŘŖŗ
ȱȱ Řŗŗ
ȱiexclȱȱcentpoundȱcentȱȱȱcent
ȱȱ ŘŘś
ȱiexclȱȱȱȱȱcent
ȱȱȱǯȱǯȱȱǯȱ13Ȃȱȱȱcentȱ Řśŗ
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Dedication
ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱȱǰȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱǯȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱcentȱǯȱȱǰȱȱiexclȱcentȱȱȱȱȱ DZ
The Most Reverend Dr Charles Morerod OP
Bishop of Lausanne Geneva and Fribourgȱ ȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱcentpoundȱȱȱcentpoundȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȬȱȱȱDz
His Excellency Mr Chris Lazaris Ambassador to
Egypt ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȬȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱěȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱcentpoundȱcentDz
Dr Athanasia Glycofrydi-Leontsini University of
Athens ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentpoundȱȱȱȱcentDz
The Most Rev Dr Kyrillos Katerelos Bishop
of Avidou ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱcentȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱDz
The Most Rev Dr Elpidophoros Metropolitan
Archbishop of Bursa ȱȱcentȱȱȱcentȱȬȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱȱcentȱǰȱȱǰȱȱȱǯ
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centǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ iexclȱcentȱȱȱȱǯȱȱǯȱȱ13ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱiexclȱȱȱȱȱȬȱcentǰȱȱTheotokosȱȱȱȱcentǯ
еΔΉΕ΅ϟ΅ȱΉΓΘϱΎΉǰȱΗЗΗΓΑȱψΐκΖǯ
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PART I
THE PATRISTIC TRADITION
BEFORE PALAMISM
ΙΛχΑȱ ϊΑΗΉǰȱ Ύ΅Ϡȱ ΗЗΐ΅ȱ Ύ΅Όϟ΅ΗΉǰȱΑ΅ϲΑȱ ΉϢΕΣΗ΅ΘΓǰȱ ΛΝΕΘΎϲΑȱ ΐΉȱ ΉΓІǰȱ ΗΎΑχΑȱΉΓΎϱΗΐΘΓΑǰȱσΐΜΙΛΓΑȱΘνΐΉΑΓΖǰȱψȱπΔνΏΉΙΗΖǰȱΘΓІȱ΅Α΅ϟΓΙȱΑΉϾΐ΅ΘΓΖǰȱΎ΅ϠȱΊΝϛΖȱΥΑχΑȱΘνΕ΅ǯ
ȱ ȱȱȱȬcentȱȱęȱȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱȱ centǰȱ ȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱcentȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱǷ
ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ
ŗǯŖȱcentȱpoundpoundȂȱǻǯȹřŘşȹȮȹǯȹřşŖǼȱȱof the BVM as Prokathartheisa
ȱcentȱpoundpoundȼȱȱȱȱprokatharsisȱǻęǼȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱiexclȱ ȱ ǻȱverbumǼǰȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱĜȱȱȱcentȼȱȱȱ ȃęȄȱ ǻȱ Ǽǯȱ ȱ ęȱȱȱȱcentȱ ȱĴȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱǯȹŗ
ȱȬȱcentȱȱȱęiexclȱȃȬǰȄȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȃȬęǰȄȱcentȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȃȄȱȱ ȱȱȃȱ Ȅȱȱ ȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱǯȱȱiexclpoundȱęȱȱȱȱprokathartheisaȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱiexclȱȱǻȱȱǼǰȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱ ǻŗŚśřǼǯȹŘȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱcentȱȱȱȱȱcentȱpoundpoundȂȱȱȱȱǰȱ ȱ ȱęȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱiexclȱȱȱȱȱ ǯȱcentȱȱcentȱ ȱĴȱȱȱȱmeaningȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱǯ
ȱǰȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ ǻǰȱȱǭȱ
ŗȲǯȱюћёюљǰȱȃȱȱCcedilȱȁęȂȱȱȱagraveǰȄȱ ȱOrientalia Christiana PeriodicaȱřŗȱǻŗşŜśǼȱŘŚŗȮŘŝŜǯ
ŘȲǯȱ Ѣєіђǰȱ Ȃmiddotȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱDZȱmiddotȱȬǰȱȱŗşśŘǰȱǯȱřŗŚȮřŚŝǯ
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ѡѕђȱіњњюѐѢљюѡђȱѐќћѐђѝѡіќћ
ǼǯȱȱȱcentȱȱȱǻȱȱȱȱȱǼȱȱȱȱęcentȱĴȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱlocus theologicusȱcentȱȱcentȱȱȱǯȱǰȱȱȱȱǰȱȂȱcentȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentǯȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱcentȂȱiexclȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ȭȱ ȱΔΕΓΎ΅Ό΅ΕΌΉϟΗ΅ǰȱȱȃȱ ȱ ȱ ȱcentȱęǯȄȱȂȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȃęȱǯȄȱȱȱ DZ
ȱ ȱȱcentȱȱȱǽǯǰȱȂȱȱcentȂǾȱ ęȱ ǻΎ΅Ό΅ΕΗΐΓІȱ ΅ЁΘЗΑǼȱ ȱęȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱǽdzǾȱǻLukeȱŘDZȱŘŘǼȹř
ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȂȱǻȱcentȂǼȱęȱȱȱǰȹŚȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱiexclǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱǯǼȱcentȱDzȱǯǼȱȱȱȱȱȱcentDzȱǯǼȱȱȱȱDzȱǯǼȱȱȱcentȱȱȱǰȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱǻȱȱȱǼȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱęǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱęǰȱȱ
řȲȃ΅ϠȱϵΘΉȱπΔΏφΗΌΗ΅Αȱ΅ϡȱψΐνΕ΅ȱΘΓІȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕΗΐΓІȱ΅ЁΘЗΑȱΎ΅ΘΤȱΘϲΑȱΑϱΐΓΑȱΝϼΗνΝΖȱǽdzǾȱǻLukeȱŘDZȱŘŘǼǯȄ
ŚȲǯȱLeviticusȱŗŘDZȱŚȮŞǯ
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ѡѕђȱѝюѡџіѠѡіѐȱѡџюёіѡіќћȱяђѓќџђȱѝюљюњіѠњ
ȱ ȱȱȱěȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȂȱǯȹś
centǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ poundȱcentȱ ǻ ȱ ȱ ȱǼȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǻȱǼDZ
ȱ ǽǾȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǽdzǾȱȱȱȱ ȱpoundȱǽdzǾȱǰȱȱȱȱcentȱȱǻΔΏφΕΖȱΔΑΉϾΐ΅ΘΓΖȱΥϟΓΙǼǰȱȱȱȱȱȱǻLukeȱřDZȱřǰȱŘŗDzȱŚDZȱŗǼǯȹŜ
ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ iexclǰȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ bothȱ ȱ andȱ centȱ ȱęȱ after the Incarnationǯȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕΗΐϱΖȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱpoundpoundȂȱ ȱ ȱ ȱcentǰȱ ȱȃǯȄȹŝȱȼȱȱȱcentȂȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentǰȱ ȱȱ ȱǻinter aliaǼȱȱȱȱȱDZ
śȲȱ Romansȱ řDZȱ ŘŘȮŘŚǯȱ ǯǯǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǻǼȱ ȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȱex auctoritateȱȱcentȂȱȬȱęȱȱȱiexclȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centpoundȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱ ȱǰȱȱ ȱȱȱȱcentpoundȱcentȱȱȱȱȂȱȃcentȱȱiexclǯȄȱȱȱȱȱcentȱcentȱcentȂȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȃǰȄȱ centpoundȱ centȂȱȱ ȱcentȂȱ ȱ iexclȱ ȱ centȱȱ ǯȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ DZȱ ǯȱќџёіљљќǰȱ ȃȂȱ poundȱ ȱȱ ȱ ǰȄȱ ȱVirgo ImmaculataȱŚǰȱǯȱŗŝŘǯ
ŜȲȃΎ΅ϠȱώΏΌΉΑȱΉϢΖȱΔκΗ΅ΑȱǽΘχΑǾȱΔΉΕϟΛΝΕΓΑȱΘΓІȱΓΕΈΣΑΓΙȱΎΕϾΗΗΝΑȱΆΣΔΘΗΐ΅ȱΐΉΘ΅ΑΓϟ΅ΖȱΉϢΖȱΩΚΉΗΑȱΥΐ΅ΕΘЗΑȱǽdzǾȱΎ΅ϠȱΗΓІȱΆ΅ΔΘΗΌνΑΘΓΖȱǽdzǾȱΗΓІΖȱΈξȱΔΏφΕΖȱΔΑΉϾΐ΅ΘΓΖȱΥϟΓΙȱЀΔνΗΘΕΉΜΉΑȱΦΔϲȱΘΓІȱΓΕΈΣΑΓΙȱǽdzǾȄ
ŝȲȱ Thesaurus Linguae Graecaeȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ юǯёǯȱ ŗŚśřǯȱ ǯȱThesaurusǯ
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ѡѕђȱіњњюѐѢљюѡђȱѐќћѐђѝѡіќћ
ȱȱcentȱ centȱȱȱȱǰȱȱDzȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱ ȱ ęȱ ǻΔΕΓΎ΅Ό΅ΕΌΉϟΗΖǼȱ ȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱcentȱȱǻȱȱ ȱcentȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱǼDzȱȱȱcentȱ centȱȱ ȱȱȱǰȱȱȱǽdzǾȹŞ
ȱȱȱǰȱcentȱȱȱȱ ȱ ǯȹşȱ ȱ ȱ ęȱ ȱ centȱǻ ȱiexclpoundȱȱcentǼȱȱȱǻprima facieǼȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱęȱǽȱǵǾȱȱȱȱcentǯȱǰȱcentȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱcentDZȱȱ
ŞȲџђєќџѦȱ юѧіюћѧђћǰȱ In TheophaniaDZȱ Orationȱ řŞȱ ǻȱ řŜǰȱ řŘśȱ ŚŗȮŚŘǼDZȱȃ΅Ϡȱ ΔΣΑΘ΅ȱ ϟΑΉΘ΅ǰȱ ΔΏχΑȱ ΘϛΖȱ Υΐ΅ΕΘϟ΅Ζǰȱ ΩΑΌΕΝΔΓΖȉȱ Ύ΅Ϡȱ ΗΣΕΎ΅ȱΔΕΓΎ΅Ό΅ΕΌΉϟΗΖȱ ΘХȱ ΑΉϾΐ΅Θȱ ǻσΈΉȱ ΤΕȱ Ύ΅Ϡȱ νΑΑΗΑȱ ΘΐΌϛΑ΅ǰȱ Ύ΅ϠȱΔ΅ΕΌΉΑϟ΅Αȱ ΔΕΓΘΐΌϛΑ΅Ǽȉȱ Ύ΅Ϡȱ ΔΣΑΘ΅ȱ ϟΑΉΘ΅ǰȱ ΔΏχΑȱ ΘϛΖȱ Υΐ΅ΕΘϟ΅ΖǰȱΩΑΌΕΝΔΓΖȱ ǽdzǾȱ ǻΉϢΖȱ ΘΤȱΉΓΚΣΑ΅ȱ ŗřǰȱ ǯȱ ŘśȮŘşǼǯȄȱǯǯǰȱ ȱprokathartheisa centȱȱȱȱȱȱpraepurgataȱǻǯȱȱřŜǰȱřŘŜȱŚŗȮŚŘǼǯȱȱȱiexclȱ ȱіёǯǰȱȱȱDZȱȱŚśȱǻȱřŜǰȱŜřřȱŝȮŞǼDZȱȃπΔϠȱΘχΑȱϢΈϟ΅ΑȱΉϢΎϱΑ΅ȱΛΝΕΉϧǰȱΎ΅ϠȱΗΣΕΎ΅ȱΚΓΕΉϧȱΈΤȱΘχΑȱΗΣΕΎ΅ǰȱΎ΅ϠȱΜΙΛϜȱΑΓΉΕλȱΈΤȱΘχΑȱ πΐχΑȱΜΙΛχΑȱΐϟΑΙΘ΅ǰȱ ΘХȱϳΐΓϟУȱΘϲȱ ϵΐΓΓΑȱΦΑ΅Ύ΅Ό΅ϟΕΝΑȱΎ΅ϠȱΔΣΑΘ΅ȱϟΑΉΘ΅ǰȱΔΏχΑȱΘϛΖȱΥΐ΅ΕΘϟ΅ΖǰȱΩΑΌΕΝΔΓΖȉȱΎΙΌΉϠΖȱΐξΑȱπΎȱΘϛΖȱ ΅ΕΌνΑΓΙǰȱΎ΅ϠȱΜΙΛχΑȱΎ΅ϠȱΗΣΕΎ΅ȱΔΕΓΎ΅Ό΅ΕΌΉϟΗΖȱΘХȱΑΉϾΐ΅ΘȱǻσΈΉȱΤΕǰȱΎ΅ϠȱνΑΑΗΑȱΘΐΌϛΑ΅ǰȱ Ύ΅Ϡȱ Δ΅ΕΌΉΑϟ΅Αȱ ΔΕΓΘΐΌϛΑ΅Ǽȱ ǽdzǾȄȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱęȱǻȕŚŗŖǼǰȱ ȱȱprokathartheisaȱȱȱ ȱȃǯȄȱȱџђєќџѦȱюѧіюћѧђћǰȱȱǰȱȱcentȱęȱȱȱpoundpoundȱ ȱ ǰȱ ǯȱ ǯȱ ȱ ǻȱ ȱȱȱŚŜǯŗǼǰȱȱŗşŗŖǰȱǯȱŗŖŖǯ
şȲpoundǯǰȱȱȱDZȱȱŚśȱǻȱřŜǼǯȱǯǯǰȱȱȱȱ ȱiexclȱcentȱ ȱ iexclȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ iexclȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱ ȱcentȂȱ centȱǯȱ ȱ ǯȱ юѠѝђџǰȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱ ȱęǰȱǰȱȱŘŖŖŚǰȱǯȱŗśŖȮŗśŗǯȱcentǰȱȱȱȱpoundpoundȂȱ ęȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱǯȱȱ ȱ centȱȱȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱ centȱcentȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱȱ ǰȱcentpoundȱȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ Theotokosȱ centȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱȱ ǯȱюљюяѢієǰȱ ȃȱȱȱ ȱcentȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱǰȄȱ ȱHandbookǰȱǯȱŘśśȮŘśŜǯ
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ȱǻǼȱȱȱǻǼǰȱȱǻcentǼȱȱȱǻǼȯȱcentȱǻȱcentǼȱǯȱȱ ȱȱȁȂȱȱȱǰȱ ȱȱȱȱȱcentȂȱȱȱȱiexclDZ
ȱ ȱcentȱcentȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱęȱcentȱǻcentǼǻǼDzȱǰȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱǯ
ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȂȱęȱcentȱǯȱ ȱ ȱǰȱcentȱȱȱcentȱcentȂȱȱȱȱsinlessȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱiexclȱȱ ȱcentȱȱ ǻǯǯǰȱȱȱȱȱǼǯȱǰȱȱiexclǰȱȱĴȱȱęȬȱȱȱȱȱcentȂȱȱęȬȱcentǯȱȱȱiexclȱȱȱcentȱȱcentȂȱȱȱǰȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱęȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱǯȱȱiexclȱcentȱiexclȱ centȱȱpoundpoundȂȱcentȱǻęȱȱǼȱȱȱȱȱpoundpoundȂȱΔΕΓΎ΅Ό΅ΕΌΉϟΗ΅ȱȱȱȱimmaculataǯȱęȱȱcentȂȱǯȱřşŞȮřşşȱȱȱcentDZȹŗŖ
ŗŖȲȱȱȱȱȱcentȱ ȱȱȱǯȱȂȱȱȱ ęȱ centȱ ŚŖŘǯȱ ȱ ǰȱ ǯȱ ѥѣіііǯȱ ǯǯǰȱ ęȂȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȬȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱǰȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱǻȱȱȱȱȱȱǼȱcentȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱpoundpoundȂȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centǯȱȱcentȱcentȱęȂȱ ȱȱ ȱȱ ȱimmaculataȱǻǯȱinfraǰȱǯȱřşŝǼǯȱȱȱȱȱȂȱcentȱ ȱcentȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱǻǯȹřşŖȦřşśǼȱDZȱџђєќџѦȱѦѠѠюǰȱLa vie de MoiumlseǰȱǯȱǯȱȱǻȱmiddotȱŗǯŘǼǰȱȱŗşŜŞřǰȱǯȱŗŗŞDZȱȃǽdzǾȱΈΈ΅ΗΎϱΐΉΌ΅ȱΎ΅ϠȱΘϲȱΎ΅ΘΤȱΘχΑȱ ΅ΕΌνΑΓΑȱΐΙΗΘφΕΓΑȱΦΚȂȱϏΖȱΘϲȱΘϛΖȱΌΉϱΘΘΓΖȱΚЗΖȱπΔΏΣΐΜ΅ΑȱΘХȱΦΑΌΕΝΔϟΑУȱΆϟУȱΈΤȱΉΑΑφΗΉΝΖȱΦΈΣΚΌΓΕΓΑȱπΚϾΏ΅ΒΉȱΘχΑȱπΒΣΜ΅Η΅ΑȱΌΣΐΑΓΑǰȱΘΓІȱΆΏ΅ΗΘΓІȱΘϛΖȱΔ΅ΕΌΉΑϟ΅ΖȱΐχȱΎ΅Θ΅ΐ΅Ε΅ΑΌνΑΘΓΖȱ
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13ȱ ȱ ȱ centȂȱ ȱ iexclǰȱ ȂȱȱȱcentDZȱǻŗǯǼȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȃęȄDzȱǻŘǯǼȱȱȱȱȃęȄȱȱ
ΘХȱ ΘϱΎУȱ ǻDe vita Mosisǰȱ ŘǯŘŗǰȱ ǯȱ ŗȮśǼǯȄȱ DZȱ ȃȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ centcentȱ ǻȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ǽǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱcentȱ ȱȱȱ ȱȱǯȱ ǽȱ Ǿȱȱ ȱȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱǯȄ
ŗŗȲȱȱȱȱȱImmaculataȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱ ęĴcentȱ ȱ ȱ DZȱ ȃȱ ęȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱiexclȱȱȱȱȱȱȱDzȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱǻIn ǰȱŗřǰȱǯȱŗşȮŘŘǼǯȄȱȱџђєќџѦȱюѧіюћѧђћǰȱȱǰȱȱȱŚŜǯŗǰȱ ǯȱ ŗŖŖǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȬimmaculataȱȱȱȱȱmiddotȱȱȱcentȱȱǯȱȱȱcentǯȱȱюѠѝђџǰȱȱȱcentdzǰȱǯȱŗśŖǯȱȂȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱŗŖŝřȮŗŖŝŚǯȱȱǯǯȱќѢѡѕђџћǰȱǯȱDZȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱŘŖŖŖǰȱǯȱŗŖŝǯȱȱȱĜȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱ ǻprokathartheisaȱ ƽȱ mundataǼǯȄȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ poundpoundȂȱ ǻgraeceǼȱ ȃęȱǻΔΕΓΎ΅Ό΅ΕΌΉϟΗ΅ǼǰȄȱ ęȂȱ ȱ ȱ ǻǯǯǰȱ immaculataǼȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ǰȱȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȂȱ ȃȄȱ ȱȱ ȃǯȄȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentDZȱȃȱȱȱȱȱęȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǽdzǾȱ ǻDe conceptu virginali ŗŞǰȱ ǯȱ ŘŚȮŘśǼǯȄȱȱ ȱȱ Ȃȱ ǰȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱ ȱcentȱȱcentȂȱȱȱǻȱȱȱȱęȂȱ immaculataȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ centǼǯȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȂȱȱȱęȱǻȱ ęǼǯȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȃęȱǻmundatiǼȄȱante nativitatem ChristiȱȱpoundȱȱȂȱęȱȱȱȱęǰȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ in uteroǯȱ ȱ ǰȱ centȱcentȱiexclȱȱęȱȱȱȱǰȱǯȱǻǯǰȱcentȱƽȱmundissimaDzȱǯȱDe conceptu virginaliǰȱŗŞǰȱǯȱŗŘȮŗřǼǯȱǯȱȱŘǰȱǯȱŗŗşȱǻCur Deus HomoǰȱǯŗŜǰȱǯȱŘŖȮřśǼDzȱǯǯǰȱǯȱŗřşȱǻDe conceptu virginaliǰȱŗŞǰȱǯȱŗŘȮŘśǼǯ
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ȱcentȱȱȦȱȱȱǻǯǯǰȱȱȱǼǯ
centǰȱcentȱiexclȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱcentȂȱ centǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱhowȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȃęȱȄȱbothȱȱȱȱȱcentȱandȱȱȂȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȃęȄȱȱȱcentȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȂȱȱȱȱȱȱȱiexclȱȱ ȱǯȱǰȱȱęȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱpoundȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯ
11 Contextualization of Gregoryrsquos Arguments
within His OperaȱǻǯȹřŞŖǼȹŗŘ
ȱ iexclȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centȂȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȂȱiexclȱȱȱȱȱȱęȱȱȱcentǯȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱcentȼȱęǯȹŗřȱȱęȱȱȱǰȱȱȱcentȂȱȱcentȱDZ
ȱ ǰȱ ȱ Ĵȱ ǰȱ centȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ǻΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΐΉΑΓΑǼȹŗŚȱ ǻȱ ȱ ȱ centȱęǼȱ ȱ ȱ Dzȱ ȱ Ĵǰȱ ȱ ȱ
ŗŘȲcentȂȱcentȱȱȱȱǯȱřŞŖȮřŞŗǯȱȱǯȱюљђѦǰȱGregory ȱpoundpoundȱǻȱcentȱȱȱǼǰȱ ȱȱŘŖŖŜǰȱǯȱŗŗŝǯ
ŗřȲюћёюљǰȱȃȱȱCcedilȱȁęȂdzȱǰȄȱǯȱŘśřǯŗŚȲcentȂȱȱȱȱȂȱȱcentȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱDZȱȃ΅ϠȱϵΘΉȱπΔΏφΗΌΗ΅Αȱ΅ϡȱψΐνΕ΅ȱΘΓІȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕΗΐΓІȱ΅ЁΘΓІȱΎ΅ΘΤȱΘϲΑȱΑϱΐΓΑȱΝϼΗνΝΖȱ ǽdzǾȱǻLukeȱŘDZȱŘŘǼǯȄȱȱȱȱautouȱ ȱĴȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱonlyȱ
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ȱcentȱȱ ȱbyȱęȱǻȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱęǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ centȱȱȱȱȱ Ǽǯȹŗś
Prima facieǰȱcentȼȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȃęȱȄǵȱǰȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱěȱ ȱȱęȱȱȱȱęȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentǯȱȱȱȱpriorȱȱȱcentȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǻ ȱ ȱ ȱǼȱȱȱǻȱȱȱvisibleȱȱǼǰȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱpriorȱęȱǻǯǯǰȱęǼǰȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱȃęȄȱȱȱǯȹŗŜ
ȱǰȱcentȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȃacircȱǻȱǼǯȄȱcentȼȱ ȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱcentȱǯȱȱȃcentȄȱȱȃcentȄȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱ ǰȱcentȱȱȱȃcentȄȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱęȱȱǰȱȱ ȱ
ȱǻȱcentǼȱ ȱȃęȄȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ΅ЁΘЗΑǯȱǯȱDZȱapparatus criticusǰȱǯȱŗŞśǯ
ŗśȲюѧіюћѧђћǰȱȱDZȱȱřŞȱǻȱřŜǰȱřŘşȱśŜȮŜŖǼDZȱȃΎΕϲΑȱΐξΑȱΓЇΑȱЂΗΘΉΕΓΑȱϷΜΉȱΎ΅ϠȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΐΉΑΓΑȱΗΓІΑȱπΑȱΘХȱΓΕΈΣΑϙȱΘχΑȱπΐχΑȱΎΣΌ΅ΕΗΑȉȱΐκΏΏΓΑȱ Έξȱ ΥΑϟΊΓΑΘ΅ȱ ΘϜȱ Ύ΅ΌΣΕΗΉȱ ΘΤȱ ЂΈ΅Θ΅ȱ ǻΓЁȱ ΤΕȱ Έχȱ ΅ЁΘϲΖȱ πΈΉϧΘΓȱΎ΅ΌΣΕΗΉΝΖǰȱϳȱ΅ϥΕΝΑȱΘχΑȱΥΐ΅ΕΘϟ΅ΑȱΘΓІȱΎϱΗΐΓΙǼȱǽdzǾȱǻΉϢΖȱΘΤȱΉΓΚΣΑ΅ǰȱŗŜǰȱǯȱ ŗȮśǼǯȄȱǯǯǰȱkathairomenos Iecircsousȱcentȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱpurgatus
Iesusȱ ǻǯȱȱřŜǰȱřřŖȱśŝȮśŞǼǯȱȱȱȱIesusȱȃęȄȱȱȱȱȱęȱǻȕŚŗŖǼǰȱDZȱȃȱȱȱȱȱȱĚȱȱęȱǰȱȱęȱǰȱȱȱȱęȱęȱȯȱȱȱęȱȱȱȱȱȱǽdzǾȱǻȱŗŜǰȱǯȱŗśȮŗŞǼȄȱȱǰȱǯȱŗŖŚǯ
ŗŜȲǯǯǰȱ Lukeȱ řDZȱ řȱ ęȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȃȱȱȱȱȱǯȄ
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ǰȱȱȱȱcentȱȱ ȱȱȱȃęȄȱȱȱȱȱȱiexclDZȹŗŝ
ǯǼȱ ȱȱȱiexclȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ
ǯǼȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȃȱȄȱȱȱ
ŗǯŘȱ centȱ poundpoundȼȱ ȱ ȱ ȱęȱȱȱȱcent
ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ iexclȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ centȱcentȱȱȱȱ ȱȱcaveatȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȂȱęDzȱcentǰȱȱȱ ȱ ȂȱȃęȄȱ ȱȱ ȱǯȱ ȱcentȱ ȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱcentȱȱȱȱcentȱiexclȱ ǵȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱǰȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱ ȱ centȱ ǰȱ ȱ centȱ ȱȃcentȄȱ ȱȱȱȱDZ
ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱĚ ȱȱȱDZȱcentǰȱǰȱȂȱȱȱĚǯ
ȱȬȱȱǰȱȱȱęȱȱǻϊΑΗΉȱΔΕϱΗΌΉΑǼǰ
ȱǰȱȱęȱǰȱȱDZȱȱȱ ȱęȱǻΎ΅ΌφΕ΅ΘΓǼȱȱcentȱǯȹŗŞ
ŗŝȲюћёюљǰȱȃȱȱCcedilȱȁęȂdzȱǰȄȱǯȱŘśřǯŗŞȲȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱџђєќџѦȱюѧіюћѧђћǰȱΉΕϠȱ Έ΅ΌΎЗΑȱ Ύ΅ϠȱΔΚ΅ΑΉϟ΅Ζȱ ΕΗΘΓІDZȱ ȱ ȱ ǻȱ řŝǰȱ ŚŜŘǼDZȱ ȃЁΈξȱ ϹϾΗΉȱ ΆΕΓΘνϙȱΆΕΓΘϲΖȱσΔΏΉΘΓǰȱπΎȱΈȂȱΩΕ΅ȱΗ΅ΕΎϲΖǰȱχΑȱΑΉІΐȂȱϊΑΗΉȱΔΕϱΗΌΉΑȱΦΑΙΐΚν΅ȱ
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ȱ ȱ ȱ centǰȱ centȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱĜȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱcentȱȱǯȱǰȱcentȱȱ ȱ centȂȱ ȱ ȱ ȃęȄȱcentȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱĚȱȱ ȱǯȱȂȱ ȱęȱ ȱ ȱęcentȱȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ęȱ ǻǯǯǰȱęǼǯȹŗşȱȱȱȱ ȱiexclǷȱȱ ȱȱęȱȱȱȱȱȱĚȱǻȱcentȱȱ ȱȱȱȱǼǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱiexclȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱeitherȱȱorȱcentǯ
ȱ centȂȱ ȱ ǰȱ ǰȱȃęȄȱcentȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȃęȄȱȱȃcentȄȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱǰȱpoundpoundȱȱęȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ěȱ ȱ ȱ centǯȱȱ1 Corinthiansȱ ŗDZȱ řŖȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȂȱȃęȱǻΈΎ΅ΓΗϾΑǼȄȱȱȱȃȱǻΥ΅ΗΐϱΖǼǯȄȱȱȱȱȂȱȱȱȱęȱȱ ȱcentȱȱmodus vivendiȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱǻhagiasmosǼǯȱcentȱ ȱȱȂȱcentDZ
ΐΘνΕ΅ȱ ΎΉΈΑχΑǰȱ ЁΘΓΔ΅χΖȱ ΆΕΓΘϲΖȱ ώΏΌΉǰȱ Ύ΅ΌφΕ΅ΘΓȱ ΈȂȱ ΉϣΑΉΎȂȱ πΐΉϧΓȱ ǻDe Testamentis et adventu Christiǰȱ ǯȱ ŜŞȮŝŖǼǯȄȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȂȱȱǯȱȱCPGȱśǰȱǯȱŗŞşǯ
ŗşȲcentǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǻ ȱ ȱ ȱ 1 CorinthiansȱŗDZřŖǼǰȱ centȱ iexclcentȱ ȱ Υ΅ΗΐϱΖȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΘΖǯȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centDZȱ ȃȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱęǯȃȱџђєќџѦȱюѧіюћѧђћǰȱȱ ȱpoundpoundDZȱȱ ucircȱtheologischen RedenǰȱǯȱǯȱǰȱucircȱŗşŜřǰȱǯȱŗşŘDZȱȃΈΎ΅ΓΗϾΑȱΈνǰȱϵΘȱΘΓІȱΔΕϲΖȱΦΒϟ΅ΑȱΈ΅ΕνΘΖǰȱΎ΅ϠȱΈ΅ΘЗΑȱΈΎ΅ϟΝΖȱΘΓϧΖȱЀΔϲȱΑϱΐΓΑȱΎ΅ϠȱΘΓϧΖȱЀΔϲȱΛΣΕΑǰȱΜΙΛϜȱΎ΅ϠȱΗЏΐ΅ΘȱǽdzǾȱΥ΅ΗΐϲΖȱΈνǰȱБΖȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΘΖǰȱϣΑ΅ȱΛΝΕϛΘ΅ȱΘϲȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕϲΑȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΘΘȱǻDe FilioǰȱŘŖǰȱǯȱřŘȮřŝǼǯȄ
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ȱ ȱ ǻΥ΅ΗΐϱΖǼȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centȱǻΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΘΖǼǰȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱǻΘϲȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΑǼȱȱȱȱcentȱǻΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΘΘǼǯȹŘŖ
ȱ ǰȱ ȱpoundpoundȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱȃȱ Ȅȱ ȱȃȱǯȄȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentǰȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȱǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȃcentǯȄȱȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȃęȄȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱęȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ǯȱ ȱcentȂȱ ǰȱ ȱ iexclȱȱȱȱiexclȱȃęȄȱȱȃȄȱ ȱȱȱǯȱȱȱcentȱęǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱcentȱȱȱcentǯȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȬęiexclȱȱǯȱȱǰȱȱȱȱcentȂȱęȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱcentȂȱȱȱȃȄȱȱȱcentcentȱǰȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȃǯȄȱȱȱiexclcentȱǰȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱǯ
ŘŖȲǯȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱhagiasmosȱȱȱ ȱȱęȱȱǯȱȱȱȱDZȱȃȱǽȱ Ǿȱ ęǰȱȱǽǾȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱcentǯȱǰȱǰȱȱȱcentȱcentȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱDZȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱ centDzȱȱȱǰȱȱȯĴȱȱȱȱȱ ȯ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱĴȱǻǯȱ1 CorǯȱŗDZȱŘşǼǯȱȱȱȱȱȱcentǰȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱcentǯȱȱǽȱǾȱǰȱȱȱȱǰȱ ȱȱȱȱcentȱǰȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱiexclȱȱǰȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǻǯȱŗȱǯȱŗDZȱřŖǼǯȄ
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PART II
THE PALAMITE TRADITION
AD MENTEM PATRUM
ȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱkatharsisȱȱęȱȱcentȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱǯȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱDZȱȃȱȱcentȱcentȱȱȱȱǰȱȱǰȱcentȱȱȱȱcentǯȱȱȱcentȱȱ ȱȱȱcentȱ ȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱcentcentȱcentȱȱȱȱǯȄ
ȱȱǰȱcentȱȱǰȱřŖȱȱŗşŝş
The Academy of the Immaculate
The Academy of the Immaculate founded in 1992 is inspired by and based on a project of St Maximilian M Kolbe (never realized by the Saint because of his death by martyrdom at the age of 47 August 14 1941) Among its goals the Academy seeks to promote at every level the study of the Mystery of the Immaculate Conception and the universal maternal mediation of the Virgin Mother of God and to sponsor publication and dissemination of the fruits of this research in every way possible
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ŝǯŖȱȱLocus TheologicusȱȱȱcentȱȱȱProkathartheisaȱ ŜŚ
ŞǯŖȱȱȃȱǰȄȱȱȱȱǻŗŖȱcentǼDZȱȱȱȱȱcentȂȱȱȱ ŜŜ
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ŗŖǯŖȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȂȱcentȱ ŝŖ
ŗŖǯŗȱcentȱDZȱȱȃcentȱcentȄȱȱcentȱpoundpoundȱȱ ŝŘ
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ŗŖǯŜȱȱcentȱǻȕȱǯȱŗŚřŖǼDZȲȱProkathartheisaȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ şŖ
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ŗŗǯŘȱȱDZȱȱȱȃȱcentȱȱȱcentȱǻHodecircgecirctriaǼȄȱ şŞ
ŗŗǯřȱȱȂȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǻŗŚřŖȂǼȱ ŗŖŗ
ŗŘǯŖȱȂȱȱȱȱȱ13DZȱȱiexclȱȱȱȱȱȱProkathartheisaȱ ŗŖŝ
ŗŘǯŗȱȂȱȱAuctoritasȱȱȱȱȱ ŗŗŗ
ŗŘǯŘȱiexclpoundȱȱȱȱȱȱȃȄȱȱǻǯȹŗŚřŝȹȮȹŜȱcentȱŗŚřşǼȱ ŗŗř
ŗřǯŖȱȼȱȱDZȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱ ŗŗŞ
ŗřǯŗȱProkathartheisaDZȲȱȂȱExcursusȱȱcentȱ ŗŗş
ŗřǯŘȱȱProkathartheisaȱyenȱȱȱȱpoundȱȱ ŗŘŝ
ŗřǯřȱȱProkathartheisaDZȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ŗřŝ
ŗřǯŚȱȱȂȱRessourcementȱyenȱȱȃǯȱȱȱiexclȱǻǯȹŘşŜȮřŝřǼȄȱ ŗŚŘ
ŗřǯśȱęDZȱĜȱȱȱcentȼȱȱȃȱȱȄȱ ŗŚŞ
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ŗśǯŖȱȱDZȲȱȬȱȱȱȱȱyenȱȱMaria Purgataȱ ŗŝŖ
ŗśǯŗȱȱDZȲȱcentȱ ȱȱcentpoundȬȱȱȬȱȱ ŗŞŖ
ȱȱ ŘŖŗ
ȱȱ Řŗŗ
ȱiexclȱȱcentpoundȱcentȱȱȱcent
ȱȱ ŘŘś
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Dedication
ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱȱǰȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱǯȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱcentȱǯȱȱǰȱȱiexclȱcentȱȱȱȱȱ DZ
The Most Reverend Dr Charles Morerod OP
Bishop of Lausanne Geneva and Fribourgȱ ȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱcentpoundȱȱȱcentpoundȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȬȱȱȱDz
His Excellency Mr Chris Lazaris Ambassador to
Egypt ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȬȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱěȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱcentpoundȱcentDz
Dr Athanasia Glycofrydi-Leontsini University of
Athens ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentpoundȱȱȱȱcentDz
The Most Rev Dr Kyrillos Katerelos Bishop
of Avidou ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱcentȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱDz
The Most Rev Dr Elpidophoros Metropolitan
Archbishop of Bursa ȱȱcentȱȱȱcentȱȬȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱȱcentȱǰȱȱǰȱȱȱǯ
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еΔΉΕ΅ϟ΅ȱΉΓΘϱΎΉǰȱΗЗΗΓΑȱψΐκΖǯ
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PART I
THE PATRISTIC TRADITION
BEFORE PALAMISM
ΙΛχΑȱ ϊΑΗΉǰȱ Ύ΅Ϡȱ ΗЗΐ΅ȱ Ύ΅Όϟ΅ΗΉǰȱΑ΅ϲΑȱ ΉϢΕΣΗ΅ΘΓǰȱ ΛΝΕΘΎϲΑȱ ΐΉȱ ΉΓІǰȱ ΗΎΑχΑȱΉΓΎϱΗΐΘΓΑǰȱσΐΜΙΛΓΑȱΘνΐΉΑΓΖǰȱψȱπΔνΏΉΙΗΖǰȱΘΓІȱ΅Α΅ϟΓΙȱΑΉϾΐ΅ΘΓΖǰȱΎ΅ϠȱΊΝϛΖȱΥΑχΑȱΘνΕ΅ǯ
ȱ ȱȱȱȬcentȱȱęȱȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱȱ centǰȱ ȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱcentȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱǷ
ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ
ŗǯŖȱcentȱpoundpoundȂȱǻǯȹřŘşȹȮȹǯȹřşŖǼȱȱof the BVM as Prokathartheisa
ȱcentȱpoundpoundȼȱȱȱȱprokatharsisȱǻęǼȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱiexclȱ ȱ ǻȱverbumǼǰȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱĜȱȱȱcentȼȱȱȱ ȃęȄȱ ǻȱ Ǽǯȱ ȱ ęȱȱȱȱcentȱ ȱĴȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱǯȹŗ
ȱȬȱcentȱȱȱęiexclȱȃȬǰȄȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȃȬęǰȄȱcentȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȃȄȱȱ ȱȱȃȱ Ȅȱȱ ȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱǯȱȱiexclpoundȱęȱȱȱȱprokathartheisaȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱiexclȱȱǻȱȱǼǰȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱ ǻŗŚśřǼǯȹŘȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱcentȱȱȱȱȱcentȱpoundpoundȂȱȱȱȱǰȱ ȱ ȱęȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱiexclȱȱȱȱȱ ǯȱcentȱȱcentȱ ȱĴȱȱȱȱmeaningȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱǯ
ȱǰȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ ǻǰȱȱǭȱ
ŗȲǯȱюћёюљǰȱȃȱȱCcedilȱȁęȂȱȱȱagraveǰȄȱ ȱOrientalia Christiana PeriodicaȱřŗȱǻŗşŜśǼȱŘŚŗȮŘŝŜǯ
ŘȲǯȱ Ѣєіђǰȱ Ȃmiddotȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱDZȱmiddotȱȬǰȱȱŗşśŘǰȱǯȱřŗŚȮřŚŝǯ
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ѡѕђȱіњњюѐѢљюѡђȱѐќћѐђѝѡіќћ
ǼǯȱȱȱcentȱȱȱǻȱȱȱȱȱǼȱȱȱȱęcentȱĴȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱlocus theologicusȱcentȱȱcentȱȱȱǯȱǰȱȱȱȱǰȱȂȱcentȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentǯȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱcentȂȱiexclȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ȭȱ ȱΔΕΓΎ΅Ό΅ΕΌΉϟΗ΅ǰȱȱȃȱ ȱ ȱ ȱcentȱęǯȄȱȂȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȃęȱǯȄȱȱȱ DZ
ȱ ȱȱcentȱȱȱǽǯǰȱȂȱȱcentȂǾȱ ęȱ ǻΎ΅Ό΅ΕΗΐΓІȱ ΅ЁΘЗΑǼȱ ȱęȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱǽdzǾȱǻLukeȱŘDZȱŘŘǼȹř
ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȂȱǻȱcentȂǼȱęȱȱȱǰȹŚȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱiexclǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱǯǼȱcentȱDzȱǯǼȱȱȱȱȱȱcentDzȱǯǼȱȱȱȱDzȱǯǼȱȱȱcentȱȱȱǰȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱǻȱȱȱǼȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱęǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱęǰȱȱ
řȲȃ΅ϠȱϵΘΉȱπΔΏφΗΌΗ΅Αȱ΅ϡȱψΐνΕ΅ȱΘΓІȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕΗΐΓІȱ΅ЁΘЗΑȱΎ΅ΘΤȱΘϲΑȱΑϱΐΓΑȱΝϼΗνΝΖȱǽdzǾȱǻLukeȱŘDZȱŘŘǼǯȄ
ŚȲǯȱLeviticusȱŗŘDZȱŚȮŞǯ
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ѡѕђȱѝюѡџіѠѡіѐȱѡџюёіѡіќћȱяђѓќџђȱѝюљюњіѠњ
ȱ ȱȱȱěȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȂȱǯȹś
centǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ poundȱcentȱ ǻ ȱ ȱ ȱǼȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǻȱǼDZ
ȱ ǽǾȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǽdzǾȱȱȱȱ ȱpoundȱǽdzǾȱǰȱȱȱȱcentȱȱǻΔΏφΕΖȱΔΑΉϾΐ΅ΘΓΖȱΥϟΓΙǼǰȱȱȱȱȱȱǻLukeȱřDZȱřǰȱŘŗDzȱŚDZȱŗǼǯȹŜ
ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ iexclǰȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ bothȱ ȱ andȱ centȱ ȱęȱ after the Incarnationǯȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕΗΐϱΖȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱpoundpoundȂȱ ȱ ȱ ȱcentǰȱ ȱȃǯȄȹŝȱȼȱȱȱcentȂȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentǰȱ ȱȱ ȱǻinter aliaǼȱȱȱȱȱDZ
śȲȱ Romansȱ řDZȱ ŘŘȮŘŚǯȱ ǯǯǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǻǼȱ ȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȱex auctoritateȱȱcentȂȱȬȱęȱȱȱiexclȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centpoundȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱ ȱǰȱȱ ȱȱȱȱcentpoundȱcentȱȱȱȱȂȱȃcentȱȱiexclǯȄȱȱȱȱȱcentȱcentȱcentȂȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȃǰȄȱ centpoundȱ centȂȱȱ ȱcentȂȱ ȱ iexclȱ ȱ centȱȱ ǯȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ DZȱ ǯȱќџёіљљќǰȱ ȃȂȱ poundȱ ȱȱ ȱ ǰȄȱ ȱVirgo ImmaculataȱŚǰȱǯȱŗŝŘǯ
ŜȲȃΎ΅ϠȱώΏΌΉΑȱΉϢΖȱΔκΗ΅ΑȱǽΘχΑǾȱΔΉΕϟΛΝΕΓΑȱΘΓІȱΓΕΈΣΑΓΙȱΎΕϾΗΗΝΑȱΆΣΔΘΗΐ΅ȱΐΉΘ΅ΑΓϟ΅ΖȱΉϢΖȱΩΚΉΗΑȱΥΐ΅ΕΘЗΑȱǽdzǾȱΎ΅ϠȱΗΓІȱΆ΅ΔΘΗΌνΑΘΓΖȱǽdzǾȱΗΓІΖȱΈξȱΔΏφΕΖȱΔΑΉϾΐ΅ΘΓΖȱΥϟΓΙȱЀΔνΗΘΕΉΜΉΑȱΦΔϲȱΘΓІȱΓΕΈΣΑΓΙȱǽdzǾȄ
ŝȲȱ Thesaurus Linguae Graecaeȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ юǯёǯȱ ŗŚśřǯȱ ǯȱThesaurusǯ
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ȱȱcentȱ centȱȱȱȱǰȱȱDzȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱ ȱ ęȱ ǻΔΕΓΎ΅Ό΅ΕΌΉϟΗΖǼȱ ȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱcentȱȱǻȱȱ ȱcentȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱǼDzȱȱȱcentȱ centȱȱ ȱȱȱǰȱȱȱǽdzǾȹŞ
ȱȱȱǰȱcentȱȱȱȱ ȱ ǯȹşȱ ȱ ȱ ęȱ ȱ centȱǻ ȱiexclpoundȱȱcentǼȱȱȱǻprima facieǼȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱęȱǽȱǵǾȱȱȱȱcentǯȱǰȱcentȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱcentDZȱȱ
ŞȲџђєќџѦȱ юѧіюћѧђћǰȱ In TheophaniaDZȱ Orationȱ řŞȱ ǻȱ řŜǰȱ řŘśȱ ŚŗȮŚŘǼDZȱȃ΅Ϡȱ ΔΣΑΘ΅ȱ ϟΑΉΘ΅ǰȱ ΔΏχΑȱ ΘϛΖȱ Υΐ΅ΕΘϟ΅Ζǰȱ ΩΑΌΕΝΔΓΖȉȱ Ύ΅Ϡȱ ΗΣΕΎ΅ȱΔΕΓΎ΅Ό΅ΕΌΉϟΗΖȱ ΘХȱ ΑΉϾΐ΅Θȱ ǻσΈΉȱ ΤΕȱ Ύ΅Ϡȱ νΑΑΗΑȱ ΘΐΌϛΑ΅ǰȱ Ύ΅ϠȱΔ΅ΕΌΉΑϟ΅Αȱ ΔΕΓΘΐΌϛΑ΅Ǽȉȱ Ύ΅Ϡȱ ΔΣΑΘ΅ȱ ϟΑΉΘ΅ǰȱ ΔΏχΑȱ ΘϛΖȱ Υΐ΅ΕΘϟ΅ΖǰȱΩΑΌΕΝΔΓΖȱ ǽdzǾȱ ǻΉϢΖȱ ΘΤȱΉΓΚΣΑ΅ȱ ŗřǰȱ ǯȱ ŘśȮŘşǼǯȄȱǯǯǰȱ ȱprokathartheisa centȱȱȱȱȱȱpraepurgataȱǻǯȱȱřŜǰȱřŘŜȱŚŗȮŚŘǼǯȱȱȱiexclȱ ȱіёǯǰȱȱȱDZȱȱŚśȱǻȱřŜǰȱŜřřȱŝȮŞǼDZȱȃπΔϠȱΘχΑȱϢΈϟ΅ΑȱΉϢΎϱΑ΅ȱΛΝΕΉϧǰȱΎ΅ϠȱΗΣΕΎ΅ȱΚΓΕΉϧȱΈΤȱΘχΑȱΗΣΕΎ΅ǰȱΎ΅ϠȱΜΙΛϜȱΑΓΉΕλȱΈΤȱΘχΑȱ πΐχΑȱΜΙΛχΑȱΐϟΑΙΘ΅ǰȱ ΘХȱϳΐΓϟУȱΘϲȱ ϵΐΓΓΑȱΦΑ΅Ύ΅Ό΅ϟΕΝΑȱΎ΅ϠȱΔΣΑΘ΅ȱϟΑΉΘ΅ǰȱΔΏχΑȱΘϛΖȱΥΐ΅ΕΘϟ΅ΖǰȱΩΑΌΕΝΔΓΖȉȱΎΙΌΉϠΖȱΐξΑȱπΎȱΘϛΖȱ ΅ΕΌνΑΓΙǰȱΎ΅ϠȱΜΙΛχΑȱΎ΅ϠȱΗΣΕΎ΅ȱΔΕΓΎ΅Ό΅ΕΌΉϟΗΖȱΘХȱΑΉϾΐ΅ΘȱǻσΈΉȱΤΕǰȱΎ΅ϠȱνΑΑΗΑȱΘΐΌϛΑ΅ǰȱ Ύ΅Ϡȱ Δ΅ΕΌΉΑϟ΅Αȱ ΔΕΓΘΐΌϛΑ΅Ǽȱ ǽdzǾȄȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱęȱǻȕŚŗŖǼǰȱ ȱȱprokathartheisaȱȱȱ ȱȃǯȄȱȱџђєќџѦȱюѧіюћѧђћǰȱȱǰȱȱcentȱęȱȱȱpoundpoundȱ ȱ ǰȱ ǯȱ ǯȱ ȱ ǻȱ ȱȱȱŚŜǯŗǼǰȱȱŗşŗŖǰȱǯȱŗŖŖǯ
şȲpoundǯǰȱȱȱDZȱȱŚśȱǻȱřŜǼǯȱǯǯǰȱȱȱȱ ȱiexclȱcentȱ ȱ iexclȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ iexclȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱ ȱcentȂȱ centȱǯȱ ȱ ǯȱ юѠѝђџǰȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱ ȱęǰȱǰȱȱŘŖŖŚǰȱǯȱŗśŖȮŗśŗǯȱcentǰȱȱȱȱpoundpoundȂȱ ęȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱǯȱȱ ȱ centȱȱȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱ centȱcentȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱȱ ǰȱcentpoundȱȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ Theotokosȱ centȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱȱ ǯȱюљюяѢієǰȱ ȃȱȱȱ ȱcentȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱǰȄȱ ȱHandbookǰȱǯȱŘśśȮŘśŜǯ
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ȱǻǼȱȱȱǻǼǰȱȱǻcentǼȱȱȱǻǼȯȱcentȱǻȱcentǼȱǯȱȱ ȱȱȁȂȱȱȱǰȱ ȱȱȱȱȱcentȂȱȱȱȱiexclDZ
ȱ ȱcentȱcentȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱęȱcentȱǻcentǼǻǼDzȱǰȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱǯ
ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȂȱęȱcentȱǯȱ ȱ ȱǰȱcentȱȱȱcentȱcentȂȱȱȱȱsinlessȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱiexclȱȱ ȱcentȱȱ ǻǯǯǰȱȱȱȱȱǼǯȱǰȱȱiexclǰȱȱĴȱȱęȬȱȱȱȱȱcentȂȱȱęȬȱcentǯȱȱȱiexclȱȱȱcentȱȱcentȂȱȱȱǰȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱęȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱǯȱȱiexclȱcentȱiexclȱ centȱȱpoundpoundȂȱcentȱǻęȱȱǼȱȱȱȱȱpoundpoundȂȱΔΕΓΎ΅Ό΅ΕΌΉϟΗ΅ȱȱȱȱimmaculataǯȱęȱȱcentȂȱǯȱřşŞȮřşşȱȱȱcentDZȹŗŖ
ŗŖȲȱȱȱȱȱcentȱ ȱȱȱǯȱȂȱȱȱ ęȱ centȱ ŚŖŘǯȱ ȱ ǰȱ ǯȱ ѥѣіііǯȱ ǯǯǰȱ ęȂȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȬȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱǰȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱǻȱȱȱȱȱȱǼȱcentȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱpoundpoundȂȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centǯȱȱcentȱcentȱęȂȱ ȱȱ ȱȱ ȱimmaculataȱǻǯȱinfraǰȱǯȱřşŝǼǯȱȱȱȱȱȂȱcentȱ ȱcentȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱǻǯȹřşŖȦřşśǼȱDZȱџђєќџѦȱѦѠѠюǰȱLa vie de MoiumlseǰȱǯȱǯȱȱǻȱmiddotȱŗǯŘǼǰȱȱŗşŜŞřǰȱǯȱŗŗŞDZȱȃǽdzǾȱΈΈ΅ΗΎϱΐΉΌ΅ȱΎ΅ϠȱΘϲȱΎ΅ΘΤȱΘχΑȱ ΅ΕΌνΑΓΑȱΐΙΗΘφΕΓΑȱΦΚȂȱϏΖȱΘϲȱΘϛΖȱΌΉϱΘΘΓΖȱΚЗΖȱπΔΏΣΐΜ΅ΑȱΘХȱΦΑΌΕΝΔϟΑУȱΆϟУȱΈΤȱΉΑΑφΗΉΝΖȱΦΈΣΚΌΓΕΓΑȱπΚϾΏ΅ΒΉȱΘχΑȱπΒΣΜ΅Η΅ΑȱΌΣΐΑΓΑǰȱΘΓІȱΆΏ΅ΗΘΓІȱΘϛΖȱΔ΅ΕΌΉΑϟ΅ΖȱΐχȱΎ΅Θ΅ΐ΅Ε΅ΑΌνΑΘΓΖȱ
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ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱǯȱȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱȱǰȱȱ ȱȱǻimmaculataǼȱȱȱȱcentDzȱȱȱ ȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ǰȱ centȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱȱcentȱȱcentȱȱcentȱȱcentȱiexclǯȹŗŗ
13ȱ ȱ ȱ centȂȱ ȱ iexclǰȱ ȂȱȱȱcentDZȱǻŗǯǼȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȃęȄDzȱǻŘǯǼȱȱȱȱȃęȄȱȱ
ΘХȱ ΘϱΎУȱ ǻDe vita Mosisǰȱ ŘǯŘŗǰȱ ǯȱ ŗȮśǼǯȄȱ DZȱ ȃȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ centcentȱ ǻȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ǽǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱcentȱ ȱȱȱ ȱȱǯȱ ǽȱ Ǿȱȱ ȱȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱǯȄ
ŗŗȲȱȱȱȱȱImmaculataȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱ ęĴcentȱ ȱ ȱ DZȱ ȃȱ ęȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱiexclȱȱȱȱȱȱȱDzȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱǻIn ǰȱŗřǰȱǯȱŗşȮŘŘǼǯȄȱȱџђєќџѦȱюѧіюћѧђћǰȱȱǰȱȱȱŚŜǯŗǰȱ ǯȱ ŗŖŖǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȬimmaculataȱȱȱȱȱmiddotȱȱȱcentȱȱǯȱȱȱcentǯȱȱюѠѝђџǰȱȱȱcentdzǰȱǯȱŗśŖǯȱȂȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱŗŖŝřȮŗŖŝŚǯȱȱǯǯȱќѢѡѕђџћǰȱǯȱDZȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱŘŖŖŖǰȱǯȱŗŖŝǯȱȱȱĜȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱ ǻprokathartheisaȱ ƽȱ mundataǼǯȄȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ poundpoundȂȱ ǻgraeceǼȱ ȃęȱǻΔΕΓΎ΅Ό΅ΕΌΉϟΗ΅ǼǰȄȱ ęȂȱ ȱ ȱ ǻǯǯǰȱ immaculataǼȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ǰȱȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȂȱ ȃȄȱ ȱȱ ȃǯȄȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentDZȱȃȱȱȱȱȱęȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǽdzǾȱ ǻDe conceptu virginali ŗŞǰȱ ǯȱ ŘŚȮŘśǼǯȄȱȱ ȱȱ Ȃȱ ǰȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱ ȱcentȱȱcentȂȱȱȱǻȱȱȱȱęȂȱ immaculataȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ centǼǯȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȂȱȱȱęȱǻȱ ęǼǯȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȃęȱǻmundatiǼȄȱante nativitatem ChristiȱȱpoundȱȱȂȱęȱȱȱȱęǰȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ in uteroǯȱ ȱ ǰȱ centȱcentȱiexclȱȱęȱȱȱȱǰȱǯȱǻǯǰȱcentȱƽȱmundissimaDzȱǯȱDe conceptu virginaliǰȱŗŞǰȱǯȱŗŘȮŗřǼǯȱǯȱȱŘǰȱǯȱŗŗşȱǻCur Deus HomoǰȱǯŗŜǰȱǯȱŘŖȮřśǼDzȱǯǯǰȱǯȱŗřşȱǻDe conceptu virginaliǰȱŗŞǰȱǯȱŗŘȮŘśǼǯ
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ѡѕђȱѝюѡџіѠѡіѐȱѡџюёіѡіќћȱяђѓќџђȱѝюљюњіѠњ
ȱcentȱȱȦȱȱȱǻǯǯǰȱȱȱǼǯ
centǰȱcentȱiexclȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱcentȂȱ centǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱhowȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȃęȱȄȱbothȱȱȱȱȱcentȱandȱȱȂȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȃęȄȱȱȱcentȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȂȱȱȱȱȱȱȱiexclȱȱ ȱǯȱǰȱȱęȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱpoundȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯ
11 Contextualization of Gregoryrsquos Arguments
within His OperaȱǻǯȹřŞŖǼȹŗŘ
ȱ iexclȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centȂȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȂȱiexclȱȱȱȱȱȱęȱȱȱcentǯȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱcentȼȱęǯȹŗřȱȱęȱȱȱǰȱȱȱcentȂȱȱcentȱDZ
ȱ ǰȱ ȱ Ĵȱ ǰȱ centȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ǻΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΐΉΑΓΑǼȹŗŚȱ ǻȱ ȱ ȱ centȱęǼȱ ȱ ȱ Dzȱ ȱ Ĵǰȱ ȱ ȱ
ŗŘȲcentȂȱcentȱȱȱȱǯȱřŞŖȮřŞŗǯȱȱǯȱюљђѦǰȱGregory ȱpoundpoundȱǻȱcentȱȱȱǼǰȱ ȱȱŘŖŖŜǰȱǯȱŗŗŝǯ
ŗřȲюћёюљǰȱȃȱȱCcedilȱȁęȂdzȱǰȄȱǯȱŘśřǯŗŚȲcentȂȱȱȱȱȂȱȱcentȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱDZȱȃ΅ϠȱϵΘΉȱπΔΏφΗΌΗ΅Αȱ΅ϡȱψΐνΕ΅ȱΘΓІȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕΗΐΓІȱ΅ЁΘΓІȱΎ΅ΘΤȱΘϲΑȱΑϱΐΓΑȱΝϼΗνΝΖȱ ǽdzǾȱǻLukeȱŘDZȱŘŘǼǯȄȱȱȱȱautouȱ ȱĴȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱonlyȱ
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ȱcentȱȱ ȱbyȱęȱǻȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱęǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ centȱȱȱȱȱ Ǽǯȹŗś
Prima facieǰȱcentȼȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȃęȱȄǵȱǰȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱěȱ ȱȱęȱȱȱȱęȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentǯȱȱȱȱpriorȱȱȱcentȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǻ ȱ ȱ ȱǼȱȱȱǻȱȱȱvisibleȱȱǼǰȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱpriorȱęȱǻǯǯǰȱęǼǰȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱȃęȄȱȱȱǯȹŗŜ
ȱǰȱcentȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȃacircȱǻȱǼǯȄȱcentȼȱ ȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱcentȱǯȱȱȃcentȄȱȱȃcentȄȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱ ǰȱcentȱȱȱȃcentȄȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱęȱȱǰȱȱ ȱ
ȱǻȱcentǼȱ ȱȃęȄȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ΅ЁΘЗΑǯȱǯȱDZȱapparatus criticusǰȱǯȱŗŞśǯ
ŗśȲюѧіюћѧђћǰȱȱDZȱȱřŞȱǻȱřŜǰȱřŘşȱśŜȮŜŖǼDZȱȃΎΕϲΑȱΐξΑȱΓЇΑȱЂΗΘΉΕΓΑȱϷΜΉȱΎ΅ϠȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΐΉΑΓΑȱΗΓІΑȱπΑȱΘХȱΓΕΈΣΑϙȱΘχΑȱπΐχΑȱΎΣΌ΅ΕΗΑȉȱΐκΏΏΓΑȱ Έξȱ ΥΑϟΊΓΑΘ΅ȱ ΘϜȱ Ύ΅ΌΣΕΗΉȱ ΘΤȱ ЂΈ΅Θ΅ȱ ǻΓЁȱ ΤΕȱ Έχȱ ΅ЁΘϲΖȱ πΈΉϧΘΓȱΎ΅ΌΣΕΗΉΝΖǰȱϳȱ΅ϥΕΝΑȱΘχΑȱΥΐ΅ΕΘϟ΅ΑȱΘΓІȱΎϱΗΐΓΙǼȱǽdzǾȱǻΉϢΖȱΘΤȱΉΓΚΣΑ΅ǰȱŗŜǰȱǯȱ ŗȮśǼǯȄȱǯǯǰȱkathairomenos Iecircsousȱcentȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱpurgatus
Iesusȱ ǻǯȱȱřŜǰȱřřŖȱśŝȮśŞǼǯȱȱȱȱIesusȱȃęȄȱȱȱȱȱęȱǻȕŚŗŖǼǰȱDZȱȃȱȱȱȱȱȱĚȱȱęȱǰȱȱęȱǰȱȱȱȱęȱęȱȯȱȱȱęȱȱȱȱȱȱǽdzǾȱǻȱŗŜǰȱǯȱŗśȮŗŞǼȄȱȱǰȱǯȱŗŖŚǯ
ŗŜȲǯǯǰȱ Lukeȱ řDZȱ řȱ ęȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȃȱȱȱȱȱǯȄ
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ǰȱȱȱȱcentȱȱ ȱȱȱȃęȄȱȱȱȱȱȱiexclDZȹŗŝ
ǯǼȱ ȱȱȱiexclȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ
ǯǼȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȃȱȄȱȱȱ
ŗǯŘȱ centȱ poundpoundȼȱ ȱ ȱ ȱęȱȱȱȱcent
ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ iexclȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ centȱcentȱȱȱȱ ȱȱcaveatȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȂȱęDzȱcentǰȱȱȱ ȱ ȂȱȃęȄȱ ȱȱ ȱǯȱ ȱcentȱ ȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱcentȱȱȱȱcentȱiexclȱ ǵȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱǰȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱ ȱ centȱ ǰȱ ȱ centȱ ȱȃcentȄȱ ȱȱȱȱDZ
ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱĚ ȱȱȱDZȱcentǰȱǰȱȂȱȱȱĚǯ
ȱȬȱȱǰȱȱȱęȱȱǻϊΑΗΉȱΔΕϱΗΌΉΑǼǰ
ȱǰȱȱęȱǰȱȱDZȱȱȱ ȱęȱǻΎ΅ΌφΕ΅ΘΓǼȱȱcentȱǯȹŗŞ
ŗŝȲюћёюљǰȱȃȱȱCcedilȱȁęȂdzȱǰȄȱǯȱŘśřǯŗŞȲȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱџђєќџѦȱюѧіюћѧђћǰȱΉΕϠȱ Έ΅ΌΎЗΑȱ Ύ΅ϠȱΔΚ΅ΑΉϟ΅Ζȱ ΕΗΘΓІDZȱ ȱ ȱ ǻȱ řŝǰȱ ŚŜŘǼDZȱ ȃЁΈξȱ ϹϾΗΉȱ ΆΕΓΘνϙȱΆΕΓΘϲΖȱσΔΏΉΘΓǰȱπΎȱΈȂȱΩΕ΅ȱΗ΅ΕΎϲΖǰȱχΑȱΑΉІΐȂȱϊΑΗΉȱΔΕϱΗΌΉΑȱΦΑΙΐΚν΅ȱ
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ȱ ȱ ȱ centǰȱ centȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱĜȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱcentȱȱǯȱǰȱcentȱȱ ȱ centȂȱ ȱ ȱ ȃęȄȱcentȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱĚȱȱ ȱǯȱȂȱ ȱęȱ ȱ ȱęcentȱȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ęȱ ǻǯǯǰȱęǼǯȹŗşȱȱȱȱ ȱiexclǷȱȱ ȱȱęȱȱȱȱȱȱĚȱǻȱcentȱȱ ȱȱȱȱǼǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱiexclȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱeitherȱȱorȱcentǯ
ȱ centȂȱ ȱ ǰȱ ǰȱȃęȄȱcentȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȃęȄȱȱȃcentȄȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱǰȱpoundpoundȱȱęȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ěȱ ȱ ȱ centǯȱȱ1 Corinthiansȱ ŗDZȱ řŖȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȂȱȃęȱǻΈΎ΅ΓΗϾΑǼȄȱȱȱȃȱǻΥ΅ΗΐϱΖǼǯȄȱȱȱȱȂȱȱȱȱęȱȱ ȱcentȱȱmodus vivendiȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱǻhagiasmosǼǯȱcentȱ ȱȱȂȱcentDZ
ΐΘνΕ΅ȱ ΎΉΈΑχΑǰȱ ЁΘΓΔ΅χΖȱ ΆΕΓΘϲΖȱ ώΏΌΉǰȱ Ύ΅ΌφΕ΅ΘΓȱ ΈȂȱ ΉϣΑΉΎȂȱ πΐΉϧΓȱ ǻDe Testamentis et adventu Christiǰȱ ǯȱ ŜŞȮŝŖǼǯȄȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȂȱȱǯȱȱCPGȱśǰȱǯȱŗŞşǯ
ŗşȲcentǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǻ ȱ ȱ ȱ 1 CorinthiansȱŗDZřŖǼǰȱ centȱ iexclcentȱ ȱ Υ΅ΗΐϱΖȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΘΖǯȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centDZȱ ȃȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱęǯȃȱџђєќџѦȱюѧіюћѧђћǰȱȱ ȱpoundpoundDZȱȱ ucircȱtheologischen RedenǰȱǯȱǯȱǰȱucircȱŗşŜřǰȱǯȱŗşŘDZȱȃΈΎ΅ΓΗϾΑȱΈνǰȱϵΘȱΘΓІȱΔΕϲΖȱΦΒϟ΅ΑȱΈ΅ΕνΘΖǰȱΎ΅ϠȱΈ΅ΘЗΑȱΈΎ΅ϟΝΖȱΘΓϧΖȱЀΔϲȱΑϱΐΓΑȱΎ΅ϠȱΘΓϧΖȱЀΔϲȱΛΣΕΑǰȱΜΙΛϜȱΎ΅ϠȱΗЏΐ΅ΘȱǽdzǾȱΥ΅ΗΐϲΖȱΈνǰȱБΖȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΘΖǰȱϣΑ΅ȱΛΝΕϛΘ΅ȱΘϲȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕϲΑȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΘΘȱǻDe FilioǰȱŘŖǰȱǯȱřŘȮřŝǼǯȄ
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ȱ ȱ ǻΥ΅ΗΐϱΖǼȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centȱǻΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΘΖǼǰȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱǻΘϲȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΑǼȱȱȱȱcentȱǻΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΘΘǼǯȹŘŖ
ȱ ǰȱ ȱpoundpoundȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱȃȱ Ȅȱ ȱȃȱǯȄȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentǰȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȱǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȃcentǯȄȱȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȃęȄȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱęȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ǯȱ ȱcentȂȱ ǰȱ ȱ iexclȱȱȱȱiexclȱȃęȄȱȱȃȄȱ ȱȱȱǯȱȱȱcentȱęǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱcentȱȱȱcentǯȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȬęiexclȱȱǯȱȱǰȱȱȱȱcentȂȱęȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱcentȂȱȱȱȃȄȱȱȱcentcentȱǰȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȃǯȄȱȱȱiexclcentȱǰȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱǯ
ŘŖȲǯȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱhagiasmosȱȱȱ ȱȱęȱȱǯȱȱȱȱDZȱȃȱǽȱ Ǿȱ ęǰȱȱǽǾȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱcentǯȱǰȱǰȱȱȱcentȱcentȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱDZȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱ centDzȱȱȱǰȱȱȯĴȱȱȱȱȱ ȯ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱĴȱǻǯȱ1 CorǯȱŗDZȱŘşǼǯȱȱȱȱȱȱcentǰȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱcentǯȱȱǽȱǾȱǰȱȱȱȱǰȱ ȱȱȱȱcentȱǰȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱiexclȱȱǰȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǻǯȱŗȱǯȱŗDZȱřŖǼǯȄ
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PART II
THE PALAMITE TRADITION
AD MENTEM PATRUM
ȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱkatharsisȱȱęȱȱcentȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱǯȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱDZȱȃȱȱcentȱcentȱȱȱȱǰȱȱǰȱcentȱȱȱȱcentǯȱȱȱcentȱȱ ȱȱȱcentȱ ȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱcentcentȱcentȱȱȱȱǯȄ
ȱȱǰȱcentȱȱǰȱřŖȱȱŗşŝş
The Academy of the Immaculate
The Academy of the Immaculate founded in 1992 is inspired by and based on a project of St Maximilian M Kolbe (never realized by the Saint because of his death by martyrdom at the age of 47 August 14 1941) Among its goals the Academy seeks to promote at every level the study of the Mystery of the Immaculate Conception and the universal maternal mediation of the Virgin Mother of God and to sponsor publication and dissemination of the fruits of this research in every way possible
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ŗŘǯŗȱȂȱȱAuctoritasȱȱȱȱȱ ŗŗŗ
ŗŘǯŘȱiexclpoundȱȱȱȱȱȱȃȄȱȱǻǯȹŗŚřŝȹȮȹŜȱcentȱŗŚřşǼȱ ŗŗř
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ŗśǯŖȱȱDZȲȱȬȱȱȱȱȱyenȱȱMaria Purgataȱ ŗŝŖ
ŗśǯŗȱȱDZȲȱcentȱ ȱȱcentpoundȬȱȱȬȱȱ ŗŞŖ
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Dedication
ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱȱǰȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱǯȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱcentȱǯȱȱǰȱȱiexclȱcentȱȱȱȱȱ DZ
The Most Reverend Dr Charles Morerod OP
Bishop of Lausanne Geneva and Fribourgȱ ȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱcentpoundȱȱȱcentpoundȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȬȱȱȱDz
His Excellency Mr Chris Lazaris Ambassador to
Egypt ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȬȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱěȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱcentpoundȱcentDz
Dr Athanasia Glycofrydi-Leontsini University of
Athens ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentpoundȱȱȱȱcentDz
The Most Rev Dr Kyrillos Katerelos Bishop
of Avidou ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱcentȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱDz
The Most Rev Dr Elpidophoros Metropolitan
Archbishop of Bursa ȱȱcentȱȱȱcentȱȬȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱȱcentȱǰȱȱǰȱȱȱǯ
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centǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ iexclȱcentȱȱȱȱǯȱȱǯȱȱ13ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱiexclȱȱȱȱȱȬȱcentǰȱȱTheotokosȱȱȱȱcentǯ
еΔΉΕ΅ϟ΅ȱΉΓΘϱΎΉǰȱΗЗΗΓΑȱψΐκΖǯ
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PART I
THE PATRISTIC TRADITION
BEFORE PALAMISM
ΙΛχΑȱ ϊΑΗΉǰȱ Ύ΅Ϡȱ ΗЗΐ΅ȱ Ύ΅Όϟ΅ΗΉǰȱΑ΅ϲΑȱ ΉϢΕΣΗ΅ΘΓǰȱ ΛΝΕΘΎϲΑȱ ΐΉȱ ΉΓІǰȱ ΗΎΑχΑȱΉΓΎϱΗΐΘΓΑǰȱσΐΜΙΛΓΑȱΘνΐΉΑΓΖǰȱψȱπΔνΏΉΙΗΖǰȱΘΓІȱ΅Α΅ϟΓΙȱΑΉϾΐ΅ΘΓΖǰȱΎ΅ϠȱΊΝϛΖȱΥΑχΑȱΘνΕ΅ǯ
ȱ ȱȱȱȬcentȱȱęȱȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱȱ centǰȱ ȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱcentȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱǷ
ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ
ŗǯŖȱcentȱpoundpoundȂȱǻǯȹřŘşȹȮȹǯȹřşŖǼȱȱof the BVM as Prokathartheisa
ȱcentȱpoundpoundȼȱȱȱȱprokatharsisȱǻęǼȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱiexclȱ ȱ ǻȱverbumǼǰȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱĜȱȱȱcentȼȱȱȱ ȃęȄȱ ǻȱ Ǽǯȱ ȱ ęȱȱȱȱcentȱ ȱĴȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱǯȹŗ
ȱȬȱcentȱȱȱęiexclȱȃȬǰȄȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȃȬęǰȄȱcentȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȃȄȱȱ ȱȱȃȱ Ȅȱȱ ȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱǯȱȱiexclpoundȱęȱȱȱȱprokathartheisaȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱiexclȱȱǻȱȱǼǰȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱ ǻŗŚśřǼǯȹŘȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱcentȱȱȱȱȱcentȱpoundpoundȂȱȱȱȱǰȱ ȱ ȱęȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱiexclȱȱȱȱȱ ǯȱcentȱȱcentȱ ȱĴȱȱȱȱmeaningȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱǯ
ȱǰȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ ǻǰȱȱǭȱ
ŗȲǯȱюћёюљǰȱȃȱȱCcedilȱȁęȂȱȱȱagraveǰȄȱ ȱOrientalia Christiana PeriodicaȱřŗȱǻŗşŜśǼȱŘŚŗȮŘŝŜǯ
ŘȲǯȱ Ѣєіђǰȱ Ȃmiddotȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱDZȱmiddotȱȬǰȱȱŗşśŘǰȱǯȱřŗŚȮřŚŝǯ
ŗŞ
ѡѕђȱіњњюѐѢљюѡђȱѐќћѐђѝѡіќћ
ǼǯȱȱȱcentȱȱȱǻȱȱȱȱȱǼȱȱȱȱęcentȱĴȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱlocus theologicusȱcentȱȱcentȱȱȱǯȱǰȱȱȱȱǰȱȂȱcentȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentǯȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱcentȂȱiexclȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ȭȱ ȱΔΕΓΎ΅Ό΅ΕΌΉϟΗ΅ǰȱȱȃȱ ȱ ȱ ȱcentȱęǯȄȱȂȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȃęȱǯȄȱȱȱ DZ
ȱ ȱȱcentȱȱȱǽǯǰȱȂȱȱcentȂǾȱ ęȱ ǻΎ΅Ό΅ΕΗΐΓІȱ ΅ЁΘЗΑǼȱ ȱęȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱǽdzǾȱǻLukeȱŘDZȱŘŘǼȹř
ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȂȱǻȱcentȂǼȱęȱȱȱǰȹŚȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱiexclǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱǯǼȱcentȱDzȱǯǼȱȱȱȱȱȱcentDzȱǯǼȱȱȱȱDzȱǯǼȱȱȱcentȱȱȱǰȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱǻȱȱȱǼȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱęǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱęǰȱȱ
řȲȃ΅ϠȱϵΘΉȱπΔΏφΗΌΗ΅Αȱ΅ϡȱψΐνΕ΅ȱΘΓІȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕΗΐΓІȱ΅ЁΘЗΑȱΎ΅ΘΤȱΘϲΑȱΑϱΐΓΑȱΝϼΗνΝΖȱǽdzǾȱǻLukeȱŘDZȱŘŘǼǯȄ
ŚȲǯȱLeviticusȱŗŘDZȱŚȮŞǯ
ŗş
ѡѕђȱѝюѡџіѠѡіѐȱѡџюёіѡіќћȱяђѓќџђȱѝюљюњіѠњ
ȱ ȱȱȱěȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȂȱǯȹś
centǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ poundȱcentȱ ǻ ȱ ȱ ȱǼȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǻȱǼDZ
ȱ ǽǾȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǽdzǾȱȱȱȱ ȱpoundȱǽdzǾȱǰȱȱȱȱcentȱȱǻΔΏφΕΖȱΔΑΉϾΐ΅ΘΓΖȱΥϟΓΙǼǰȱȱȱȱȱȱǻLukeȱřDZȱřǰȱŘŗDzȱŚDZȱŗǼǯȹŜ
ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ iexclǰȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ bothȱ ȱ andȱ centȱ ȱęȱ after the Incarnationǯȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕΗΐϱΖȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱpoundpoundȂȱ ȱ ȱ ȱcentǰȱ ȱȃǯȄȹŝȱȼȱȱȱcentȂȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentǰȱ ȱȱ ȱǻinter aliaǼȱȱȱȱȱDZ
śȲȱ Romansȱ řDZȱ ŘŘȮŘŚǯȱ ǯǯǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǻǼȱ ȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȱex auctoritateȱȱcentȂȱȬȱęȱȱȱiexclȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centpoundȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱ ȱǰȱȱ ȱȱȱȱcentpoundȱcentȱȱȱȱȂȱȃcentȱȱiexclǯȄȱȱȱȱȱcentȱcentȱcentȂȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȃǰȄȱ centpoundȱ centȂȱȱ ȱcentȂȱ ȱ iexclȱ ȱ centȱȱ ǯȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ DZȱ ǯȱќџёіљљќǰȱ ȃȂȱ poundȱ ȱȱ ȱ ǰȄȱ ȱVirgo ImmaculataȱŚǰȱǯȱŗŝŘǯ
ŜȲȃΎ΅ϠȱώΏΌΉΑȱΉϢΖȱΔκΗ΅ΑȱǽΘχΑǾȱΔΉΕϟΛΝΕΓΑȱΘΓІȱΓΕΈΣΑΓΙȱΎΕϾΗΗΝΑȱΆΣΔΘΗΐ΅ȱΐΉΘ΅ΑΓϟ΅ΖȱΉϢΖȱΩΚΉΗΑȱΥΐ΅ΕΘЗΑȱǽdzǾȱΎ΅ϠȱΗΓІȱΆ΅ΔΘΗΌνΑΘΓΖȱǽdzǾȱΗΓІΖȱΈξȱΔΏφΕΖȱΔΑΉϾΐ΅ΘΓΖȱΥϟΓΙȱЀΔνΗΘΕΉΜΉΑȱΦΔϲȱΘΓІȱΓΕΈΣΑΓΙȱǽdzǾȄ
ŝȲȱ Thesaurus Linguae Graecaeȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ юǯёǯȱ ŗŚśřǯȱ ǯȱThesaurusǯ
ŘŖ
ѡѕђȱіњњюѐѢљюѡђȱѐќћѐђѝѡіќћ
ȱȱcentȱ centȱȱȱȱǰȱȱDzȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱ ȱ ęȱ ǻΔΕΓΎ΅Ό΅ΕΌΉϟΗΖǼȱ ȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱcentȱȱǻȱȱ ȱcentȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱǼDzȱȱȱcentȱ centȱȱ ȱȱȱǰȱȱȱǽdzǾȹŞ
ȱȱȱǰȱcentȱȱȱȱ ȱ ǯȹşȱ ȱ ȱ ęȱ ȱ centȱǻ ȱiexclpoundȱȱcentǼȱȱȱǻprima facieǼȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱęȱǽȱǵǾȱȱȱȱcentǯȱǰȱcentȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱcentDZȱȱ
ŞȲџђєќџѦȱ юѧіюћѧђћǰȱ In TheophaniaDZȱ Orationȱ řŞȱ ǻȱ řŜǰȱ řŘśȱ ŚŗȮŚŘǼDZȱȃ΅Ϡȱ ΔΣΑΘ΅ȱ ϟΑΉΘ΅ǰȱ ΔΏχΑȱ ΘϛΖȱ Υΐ΅ΕΘϟ΅Ζǰȱ ΩΑΌΕΝΔΓΖȉȱ Ύ΅Ϡȱ ΗΣΕΎ΅ȱΔΕΓΎ΅Ό΅ΕΌΉϟΗΖȱ ΘХȱ ΑΉϾΐ΅Θȱ ǻσΈΉȱ ΤΕȱ Ύ΅Ϡȱ νΑΑΗΑȱ ΘΐΌϛΑ΅ǰȱ Ύ΅ϠȱΔ΅ΕΌΉΑϟ΅Αȱ ΔΕΓΘΐΌϛΑ΅Ǽȉȱ Ύ΅Ϡȱ ΔΣΑΘ΅ȱ ϟΑΉΘ΅ǰȱ ΔΏχΑȱ ΘϛΖȱ Υΐ΅ΕΘϟ΅ΖǰȱΩΑΌΕΝΔΓΖȱ ǽdzǾȱ ǻΉϢΖȱ ΘΤȱΉΓΚΣΑ΅ȱ ŗřǰȱ ǯȱ ŘśȮŘşǼǯȄȱǯǯǰȱ ȱprokathartheisa centȱȱȱȱȱȱpraepurgataȱǻǯȱȱřŜǰȱřŘŜȱŚŗȮŚŘǼǯȱȱȱiexclȱ ȱіёǯǰȱȱȱDZȱȱŚśȱǻȱřŜǰȱŜřřȱŝȮŞǼDZȱȃπΔϠȱΘχΑȱϢΈϟ΅ΑȱΉϢΎϱΑ΅ȱΛΝΕΉϧǰȱΎ΅ϠȱΗΣΕΎ΅ȱΚΓΕΉϧȱΈΤȱΘχΑȱΗΣΕΎ΅ǰȱΎ΅ϠȱΜΙΛϜȱΑΓΉΕλȱΈΤȱΘχΑȱ πΐχΑȱΜΙΛχΑȱΐϟΑΙΘ΅ǰȱ ΘХȱϳΐΓϟУȱΘϲȱ ϵΐΓΓΑȱΦΑ΅Ύ΅Ό΅ϟΕΝΑȱΎ΅ϠȱΔΣΑΘ΅ȱϟΑΉΘ΅ǰȱΔΏχΑȱΘϛΖȱΥΐ΅ΕΘϟ΅ΖǰȱΩΑΌΕΝΔΓΖȉȱΎΙΌΉϠΖȱΐξΑȱπΎȱΘϛΖȱ ΅ΕΌνΑΓΙǰȱΎ΅ϠȱΜΙΛχΑȱΎ΅ϠȱΗΣΕΎ΅ȱΔΕΓΎ΅Ό΅ΕΌΉϟΗΖȱΘХȱΑΉϾΐ΅ΘȱǻσΈΉȱΤΕǰȱΎ΅ϠȱνΑΑΗΑȱΘΐΌϛΑ΅ǰȱ Ύ΅Ϡȱ Δ΅ΕΌΉΑϟ΅Αȱ ΔΕΓΘΐΌϛΑ΅Ǽȱ ǽdzǾȄȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱęȱǻȕŚŗŖǼǰȱ ȱȱprokathartheisaȱȱȱ ȱȃǯȄȱȱџђєќџѦȱюѧіюћѧђћǰȱȱǰȱȱcentȱęȱȱȱpoundpoundȱ ȱ ǰȱ ǯȱ ǯȱ ȱ ǻȱ ȱȱȱŚŜǯŗǼǰȱȱŗşŗŖǰȱǯȱŗŖŖǯ
şȲpoundǯǰȱȱȱDZȱȱŚśȱǻȱřŜǼǯȱǯǯǰȱȱȱȱ ȱiexclȱcentȱ ȱ iexclȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ iexclȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱ ȱcentȂȱ centȱǯȱ ȱ ǯȱ юѠѝђџǰȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱ ȱęǰȱǰȱȱŘŖŖŚǰȱǯȱŗśŖȮŗśŗǯȱcentǰȱȱȱȱpoundpoundȂȱ ęȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱǯȱȱ ȱ centȱȱȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱ centȱcentȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱȱ ǰȱcentpoundȱȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ Theotokosȱ centȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱȱ ǯȱюљюяѢієǰȱ ȃȱȱȱ ȱcentȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱǰȄȱ ȱHandbookǰȱǯȱŘśśȮŘśŜǯ
Řŗ
ѡѕђȱѝюѡџіѠѡіѐȱѡџюёіѡіќћȱяђѓќџђȱѝюљюњіѠњ
ȱǻǼȱȱȱǻǼǰȱȱǻcentǼȱȱȱǻǼȯȱcentȱǻȱcentǼȱǯȱȱ ȱȱȁȂȱȱȱǰȱ ȱȱȱȱȱcentȂȱȱȱȱiexclDZ
ȱ ȱcentȱcentȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱęȱcentȱǻcentǼǻǼDzȱǰȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱǯ
ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȂȱęȱcentȱǯȱ ȱ ȱǰȱcentȱȱȱcentȱcentȂȱȱȱȱsinlessȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱiexclȱȱ ȱcentȱȱ ǻǯǯǰȱȱȱȱȱǼǯȱǰȱȱiexclǰȱȱĴȱȱęȬȱȱȱȱȱcentȂȱȱęȬȱcentǯȱȱȱiexclȱȱȱcentȱȱcentȂȱȱȱǰȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱęȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱǯȱȱiexclȱcentȱiexclȱ centȱȱpoundpoundȂȱcentȱǻęȱȱǼȱȱȱȱȱpoundpoundȂȱΔΕΓΎ΅Ό΅ΕΌΉϟΗ΅ȱȱȱȱimmaculataǯȱęȱȱcentȂȱǯȱřşŞȮřşşȱȱȱcentDZȹŗŖ
ŗŖȲȱȱȱȱȱcentȱ ȱȱȱǯȱȂȱȱȱ ęȱ centȱ ŚŖŘǯȱ ȱ ǰȱ ǯȱ ѥѣіііǯȱ ǯǯǰȱ ęȂȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȬȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱǰȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱǻȱȱȱȱȱȱǼȱcentȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱpoundpoundȂȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centǯȱȱcentȱcentȱęȂȱ ȱȱ ȱȱ ȱimmaculataȱǻǯȱinfraǰȱǯȱřşŝǼǯȱȱȱȱȱȂȱcentȱ ȱcentȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱǻǯȹřşŖȦřşśǼȱDZȱџђєќџѦȱѦѠѠюǰȱLa vie de MoiumlseǰȱǯȱǯȱȱǻȱmiddotȱŗǯŘǼǰȱȱŗşŜŞřǰȱǯȱŗŗŞDZȱȃǽdzǾȱΈΈ΅ΗΎϱΐΉΌ΅ȱΎ΅ϠȱΘϲȱΎ΅ΘΤȱΘχΑȱ ΅ΕΌνΑΓΑȱΐΙΗΘφΕΓΑȱΦΚȂȱϏΖȱΘϲȱΘϛΖȱΌΉϱΘΘΓΖȱΚЗΖȱπΔΏΣΐΜ΅ΑȱΘХȱΦΑΌΕΝΔϟΑУȱΆϟУȱΈΤȱΉΑΑφΗΉΝΖȱΦΈΣΚΌΓΕΓΑȱπΚϾΏ΅ΒΉȱΘχΑȱπΒΣΜ΅Η΅ΑȱΌΣΐΑΓΑǰȱΘΓІȱΆΏ΅ΗΘΓІȱΘϛΖȱΔ΅ΕΌΉΑϟ΅ΖȱΐχȱΎ΅Θ΅ΐ΅Ε΅ΑΌνΑΘΓΖȱ
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ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱǯȱȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱȱǰȱȱ ȱȱǻimmaculataǼȱȱȱȱcentDzȱȱȱ ȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ǰȱ centȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱȱcentȱȱcentȱȱcentȱȱcentȱiexclǯȹŗŗ
13ȱ ȱ ȱ centȂȱ ȱ iexclǰȱ ȂȱȱȱcentDZȱǻŗǯǼȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȃęȄDzȱǻŘǯǼȱȱȱȱȃęȄȱȱ
ΘХȱ ΘϱΎУȱ ǻDe vita Mosisǰȱ ŘǯŘŗǰȱ ǯȱ ŗȮśǼǯȄȱ DZȱ ȃȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ centcentȱ ǻȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ǽǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱcentȱ ȱȱȱ ȱȱǯȱ ǽȱ Ǿȱȱ ȱȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱǯȄ
ŗŗȲȱȱȱȱȱImmaculataȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱ ęĴcentȱ ȱ ȱ DZȱ ȃȱ ęȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱiexclȱȱȱȱȱȱȱDzȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱǻIn ǰȱŗřǰȱǯȱŗşȮŘŘǼǯȄȱȱџђєќџѦȱюѧіюћѧђћǰȱȱǰȱȱȱŚŜǯŗǰȱ ǯȱ ŗŖŖǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȬimmaculataȱȱȱȱȱmiddotȱȱȱcentȱȱǯȱȱȱcentǯȱȱюѠѝђџǰȱȱȱcentdzǰȱǯȱŗśŖǯȱȂȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱŗŖŝřȮŗŖŝŚǯȱȱǯǯȱќѢѡѕђџћǰȱǯȱDZȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱŘŖŖŖǰȱǯȱŗŖŝǯȱȱȱĜȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱ ǻprokathartheisaȱ ƽȱ mundataǼǯȄȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ poundpoundȂȱ ǻgraeceǼȱ ȃęȱǻΔΕΓΎ΅Ό΅ΕΌΉϟΗ΅ǼǰȄȱ ęȂȱ ȱ ȱ ǻǯǯǰȱ immaculataǼȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ǰȱȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȂȱ ȃȄȱ ȱȱ ȃǯȄȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentDZȱȃȱȱȱȱȱęȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǽdzǾȱ ǻDe conceptu virginali ŗŞǰȱ ǯȱ ŘŚȮŘśǼǯȄȱȱ ȱȱ Ȃȱ ǰȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱ ȱcentȱȱcentȂȱȱȱǻȱȱȱȱęȂȱ immaculataȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ centǼǯȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȂȱȱȱęȱǻȱ ęǼǯȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȃęȱǻmundatiǼȄȱante nativitatem ChristiȱȱpoundȱȱȂȱęȱȱȱȱęǰȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ in uteroǯȱ ȱ ǰȱ centȱcentȱiexclȱȱęȱȱȱȱǰȱǯȱǻǯǰȱcentȱƽȱmundissimaDzȱǯȱDe conceptu virginaliǰȱŗŞǰȱǯȱŗŘȮŗřǼǯȱǯȱȱŘǰȱǯȱŗŗşȱǻCur Deus HomoǰȱǯŗŜǰȱǯȱŘŖȮřśǼDzȱǯǯǰȱǯȱŗřşȱǻDe conceptu virginaliǰȱŗŞǰȱǯȱŗŘȮŘśǼǯ
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ȱcentȱȱȦȱȱȱǻǯǯǰȱȱȱǼǯ
centǰȱcentȱiexclȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱcentȂȱ centǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱhowȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȃęȱȄȱbothȱȱȱȱȱcentȱandȱȱȂȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȃęȄȱȱȱcentȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȂȱȱȱȱȱȱȱiexclȱȱ ȱǯȱǰȱȱęȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱpoundȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯ
11 Contextualization of Gregoryrsquos Arguments
within His OperaȱǻǯȹřŞŖǼȹŗŘ
ȱ iexclȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centȂȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȂȱiexclȱȱȱȱȱȱęȱȱȱcentǯȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱcentȼȱęǯȹŗřȱȱęȱȱȱǰȱȱȱcentȂȱȱcentȱDZ
ȱ ǰȱ ȱ Ĵȱ ǰȱ centȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ǻΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΐΉΑΓΑǼȹŗŚȱ ǻȱ ȱ ȱ centȱęǼȱ ȱ ȱ Dzȱ ȱ Ĵǰȱ ȱ ȱ
ŗŘȲcentȂȱcentȱȱȱȱǯȱřŞŖȮřŞŗǯȱȱǯȱюљђѦǰȱGregory ȱpoundpoundȱǻȱcentȱȱȱǼǰȱ ȱȱŘŖŖŜǰȱǯȱŗŗŝǯ
ŗřȲюћёюљǰȱȃȱȱCcedilȱȁęȂdzȱǰȄȱǯȱŘśřǯŗŚȲcentȂȱȱȱȱȂȱȱcentȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱDZȱȃ΅ϠȱϵΘΉȱπΔΏφΗΌΗ΅Αȱ΅ϡȱψΐνΕ΅ȱΘΓІȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕΗΐΓІȱ΅ЁΘΓІȱΎ΅ΘΤȱΘϲΑȱΑϱΐΓΑȱΝϼΗνΝΖȱ ǽdzǾȱǻLukeȱŘDZȱŘŘǼǯȄȱȱȱȱautouȱ ȱĴȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱonlyȱ
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ȱcentȱȱ ȱbyȱęȱǻȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱęǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ centȱȱȱȱȱ Ǽǯȹŗś
Prima facieǰȱcentȼȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȃęȱȄǵȱǰȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱěȱ ȱȱęȱȱȱȱęȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentǯȱȱȱȱpriorȱȱȱcentȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǻ ȱ ȱ ȱǼȱȱȱǻȱȱȱvisibleȱȱǼǰȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱpriorȱęȱǻǯǯǰȱęǼǰȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱȃęȄȱȱȱǯȹŗŜ
ȱǰȱcentȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȃacircȱǻȱǼǯȄȱcentȼȱ ȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱcentȱǯȱȱȃcentȄȱȱȃcentȄȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱ ǰȱcentȱȱȱȃcentȄȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱęȱȱǰȱȱ ȱ
ȱǻȱcentǼȱ ȱȃęȄȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ΅ЁΘЗΑǯȱǯȱDZȱapparatus criticusǰȱǯȱŗŞśǯ
ŗśȲюѧіюћѧђћǰȱȱDZȱȱřŞȱǻȱřŜǰȱřŘşȱśŜȮŜŖǼDZȱȃΎΕϲΑȱΐξΑȱΓЇΑȱЂΗΘΉΕΓΑȱϷΜΉȱΎ΅ϠȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΐΉΑΓΑȱΗΓІΑȱπΑȱΘХȱΓΕΈΣΑϙȱΘχΑȱπΐχΑȱΎΣΌ΅ΕΗΑȉȱΐκΏΏΓΑȱ Έξȱ ΥΑϟΊΓΑΘ΅ȱ ΘϜȱ Ύ΅ΌΣΕΗΉȱ ΘΤȱ ЂΈ΅Θ΅ȱ ǻΓЁȱ ΤΕȱ Έχȱ ΅ЁΘϲΖȱ πΈΉϧΘΓȱΎ΅ΌΣΕΗΉΝΖǰȱϳȱ΅ϥΕΝΑȱΘχΑȱΥΐ΅ΕΘϟ΅ΑȱΘΓІȱΎϱΗΐΓΙǼȱǽdzǾȱǻΉϢΖȱΘΤȱΉΓΚΣΑ΅ǰȱŗŜǰȱǯȱ ŗȮśǼǯȄȱǯǯǰȱkathairomenos Iecircsousȱcentȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱpurgatus
Iesusȱ ǻǯȱȱřŜǰȱřřŖȱśŝȮśŞǼǯȱȱȱȱIesusȱȃęȄȱȱȱȱȱęȱǻȕŚŗŖǼǰȱDZȱȃȱȱȱȱȱȱĚȱȱęȱǰȱȱęȱǰȱȱȱȱęȱęȱȯȱȱȱęȱȱȱȱȱȱǽdzǾȱǻȱŗŜǰȱǯȱŗśȮŗŞǼȄȱȱǰȱǯȱŗŖŚǯ
ŗŜȲǯǯǰȱ Lukeȱ řDZȱ řȱ ęȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȃȱȱȱȱȱǯȄ
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ǰȱȱȱȱcentȱȱ ȱȱȱȃęȄȱȱȱȱȱȱiexclDZȹŗŝ
ǯǼȱ ȱȱȱiexclȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ
ǯǼȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȃȱȄȱȱȱ
ŗǯŘȱ centȱ poundpoundȼȱ ȱ ȱ ȱęȱȱȱȱcent
ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ iexclȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ centȱcentȱȱȱȱ ȱȱcaveatȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȂȱęDzȱcentǰȱȱȱ ȱ ȂȱȃęȄȱ ȱȱ ȱǯȱ ȱcentȱ ȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱcentȱȱȱȱcentȱiexclȱ ǵȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱǰȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱ ȱ centȱ ǰȱ ȱ centȱ ȱȃcentȄȱ ȱȱȱȱDZ
ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱĚ ȱȱȱDZȱcentǰȱǰȱȂȱȱȱĚǯ
ȱȬȱȱǰȱȱȱęȱȱǻϊΑΗΉȱΔΕϱΗΌΉΑǼǰ
ȱǰȱȱęȱǰȱȱDZȱȱȱ ȱęȱǻΎ΅ΌφΕ΅ΘΓǼȱȱcentȱǯȹŗŞ
ŗŝȲюћёюљǰȱȃȱȱCcedilȱȁęȂdzȱǰȄȱǯȱŘśřǯŗŞȲȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱџђєќџѦȱюѧіюћѧђћǰȱΉΕϠȱ Έ΅ΌΎЗΑȱ Ύ΅ϠȱΔΚ΅ΑΉϟ΅Ζȱ ΕΗΘΓІDZȱ ȱ ȱ ǻȱ řŝǰȱ ŚŜŘǼDZȱ ȃЁΈξȱ ϹϾΗΉȱ ΆΕΓΘνϙȱΆΕΓΘϲΖȱσΔΏΉΘΓǰȱπΎȱΈȂȱΩΕ΅ȱΗ΅ΕΎϲΖǰȱχΑȱΑΉІΐȂȱϊΑΗΉȱΔΕϱΗΌΉΑȱΦΑΙΐΚν΅ȱ
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ȱ ȱ ȱ centǰȱ centȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱĜȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱcentȱȱǯȱǰȱcentȱȱ ȱ centȂȱ ȱ ȱ ȃęȄȱcentȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱĚȱȱ ȱǯȱȂȱ ȱęȱ ȱ ȱęcentȱȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ęȱ ǻǯǯǰȱęǼǯȹŗşȱȱȱȱ ȱiexclǷȱȱ ȱȱęȱȱȱȱȱȱĚȱǻȱcentȱȱ ȱȱȱȱǼǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱiexclȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱeitherȱȱorȱcentǯ
ȱ centȂȱ ȱ ǰȱ ǰȱȃęȄȱcentȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȃęȄȱȱȃcentȄȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱǰȱpoundpoundȱȱęȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ěȱ ȱ ȱ centǯȱȱ1 Corinthiansȱ ŗDZȱ řŖȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȂȱȃęȱǻΈΎ΅ΓΗϾΑǼȄȱȱȱȃȱǻΥ΅ΗΐϱΖǼǯȄȱȱȱȱȂȱȱȱȱęȱȱ ȱcentȱȱmodus vivendiȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱǻhagiasmosǼǯȱcentȱ ȱȱȂȱcentDZ
ΐΘνΕ΅ȱ ΎΉΈΑχΑǰȱ ЁΘΓΔ΅χΖȱ ΆΕΓΘϲΖȱ ώΏΌΉǰȱ Ύ΅ΌφΕ΅ΘΓȱ ΈȂȱ ΉϣΑΉΎȂȱ πΐΉϧΓȱ ǻDe Testamentis et adventu Christiǰȱ ǯȱ ŜŞȮŝŖǼǯȄȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȂȱȱǯȱȱCPGȱśǰȱǯȱŗŞşǯ
ŗşȲcentǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǻ ȱ ȱ ȱ 1 CorinthiansȱŗDZřŖǼǰȱ centȱ iexclcentȱ ȱ Υ΅ΗΐϱΖȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΘΖǯȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centDZȱ ȃȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱęǯȃȱџђєќџѦȱюѧіюћѧђћǰȱȱ ȱpoundpoundDZȱȱ ucircȱtheologischen RedenǰȱǯȱǯȱǰȱucircȱŗşŜřǰȱǯȱŗşŘDZȱȃΈΎ΅ΓΗϾΑȱΈνǰȱϵΘȱΘΓІȱΔΕϲΖȱΦΒϟ΅ΑȱΈ΅ΕνΘΖǰȱΎ΅ϠȱΈ΅ΘЗΑȱΈΎ΅ϟΝΖȱΘΓϧΖȱЀΔϲȱΑϱΐΓΑȱΎ΅ϠȱΘΓϧΖȱЀΔϲȱΛΣΕΑǰȱΜΙΛϜȱΎ΅ϠȱΗЏΐ΅ΘȱǽdzǾȱΥ΅ΗΐϲΖȱΈνǰȱБΖȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΘΖǰȱϣΑ΅ȱΛΝΕϛΘ΅ȱΘϲȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕϲΑȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΘΘȱǻDe FilioǰȱŘŖǰȱǯȱřŘȮřŝǼǯȄ
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ȱ ȱ ǻΥ΅ΗΐϱΖǼȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centȱǻΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΘΖǼǰȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱǻΘϲȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΑǼȱȱȱȱcentȱǻΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΘΘǼǯȹŘŖ
ȱ ǰȱ ȱpoundpoundȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱȃȱ Ȅȱ ȱȃȱǯȄȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentǰȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȱǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȃcentǯȄȱȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȃęȄȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱęȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ǯȱ ȱcentȂȱ ǰȱ ȱ iexclȱȱȱȱiexclȱȃęȄȱȱȃȄȱ ȱȱȱǯȱȱȱcentȱęǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱcentȱȱȱcentǯȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȬęiexclȱȱǯȱȱǰȱȱȱȱcentȂȱęȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱcentȂȱȱȱȃȄȱȱȱcentcentȱǰȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȃǯȄȱȱȱiexclcentȱǰȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱǯ
ŘŖȲǯȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱhagiasmosȱȱȱ ȱȱęȱȱǯȱȱȱȱDZȱȃȱǽȱ Ǿȱ ęǰȱȱǽǾȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱcentǯȱǰȱǰȱȱȱcentȱcentȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱDZȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱ centDzȱȱȱǰȱȱȯĴȱȱȱȱȱ ȯ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱĴȱǻǯȱ1 CorǯȱŗDZȱŘşǼǯȱȱȱȱȱȱcentǰȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱcentǯȱȱǽȱǾȱǰȱȱȱȱǰȱ ȱȱȱȱcentȱǰȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱiexclȱȱǰȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǻǯȱŗȱǯȱŗDZȱřŖǼǯȄ
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PART II
THE PALAMITE TRADITION
AD MENTEM PATRUM
ȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱkatharsisȱȱęȱȱcentȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱǯȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱDZȱȃȱȱcentȱcentȱȱȱȱǰȱȱǰȱcentȱȱȱȱcentǯȱȱȱcentȱȱ ȱȱȱcentȱ ȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱcentcentȱcentȱȱȱȱǯȄ
ȱȱǰȱcentȱȱǰȱřŖȱȱŗşŝş
The Academy of the Immaculate
The Academy of the Immaculate founded in 1992 is inspired by and based on a project of St Maximilian M Kolbe (never realized by the Saint because of his death by martyrdom at the age of 47 August 14 1941) Among its goals the Academy seeks to promote at every level the study of the Mystery of the Immaculate Conception and the universal maternal mediation of the Virgin Mother of God and to sponsor publication and dissemination of the fruits of this research in every way possible
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ŗŚǯŗȱȂȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȬDZȱȬȱȱǻǯȹŗŚŖŖȹȮȹǯȹŗŚŝŘǼȱ ŗŜř
ŗśǯŖȱȱDZȲȱȬȱȱȱȱȱyenȱȱMaria Purgataȱ ŗŝŖ
ŗśǯŗȱȱDZȲȱcentȱ ȱȱcentpoundȬȱȱȬȱȱ ŗŞŖ
ȱȱ ŘŖŗ
ȱȱ Řŗŗ
ȱiexclȱȱcentpoundȱcentȱȱȱcent
ȱȱ ŘŘś
ȱiexclȱȱȱȱȱcent
ȱȱȱǯȱǯȱȱǯȱ13Ȃȱȱȱcentȱ Řśŗ
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Dedication
ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱȱǰȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱǯȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱcentȱǯȱȱǰȱȱiexclȱcentȱȱȱȱȱ DZ
The Most Reverend Dr Charles Morerod OP
Bishop of Lausanne Geneva and Fribourgȱ ȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱcentpoundȱȱȱcentpoundȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȬȱȱȱDz
His Excellency Mr Chris Lazaris Ambassador to
Egypt ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȬȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱěȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱcentpoundȱcentDz
Dr Athanasia Glycofrydi-Leontsini University of
Athens ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentpoundȱȱȱȱcentDz
The Most Rev Dr Kyrillos Katerelos Bishop
of Avidou ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱcentȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱDz
The Most Rev Dr Elpidophoros Metropolitan
Archbishop of Bursa ȱȱcentȱȱȱcentȱȬȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱȱcentȱǰȱȱǰȱȱȱǯ
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centǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ iexclȱcentȱȱȱȱǯȱȱǯȱȱ13ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱiexclȱȱȱȱȱȬȱcentǰȱȱTheotokosȱȱȱȱcentǯ
еΔΉΕ΅ϟ΅ȱΉΓΘϱΎΉǰȱΗЗΗΓΑȱψΐκΖǯ
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PART I
THE PATRISTIC TRADITION
BEFORE PALAMISM
ΙΛχΑȱ ϊΑΗΉǰȱ Ύ΅Ϡȱ ΗЗΐ΅ȱ Ύ΅Όϟ΅ΗΉǰȱΑ΅ϲΑȱ ΉϢΕΣΗ΅ΘΓǰȱ ΛΝΕΘΎϲΑȱ ΐΉȱ ΉΓІǰȱ ΗΎΑχΑȱΉΓΎϱΗΐΘΓΑǰȱσΐΜΙΛΓΑȱΘνΐΉΑΓΖǰȱψȱπΔνΏΉΙΗΖǰȱΘΓІȱ΅Α΅ϟΓΙȱΑΉϾΐ΅ΘΓΖǰȱΎ΅ϠȱΊΝϛΖȱΥΑχΑȱΘνΕ΅ǯ
ȱ ȱȱȱȬcentȱȱęȱȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱȱ centǰȱ ȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱcentȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱǷ
ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ
ŗǯŖȱcentȱpoundpoundȂȱǻǯȹřŘşȹȮȹǯȹřşŖǼȱȱof the BVM as Prokathartheisa
ȱcentȱpoundpoundȼȱȱȱȱprokatharsisȱǻęǼȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱiexclȱ ȱ ǻȱverbumǼǰȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱĜȱȱȱcentȼȱȱȱ ȃęȄȱ ǻȱ Ǽǯȱ ȱ ęȱȱȱȱcentȱ ȱĴȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱǯȹŗ
ȱȬȱcentȱȱȱęiexclȱȃȬǰȄȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȃȬęǰȄȱcentȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȃȄȱȱ ȱȱȃȱ Ȅȱȱ ȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱǯȱȱiexclpoundȱęȱȱȱȱprokathartheisaȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱiexclȱȱǻȱȱǼǰȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱ ǻŗŚśřǼǯȹŘȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱcentȱȱȱȱȱcentȱpoundpoundȂȱȱȱȱǰȱ ȱ ȱęȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱiexclȱȱȱȱȱ ǯȱcentȱȱcentȱ ȱĴȱȱȱȱmeaningȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱǯ
ȱǰȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ ǻǰȱȱǭȱ
ŗȲǯȱюћёюљǰȱȃȱȱCcedilȱȁęȂȱȱȱagraveǰȄȱ ȱOrientalia Christiana PeriodicaȱřŗȱǻŗşŜśǼȱŘŚŗȮŘŝŜǯ
ŘȲǯȱ Ѣєіђǰȱ Ȃmiddotȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱDZȱmiddotȱȬǰȱȱŗşśŘǰȱǯȱřŗŚȮřŚŝǯ
ŗŞ
ѡѕђȱіњњюѐѢљюѡђȱѐќћѐђѝѡіќћ
ǼǯȱȱȱcentȱȱȱǻȱȱȱȱȱǼȱȱȱȱęcentȱĴȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱlocus theologicusȱcentȱȱcentȱȱȱǯȱǰȱȱȱȱǰȱȂȱcentȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentǯȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱcentȂȱiexclȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ȭȱ ȱΔΕΓΎ΅Ό΅ΕΌΉϟΗ΅ǰȱȱȃȱ ȱ ȱ ȱcentȱęǯȄȱȂȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȃęȱǯȄȱȱȱ DZ
ȱ ȱȱcentȱȱȱǽǯǰȱȂȱȱcentȂǾȱ ęȱ ǻΎ΅Ό΅ΕΗΐΓІȱ ΅ЁΘЗΑǼȱ ȱęȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱǽdzǾȱǻLukeȱŘDZȱŘŘǼȹř
ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȂȱǻȱcentȂǼȱęȱȱȱǰȹŚȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱiexclǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱǯǼȱcentȱDzȱǯǼȱȱȱȱȱȱcentDzȱǯǼȱȱȱȱDzȱǯǼȱȱȱcentȱȱȱǰȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱǻȱȱȱǼȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱęǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱęǰȱȱ
řȲȃ΅ϠȱϵΘΉȱπΔΏφΗΌΗ΅Αȱ΅ϡȱψΐνΕ΅ȱΘΓІȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕΗΐΓІȱ΅ЁΘЗΑȱΎ΅ΘΤȱΘϲΑȱΑϱΐΓΑȱΝϼΗνΝΖȱǽdzǾȱǻLukeȱŘDZȱŘŘǼǯȄ
ŚȲǯȱLeviticusȱŗŘDZȱŚȮŞǯ
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ѡѕђȱѝюѡџіѠѡіѐȱѡџюёіѡіќћȱяђѓќџђȱѝюљюњіѠњ
ȱ ȱȱȱěȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȂȱǯȹś
centǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ poundȱcentȱ ǻ ȱ ȱ ȱǼȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǻȱǼDZ
ȱ ǽǾȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǽdzǾȱȱȱȱ ȱpoundȱǽdzǾȱǰȱȱȱȱcentȱȱǻΔΏφΕΖȱΔΑΉϾΐ΅ΘΓΖȱΥϟΓΙǼǰȱȱȱȱȱȱǻLukeȱřDZȱřǰȱŘŗDzȱŚDZȱŗǼǯȹŜ
ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ iexclǰȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ bothȱ ȱ andȱ centȱ ȱęȱ after the Incarnationǯȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕΗΐϱΖȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱpoundpoundȂȱ ȱ ȱ ȱcentǰȱ ȱȃǯȄȹŝȱȼȱȱȱcentȂȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentǰȱ ȱȱ ȱǻinter aliaǼȱȱȱȱȱDZ
śȲȱ Romansȱ řDZȱ ŘŘȮŘŚǯȱ ǯǯǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǻǼȱ ȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȱex auctoritateȱȱcentȂȱȬȱęȱȱȱiexclȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centpoundȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱ ȱǰȱȱ ȱȱȱȱcentpoundȱcentȱȱȱȱȂȱȃcentȱȱiexclǯȄȱȱȱȱȱcentȱcentȱcentȂȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȃǰȄȱ centpoundȱ centȂȱȱ ȱcentȂȱ ȱ iexclȱ ȱ centȱȱ ǯȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ DZȱ ǯȱќџёіљљќǰȱ ȃȂȱ poundȱ ȱȱ ȱ ǰȄȱ ȱVirgo ImmaculataȱŚǰȱǯȱŗŝŘǯ
ŜȲȃΎ΅ϠȱώΏΌΉΑȱΉϢΖȱΔκΗ΅ΑȱǽΘχΑǾȱΔΉΕϟΛΝΕΓΑȱΘΓІȱΓΕΈΣΑΓΙȱΎΕϾΗΗΝΑȱΆΣΔΘΗΐ΅ȱΐΉΘ΅ΑΓϟ΅ΖȱΉϢΖȱΩΚΉΗΑȱΥΐ΅ΕΘЗΑȱǽdzǾȱΎ΅ϠȱΗΓІȱΆ΅ΔΘΗΌνΑΘΓΖȱǽdzǾȱΗΓІΖȱΈξȱΔΏφΕΖȱΔΑΉϾΐ΅ΘΓΖȱΥϟΓΙȱЀΔνΗΘΕΉΜΉΑȱΦΔϲȱΘΓІȱΓΕΈΣΑΓΙȱǽdzǾȄ
ŝȲȱ Thesaurus Linguae Graecaeȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ юǯёǯȱ ŗŚśřǯȱ ǯȱThesaurusǯ
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ѡѕђȱіњњюѐѢљюѡђȱѐќћѐђѝѡіќћ
ȱȱcentȱ centȱȱȱȱǰȱȱDzȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱ ȱ ęȱ ǻΔΕΓΎ΅Ό΅ΕΌΉϟΗΖǼȱ ȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱcentȱȱǻȱȱ ȱcentȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱǼDzȱȱȱcentȱ centȱȱ ȱȱȱǰȱȱȱǽdzǾȹŞ
ȱȱȱǰȱcentȱȱȱȱ ȱ ǯȹşȱ ȱ ȱ ęȱ ȱ centȱǻ ȱiexclpoundȱȱcentǼȱȱȱǻprima facieǼȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱęȱǽȱǵǾȱȱȱȱcentǯȱǰȱcentȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱcentDZȱȱ
ŞȲџђєќџѦȱ юѧіюћѧђћǰȱ In TheophaniaDZȱ Orationȱ řŞȱ ǻȱ řŜǰȱ řŘśȱ ŚŗȮŚŘǼDZȱȃ΅Ϡȱ ΔΣΑΘ΅ȱ ϟΑΉΘ΅ǰȱ ΔΏχΑȱ ΘϛΖȱ Υΐ΅ΕΘϟ΅Ζǰȱ ΩΑΌΕΝΔΓΖȉȱ Ύ΅Ϡȱ ΗΣΕΎ΅ȱΔΕΓΎ΅Ό΅ΕΌΉϟΗΖȱ ΘХȱ ΑΉϾΐ΅Θȱ ǻσΈΉȱ ΤΕȱ Ύ΅Ϡȱ νΑΑΗΑȱ ΘΐΌϛΑ΅ǰȱ Ύ΅ϠȱΔ΅ΕΌΉΑϟ΅Αȱ ΔΕΓΘΐΌϛΑ΅Ǽȉȱ Ύ΅Ϡȱ ΔΣΑΘ΅ȱ ϟΑΉΘ΅ǰȱ ΔΏχΑȱ ΘϛΖȱ Υΐ΅ΕΘϟ΅ΖǰȱΩΑΌΕΝΔΓΖȱ ǽdzǾȱ ǻΉϢΖȱ ΘΤȱΉΓΚΣΑ΅ȱ ŗřǰȱ ǯȱ ŘśȮŘşǼǯȄȱǯǯǰȱ ȱprokathartheisa centȱȱȱȱȱȱpraepurgataȱǻǯȱȱřŜǰȱřŘŜȱŚŗȮŚŘǼǯȱȱȱiexclȱ ȱіёǯǰȱȱȱDZȱȱŚśȱǻȱřŜǰȱŜřřȱŝȮŞǼDZȱȃπΔϠȱΘχΑȱϢΈϟ΅ΑȱΉϢΎϱΑ΅ȱΛΝΕΉϧǰȱΎ΅ϠȱΗΣΕΎ΅ȱΚΓΕΉϧȱΈΤȱΘχΑȱΗΣΕΎ΅ǰȱΎ΅ϠȱΜΙΛϜȱΑΓΉΕλȱΈΤȱΘχΑȱ πΐχΑȱΜΙΛχΑȱΐϟΑΙΘ΅ǰȱ ΘХȱϳΐΓϟУȱΘϲȱ ϵΐΓΓΑȱΦΑ΅Ύ΅Ό΅ϟΕΝΑȱΎ΅ϠȱΔΣΑΘ΅ȱϟΑΉΘ΅ǰȱΔΏχΑȱΘϛΖȱΥΐ΅ΕΘϟ΅ΖǰȱΩΑΌΕΝΔΓΖȉȱΎΙΌΉϠΖȱΐξΑȱπΎȱΘϛΖȱ ΅ΕΌνΑΓΙǰȱΎ΅ϠȱΜΙΛχΑȱΎ΅ϠȱΗΣΕΎ΅ȱΔΕΓΎ΅Ό΅ΕΌΉϟΗΖȱΘХȱΑΉϾΐ΅ΘȱǻσΈΉȱΤΕǰȱΎ΅ϠȱνΑΑΗΑȱΘΐΌϛΑ΅ǰȱ Ύ΅Ϡȱ Δ΅ΕΌΉΑϟ΅Αȱ ΔΕΓΘΐΌϛΑ΅Ǽȱ ǽdzǾȄȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱęȱǻȕŚŗŖǼǰȱ ȱȱprokathartheisaȱȱȱ ȱȃǯȄȱȱџђєќџѦȱюѧіюћѧђћǰȱȱǰȱȱcentȱęȱȱȱpoundpoundȱ ȱ ǰȱ ǯȱ ǯȱ ȱ ǻȱ ȱȱȱŚŜǯŗǼǰȱȱŗşŗŖǰȱǯȱŗŖŖǯ
şȲpoundǯǰȱȱȱDZȱȱŚśȱǻȱřŜǼǯȱǯǯǰȱȱȱȱ ȱiexclȱcentȱ ȱ iexclȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ iexclȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱ ȱcentȂȱ centȱǯȱ ȱ ǯȱ юѠѝђџǰȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱ ȱęǰȱǰȱȱŘŖŖŚǰȱǯȱŗśŖȮŗśŗǯȱcentǰȱȱȱȱpoundpoundȂȱ ęȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱǯȱȱ ȱ centȱȱȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱ centȱcentȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱȱ ǰȱcentpoundȱȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ Theotokosȱ centȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱȱ ǯȱюљюяѢієǰȱ ȃȱȱȱ ȱcentȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱǰȄȱ ȱHandbookǰȱǯȱŘśśȮŘśŜǯ
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ѡѕђȱѝюѡџіѠѡіѐȱѡџюёіѡіќћȱяђѓќџђȱѝюљюњіѠњ
ȱǻǼȱȱȱǻǼǰȱȱǻcentǼȱȱȱǻǼȯȱcentȱǻȱcentǼȱǯȱȱ ȱȱȁȂȱȱȱǰȱ ȱȱȱȱȱcentȂȱȱȱȱiexclDZ
ȱ ȱcentȱcentȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱęȱcentȱǻcentǼǻǼDzȱǰȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱǯ
ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȂȱęȱcentȱǯȱ ȱ ȱǰȱcentȱȱȱcentȱcentȂȱȱȱȱsinlessȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱiexclȱȱ ȱcentȱȱ ǻǯǯǰȱȱȱȱȱǼǯȱǰȱȱiexclǰȱȱĴȱȱęȬȱȱȱȱȱcentȂȱȱęȬȱcentǯȱȱȱiexclȱȱȱcentȱȱcentȂȱȱȱǰȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱęȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱǯȱȱiexclȱcentȱiexclȱ centȱȱpoundpoundȂȱcentȱǻęȱȱǼȱȱȱȱȱpoundpoundȂȱΔΕΓΎ΅Ό΅ΕΌΉϟΗ΅ȱȱȱȱimmaculataǯȱęȱȱcentȂȱǯȱřşŞȮřşşȱȱȱcentDZȹŗŖ
ŗŖȲȱȱȱȱȱcentȱ ȱȱȱǯȱȂȱȱȱ ęȱ centȱ ŚŖŘǯȱ ȱ ǰȱ ǯȱ ѥѣіііǯȱ ǯǯǰȱ ęȂȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȬȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱǰȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱǻȱȱȱȱȱȱǼȱcentȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱpoundpoundȂȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centǯȱȱcentȱcentȱęȂȱ ȱȱ ȱȱ ȱimmaculataȱǻǯȱinfraǰȱǯȱřşŝǼǯȱȱȱȱȱȂȱcentȱ ȱcentȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱǻǯȹřşŖȦřşśǼȱDZȱџђєќџѦȱѦѠѠюǰȱLa vie de MoiumlseǰȱǯȱǯȱȱǻȱmiddotȱŗǯŘǼǰȱȱŗşŜŞřǰȱǯȱŗŗŞDZȱȃǽdzǾȱΈΈ΅ΗΎϱΐΉΌ΅ȱΎ΅ϠȱΘϲȱΎ΅ΘΤȱΘχΑȱ ΅ΕΌνΑΓΑȱΐΙΗΘφΕΓΑȱΦΚȂȱϏΖȱΘϲȱΘϛΖȱΌΉϱΘΘΓΖȱΚЗΖȱπΔΏΣΐΜ΅ΑȱΘХȱΦΑΌΕΝΔϟΑУȱΆϟУȱΈΤȱΉΑΑφΗΉΝΖȱΦΈΣΚΌΓΕΓΑȱπΚϾΏ΅ΒΉȱΘχΑȱπΒΣΜ΅Η΅ΑȱΌΣΐΑΓΑǰȱΘΓІȱΆΏ΅ΗΘΓІȱΘϛΖȱΔ΅ΕΌΉΑϟ΅ΖȱΐχȱΎ΅Θ΅ΐ΅Ε΅ΑΌνΑΘΓΖȱ
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ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱǯȱȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱȱǰȱȱ ȱȱǻimmaculataǼȱȱȱȱcentDzȱȱȱ ȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ǰȱ centȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱȱcentȱȱcentȱȱcentȱȱcentȱiexclǯȹŗŗ
13ȱ ȱ ȱ centȂȱ ȱ iexclǰȱ ȂȱȱȱcentDZȱǻŗǯǼȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȃęȄDzȱǻŘǯǼȱȱȱȱȃęȄȱȱ
ΘХȱ ΘϱΎУȱ ǻDe vita Mosisǰȱ ŘǯŘŗǰȱ ǯȱ ŗȮśǼǯȄȱ DZȱ ȃȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ centcentȱ ǻȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ǽǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱcentȱ ȱȱȱ ȱȱǯȱ ǽȱ Ǿȱȱ ȱȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱǯȄ
ŗŗȲȱȱȱȱȱImmaculataȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱ ęĴcentȱ ȱ ȱ DZȱ ȃȱ ęȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱiexclȱȱȱȱȱȱȱDzȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱǻIn ǰȱŗřǰȱǯȱŗşȮŘŘǼǯȄȱȱџђєќџѦȱюѧіюћѧђћǰȱȱǰȱȱȱŚŜǯŗǰȱ ǯȱ ŗŖŖǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȬimmaculataȱȱȱȱȱmiddotȱȱȱcentȱȱǯȱȱȱcentǯȱȱюѠѝђџǰȱȱȱcentdzǰȱǯȱŗśŖǯȱȂȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱŗŖŝřȮŗŖŝŚǯȱȱǯǯȱќѢѡѕђџћǰȱǯȱDZȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱŘŖŖŖǰȱǯȱŗŖŝǯȱȱȱĜȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱ ǻprokathartheisaȱ ƽȱ mundataǼǯȄȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ poundpoundȂȱ ǻgraeceǼȱ ȃęȱǻΔΕΓΎ΅Ό΅ΕΌΉϟΗ΅ǼǰȄȱ ęȂȱ ȱ ȱ ǻǯǯǰȱ immaculataǼȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ǰȱȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȂȱ ȃȄȱ ȱȱ ȃǯȄȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentDZȱȃȱȱȱȱȱęȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǽdzǾȱ ǻDe conceptu virginali ŗŞǰȱ ǯȱ ŘŚȮŘśǼǯȄȱȱ ȱȱ Ȃȱ ǰȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱ ȱcentȱȱcentȂȱȱȱǻȱȱȱȱęȂȱ immaculataȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ centǼǯȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȂȱȱȱęȱǻȱ ęǼǯȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȃęȱǻmundatiǼȄȱante nativitatem ChristiȱȱpoundȱȱȂȱęȱȱȱȱęǰȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ in uteroǯȱ ȱ ǰȱ centȱcentȱiexclȱȱęȱȱȱȱǰȱǯȱǻǯǰȱcentȱƽȱmundissimaDzȱǯȱDe conceptu virginaliǰȱŗŞǰȱǯȱŗŘȮŗřǼǯȱǯȱȱŘǰȱǯȱŗŗşȱǻCur Deus HomoǰȱǯŗŜǰȱǯȱŘŖȮřśǼDzȱǯǯǰȱǯȱŗřşȱǻDe conceptu virginaliǰȱŗŞǰȱǯȱŗŘȮŘśǼǯ
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ȱcentȱȱȦȱȱȱǻǯǯǰȱȱȱǼǯ
centǰȱcentȱiexclȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱcentȂȱ centǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱhowȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȃęȱȄȱbothȱȱȱȱȱcentȱandȱȱȂȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȃęȄȱȱȱcentȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȂȱȱȱȱȱȱȱiexclȱȱ ȱǯȱǰȱȱęȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱpoundȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯ
11 Contextualization of Gregoryrsquos Arguments
within His OperaȱǻǯȹřŞŖǼȹŗŘ
ȱ iexclȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centȂȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȂȱiexclȱȱȱȱȱȱęȱȱȱcentǯȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱcentȼȱęǯȹŗřȱȱęȱȱȱǰȱȱȱcentȂȱȱcentȱDZ
ȱ ǰȱ ȱ Ĵȱ ǰȱ centȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ǻΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΐΉΑΓΑǼȹŗŚȱ ǻȱ ȱ ȱ centȱęǼȱ ȱ ȱ Dzȱ ȱ Ĵǰȱ ȱ ȱ
ŗŘȲcentȂȱcentȱȱȱȱǯȱřŞŖȮřŞŗǯȱȱǯȱюљђѦǰȱGregory ȱpoundpoundȱǻȱcentȱȱȱǼǰȱ ȱȱŘŖŖŜǰȱǯȱŗŗŝǯ
ŗřȲюћёюљǰȱȃȱȱCcedilȱȁęȂdzȱǰȄȱǯȱŘśřǯŗŚȲcentȂȱȱȱȱȂȱȱcentȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱDZȱȃ΅ϠȱϵΘΉȱπΔΏφΗΌΗ΅Αȱ΅ϡȱψΐνΕ΅ȱΘΓІȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕΗΐΓІȱ΅ЁΘΓІȱΎ΅ΘΤȱΘϲΑȱΑϱΐΓΑȱΝϼΗνΝΖȱ ǽdzǾȱǻLukeȱŘDZȱŘŘǼǯȄȱȱȱȱautouȱ ȱĴȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱonlyȱ
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ȱcentȱȱ ȱbyȱęȱǻȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱęǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ centȱȱȱȱȱ Ǽǯȹŗś
Prima facieǰȱcentȼȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȃęȱȄǵȱǰȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱěȱ ȱȱęȱȱȱȱęȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentǯȱȱȱȱpriorȱȱȱcentȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǻ ȱ ȱ ȱǼȱȱȱǻȱȱȱvisibleȱȱǼǰȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱpriorȱęȱǻǯǯǰȱęǼǰȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱȃęȄȱȱȱǯȹŗŜ
ȱǰȱcentȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȃacircȱǻȱǼǯȄȱcentȼȱ ȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱcentȱǯȱȱȃcentȄȱȱȃcentȄȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱ ǰȱcentȱȱȱȃcentȄȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱęȱȱǰȱȱ ȱ
ȱǻȱcentǼȱ ȱȃęȄȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ΅ЁΘЗΑǯȱǯȱDZȱapparatus criticusǰȱǯȱŗŞśǯ
ŗśȲюѧіюћѧђћǰȱȱDZȱȱřŞȱǻȱřŜǰȱřŘşȱśŜȮŜŖǼDZȱȃΎΕϲΑȱΐξΑȱΓЇΑȱЂΗΘΉΕΓΑȱϷΜΉȱΎ΅ϠȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΐΉΑΓΑȱΗΓІΑȱπΑȱΘХȱΓΕΈΣΑϙȱΘχΑȱπΐχΑȱΎΣΌ΅ΕΗΑȉȱΐκΏΏΓΑȱ Έξȱ ΥΑϟΊΓΑΘ΅ȱ ΘϜȱ Ύ΅ΌΣΕΗΉȱ ΘΤȱ ЂΈ΅Θ΅ȱ ǻΓЁȱ ΤΕȱ Έχȱ ΅ЁΘϲΖȱ πΈΉϧΘΓȱΎ΅ΌΣΕΗΉΝΖǰȱϳȱ΅ϥΕΝΑȱΘχΑȱΥΐ΅ΕΘϟ΅ΑȱΘΓІȱΎϱΗΐΓΙǼȱǽdzǾȱǻΉϢΖȱΘΤȱΉΓΚΣΑ΅ǰȱŗŜǰȱǯȱ ŗȮśǼǯȄȱǯǯǰȱkathairomenos Iecircsousȱcentȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱpurgatus
Iesusȱ ǻǯȱȱřŜǰȱřřŖȱśŝȮśŞǼǯȱȱȱȱIesusȱȃęȄȱȱȱȱȱęȱǻȕŚŗŖǼǰȱDZȱȃȱȱȱȱȱȱĚȱȱęȱǰȱȱęȱǰȱȱȱȱęȱęȱȯȱȱȱęȱȱȱȱȱȱǽdzǾȱǻȱŗŜǰȱǯȱŗśȮŗŞǼȄȱȱǰȱǯȱŗŖŚǯ
ŗŜȲǯǯǰȱ Lukeȱ řDZȱ řȱ ęȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȃȱȱȱȱȱǯȄ
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ǰȱȱȱȱcentȱȱ ȱȱȱȃęȄȱȱȱȱȱȱiexclDZȹŗŝ
ǯǼȱ ȱȱȱiexclȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ
ǯǼȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȃȱȄȱȱȱ
ŗǯŘȱ centȱ poundpoundȼȱ ȱ ȱ ȱęȱȱȱȱcent
ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ iexclȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ centȱcentȱȱȱȱ ȱȱcaveatȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȂȱęDzȱcentǰȱȱȱ ȱ ȂȱȃęȄȱ ȱȱ ȱǯȱ ȱcentȱ ȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱcentȱȱȱȱcentȱiexclȱ ǵȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱǰȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱ ȱ centȱ ǰȱ ȱ centȱ ȱȃcentȄȱ ȱȱȱȱDZ
ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱĚ ȱȱȱDZȱcentǰȱǰȱȂȱȱȱĚǯ
ȱȬȱȱǰȱȱȱęȱȱǻϊΑΗΉȱΔΕϱΗΌΉΑǼǰ
ȱǰȱȱęȱǰȱȱDZȱȱȱ ȱęȱǻΎ΅ΌφΕ΅ΘΓǼȱȱcentȱǯȹŗŞ
ŗŝȲюћёюљǰȱȃȱȱCcedilȱȁęȂdzȱǰȄȱǯȱŘśřǯŗŞȲȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱџђєќџѦȱюѧіюћѧђћǰȱΉΕϠȱ Έ΅ΌΎЗΑȱ Ύ΅ϠȱΔΚ΅ΑΉϟ΅Ζȱ ΕΗΘΓІDZȱ ȱ ȱ ǻȱ řŝǰȱ ŚŜŘǼDZȱ ȃЁΈξȱ ϹϾΗΉȱ ΆΕΓΘνϙȱΆΕΓΘϲΖȱσΔΏΉΘΓǰȱπΎȱΈȂȱΩΕ΅ȱΗ΅ΕΎϲΖǰȱχΑȱΑΉІΐȂȱϊΑΗΉȱΔΕϱΗΌΉΑȱΦΑΙΐΚν΅ȱ
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ȱ ȱ ȱ centǰȱ centȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱĜȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱcentȱȱǯȱǰȱcentȱȱ ȱ centȂȱ ȱ ȱ ȃęȄȱcentȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱĚȱȱ ȱǯȱȂȱ ȱęȱ ȱ ȱęcentȱȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ęȱ ǻǯǯǰȱęǼǯȹŗşȱȱȱȱ ȱiexclǷȱȱ ȱȱęȱȱȱȱȱȱĚȱǻȱcentȱȱ ȱȱȱȱǼǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱiexclȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱeitherȱȱorȱcentǯ
ȱ centȂȱ ȱ ǰȱ ǰȱȃęȄȱcentȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȃęȄȱȱȃcentȄȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱǰȱpoundpoundȱȱęȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ěȱ ȱ ȱ centǯȱȱ1 Corinthiansȱ ŗDZȱ řŖȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȂȱȃęȱǻΈΎ΅ΓΗϾΑǼȄȱȱȱȃȱǻΥ΅ΗΐϱΖǼǯȄȱȱȱȱȂȱȱȱȱęȱȱ ȱcentȱȱmodus vivendiȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱǻhagiasmosǼǯȱcentȱ ȱȱȂȱcentDZ
ΐΘνΕ΅ȱ ΎΉΈΑχΑǰȱ ЁΘΓΔ΅χΖȱ ΆΕΓΘϲΖȱ ώΏΌΉǰȱ Ύ΅ΌφΕ΅ΘΓȱ ΈȂȱ ΉϣΑΉΎȂȱ πΐΉϧΓȱ ǻDe Testamentis et adventu Christiǰȱ ǯȱ ŜŞȮŝŖǼǯȄȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȂȱȱǯȱȱCPGȱśǰȱǯȱŗŞşǯ
ŗşȲcentǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǻ ȱ ȱ ȱ 1 CorinthiansȱŗDZřŖǼǰȱ centȱ iexclcentȱ ȱ Υ΅ΗΐϱΖȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΘΖǯȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centDZȱ ȃȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱęǯȃȱџђєќџѦȱюѧіюћѧђћǰȱȱ ȱpoundpoundDZȱȱ ucircȱtheologischen RedenǰȱǯȱǯȱǰȱucircȱŗşŜřǰȱǯȱŗşŘDZȱȃΈΎ΅ΓΗϾΑȱΈνǰȱϵΘȱΘΓІȱΔΕϲΖȱΦΒϟ΅ΑȱΈ΅ΕνΘΖǰȱΎ΅ϠȱΈ΅ΘЗΑȱΈΎ΅ϟΝΖȱΘΓϧΖȱЀΔϲȱΑϱΐΓΑȱΎ΅ϠȱΘΓϧΖȱЀΔϲȱΛΣΕΑǰȱΜΙΛϜȱΎ΅ϠȱΗЏΐ΅ΘȱǽdzǾȱΥ΅ΗΐϲΖȱΈνǰȱБΖȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΘΖǰȱϣΑ΅ȱΛΝΕϛΘ΅ȱΘϲȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕϲΑȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΘΘȱǻDe FilioǰȱŘŖǰȱǯȱřŘȮřŝǼǯȄ
Řŝ
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ȱ ȱ ǻΥ΅ΗΐϱΖǼȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centȱǻΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΘΖǼǰȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱǻΘϲȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΑǼȱȱȱȱcentȱǻΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΘΘǼǯȹŘŖ
ȱ ǰȱ ȱpoundpoundȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱȃȱ Ȅȱ ȱȃȱǯȄȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentǰȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȱǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȃcentǯȄȱȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȃęȄȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱęȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ǯȱ ȱcentȂȱ ǰȱ ȱ iexclȱȱȱȱiexclȱȃęȄȱȱȃȄȱ ȱȱȱǯȱȱȱcentȱęǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱcentȱȱȱcentǯȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȬęiexclȱȱǯȱȱǰȱȱȱȱcentȂȱęȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱcentȂȱȱȱȃȄȱȱȱcentcentȱǰȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȃǯȄȱȱȱiexclcentȱǰȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱǯ
ŘŖȲǯȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱhagiasmosȱȱȱ ȱȱęȱȱǯȱȱȱȱDZȱȃȱǽȱ Ǿȱ ęǰȱȱǽǾȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱcentǯȱǰȱǰȱȱȱcentȱcentȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱDZȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱ centDzȱȱȱǰȱȱȯĴȱȱȱȱȱ ȯ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱĴȱǻǯȱ1 CorǯȱŗDZȱŘşǼǯȱȱȱȱȱȱcentǰȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱcentǯȱȱǽȱǾȱǰȱȱȱȱǰȱ ȱȱȱȱcentȱǰȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱiexclȱȱǰȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǻǯȱŗȱǯȱŗDZȱřŖǼǯȄ
ŘŞ
ѡѕђȱіњњюѐѢљюѡђȱѐќћѐђѝѡіќћ
PART II
THE PALAMITE TRADITION
AD MENTEM PATRUM
ȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱkatharsisȱȱęȱȱcentȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱǯȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱDZȱȃȱȱcentȱcentȱȱȱȱǰȱȱǰȱcentȱȱȱȱcentǯȱȱȱcentȱȱ ȱȱȱcentȱ ȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱcentcentȱcentȱȱȱȱǯȄ
ȱȱǰȱcentȱȱǰȱřŖȱȱŗşŝş
The Academy of the Immaculate
The Academy of the Immaculate founded in 1992 is inspired by and based on a project of St Maximilian M Kolbe (never realized by the Saint because of his death by martyrdom at the age of 47 August 14 1941) Among its goals the Academy seeks to promote at every level the study of the Mystery of the Immaculate Conception and the universal maternal mediation of the Virgin Mother of God and to sponsor publication and dissemination of the fruits of this research in every way possible
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Dedication
ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱȱǰȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱǯȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱcentȱǯȱȱǰȱȱiexclȱcentȱȱȱȱȱ DZ
The Most Reverend Dr Charles Morerod OP
Bishop of Lausanne Geneva and Fribourgȱ ȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱcentpoundȱȱȱcentpoundȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȬȱȱȱDz
His Excellency Mr Chris Lazaris Ambassador to
Egypt ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȬȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱěȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱcentpoundȱcentDz
Dr Athanasia Glycofrydi-Leontsini University of
Athens ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentpoundȱȱȱȱcentDz
The Most Rev Dr Kyrillos Katerelos Bishop
of Avidou ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱcentȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱDz
The Most Rev Dr Elpidophoros Metropolitan
Archbishop of Bursa ȱȱcentȱȱȱcentȱȬȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱȱcentȱǰȱȱǰȱȱȱǯ
iexcl
centǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ iexclȱcentȱȱȱȱǯȱȱǯȱȱ13ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱiexclȱȱȱȱȱȬȱcentǰȱȱTheotokosȱȱȱȱcentǯ
еΔΉΕ΅ϟ΅ȱΉΓΘϱΎΉǰȱΗЗΗΓΑȱψΐκΖǯ
iexcl
PART I
THE PATRISTIC TRADITION
BEFORE PALAMISM
ΙΛχΑȱ ϊΑΗΉǰȱ Ύ΅Ϡȱ ΗЗΐ΅ȱ Ύ΅Όϟ΅ΗΉǰȱΑ΅ϲΑȱ ΉϢΕΣΗ΅ΘΓǰȱ ΛΝΕΘΎϲΑȱ ΐΉȱ ΉΓІǰȱ ΗΎΑχΑȱΉΓΎϱΗΐΘΓΑǰȱσΐΜΙΛΓΑȱΘνΐΉΑΓΖǰȱψȱπΔνΏΉΙΗΖǰȱΘΓІȱ΅Α΅ϟΓΙȱΑΉϾΐ΅ΘΓΖǰȱΎ΅ϠȱΊΝϛΖȱΥΑχΑȱΘνΕ΅ǯ
ȱ ȱȱȱȬcentȱȱęȱȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱȱ centǰȱ ȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱcentȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱǷ
ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ
ŗǯŖȱcentȱpoundpoundȂȱǻǯȹřŘşȹȮȹǯȹřşŖǼȱȱof the BVM as Prokathartheisa
ȱcentȱpoundpoundȼȱȱȱȱprokatharsisȱǻęǼȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱiexclȱ ȱ ǻȱverbumǼǰȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱĜȱȱȱcentȼȱȱȱ ȃęȄȱ ǻȱ Ǽǯȱ ȱ ęȱȱȱȱcentȱ ȱĴȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱǯȹŗ
ȱȬȱcentȱȱȱęiexclȱȃȬǰȄȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȃȬęǰȄȱcentȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȃȄȱȱ ȱȱȃȱ Ȅȱȱ ȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱǯȱȱiexclpoundȱęȱȱȱȱprokathartheisaȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱiexclȱȱǻȱȱǼǰȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱ ǻŗŚśřǼǯȹŘȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱcentȱȱȱȱȱcentȱpoundpoundȂȱȱȱȱǰȱ ȱ ȱęȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱiexclȱȱȱȱȱ ǯȱcentȱȱcentȱ ȱĴȱȱȱȱmeaningȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱǯ
ȱǰȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ ǻǰȱȱǭȱ
ŗȲǯȱюћёюљǰȱȃȱȱCcedilȱȁęȂȱȱȱagraveǰȄȱ ȱOrientalia Christiana PeriodicaȱřŗȱǻŗşŜśǼȱŘŚŗȮŘŝŜǯ
ŘȲǯȱ Ѣєіђǰȱ Ȃmiddotȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱDZȱmiddotȱȬǰȱȱŗşśŘǰȱǯȱřŗŚȮřŚŝǯ
ŗŞ
ѡѕђȱіњњюѐѢљюѡђȱѐќћѐђѝѡіќћ
ǼǯȱȱȱcentȱȱȱǻȱȱȱȱȱǼȱȱȱȱęcentȱĴȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱlocus theologicusȱcentȱȱcentȱȱȱǯȱǰȱȱȱȱǰȱȂȱcentȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentǯȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱcentȂȱiexclȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ȭȱ ȱΔΕΓΎ΅Ό΅ΕΌΉϟΗ΅ǰȱȱȃȱ ȱ ȱ ȱcentȱęǯȄȱȂȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȃęȱǯȄȱȱȱ DZ
ȱ ȱȱcentȱȱȱǽǯǰȱȂȱȱcentȂǾȱ ęȱ ǻΎ΅Ό΅ΕΗΐΓІȱ ΅ЁΘЗΑǼȱ ȱęȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱǽdzǾȱǻLukeȱŘDZȱŘŘǼȹř
ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȂȱǻȱcentȂǼȱęȱȱȱǰȹŚȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱiexclǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱǯǼȱcentȱDzȱǯǼȱȱȱȱȱȱcentDzȱǯǼȱȱȱȱDzȱǯǼȱȱȱcentȱȱȱǰȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱǻȱȱȱǼȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱęǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱęǰȱȱ
řȲȃ΅ϠȱϵΘΉȱπΔΏφΗΌΗ΅Αȱ΅ϡȱψΐνΕ΅ȱΘΓІȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕΗΐΓІȱ΅ЁΘЗΑȱΎ΅ΘΤȱΘϲΑȱΑϱΐΓΑȱΝϼΗνΝΖȱǽdzǾȱǻLukeȱŘDZȱŘŘǼǯȄ
ŚȲǯȱLeviticusȱŗŘDZȱŚȮŞǯ
ŗş
ѡѕђȱѝюѡџіѠѡіѐȱѡџюёіѡіќћȱяђѓќџђȱѝюљюњіѠњ
ȱ ȱȱȱěȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȂȱǯȹś
centǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ poundȱcentȱ ǻ ȱ ȱ ȱǼȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǻȱǼDZ
ȱ ǽǾȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǽdzǾȱȱȱȱ ȱpoundȱǽdzǾȱǰȱȱȱȱcentȱȱǻΔΏφΕΖȱΔΑΉϾΐ΅ΘΓΖȱΥϟΓΙǼǰȱȱȱȱȱȱǻLukeȱřDZȱřǰȱŘŗDzȱŚDZȱŗǼǯȹŜ
ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ iexclǰȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ bothȱ ȱ andȱ centȱ ȱęȱ after the Incarnationǯȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕΗΐϱΖȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱpoundpoundȂȱ ȱ ȱ ȱcentǰȱ ȱȃǯȄȹŝȱȼȱȱȱcentȂȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentǰȱ ȱȱ ȱǻinter aliaǼȱȱȱȱȱDZ
śȲȱ Romansȱ řDZȱ ŘŘȮŘŚǯȱ ǯǯǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǻǼȱ ȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȱex auctoritateȱȱcentȂȱȬȱęȱȱȱiexclȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centpoundȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱ ȱǰȱȱ ȱȱȱȱcentpoundȱcentȱȱȱȱȂȱȃcentȱȱiexclǯȄȱȱȱȱȱcentȱcentȱcentȂȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȃǰȄȱ centpoundȱ centȂȱȱ ȱcentȂȱ ȱ iexclȱ ȱ centȱȱ ǯȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ DZȱ ǯȱќџёіљљќǰȱ ȃȂȱ poundȱ ȱȱ ȱ ǰȄȱ ȱVirgo ImmaculataȱŚǰȱǯȱŗŝŘǯ
ŜȲȃΎ΅ϠȱώΏΌΉΑȱΉϢΖȱΔκΗ΅ΑȱǽΘχΑǾȱΔΉΕϟΛΝΕΓΑȱΘΓІȱΓΕΈΣΑΓΙȱΎΕϾΗΗΝΑȱΆΣΔΘΗΐ΅ȱΐΉΘ΅ΑΓϟ΅ΖȱΉϢΖȱΩΚΉΗΑȱΥΐ΅ΕΘЗΑȱǽdzǾȱΎ΅ϠȱΗΓІȱΆ΅ΔΘΗΌνΑΘΓΖȱǽdzǾȱΗΓІΖȱΈξȱΔΏφΕΖȱΔΑΉϾΐ΅ΘΓΖȱΥϟΓΙȱЀΔνΗΘΕΉΜΉΑȱΦΔϲȱΘΓІȱΓΕΈΣΑΓΙȱǽdzǾȄ
ŝȲȱ Thesaurus Linguae Graecaeȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ юǯёǯȱ ŗŚśřǯȱ ǯȱThesaurusǯ
ŘŖ
ѡѕђȱіњњюѐѢљюѡђȱѐќћѐђѝѡіќћ
ȱȱcentȱ centȱȱȱȱǰȱȱDzȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱ ȱ ęȱ ǻΔΕΓΎ΅Ό΅ΕΌΉϟΗΖǼȱ ȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱcentȱȱǻȱȱ ȱcentȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱǼDzȱȱȱcentȱ centȱȱ ȱȱȱǰȱȱȱǽdzǾȹŞ
ȱȱȱǰȱcentȱȱȱȱ ȱ ǯȹşȱ ȱ ȱ ęȱ ȱ centȱǻ ȱiexclpoundȱȱcentǼȱȱȱǻprima facieǼȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱęȱǽȱǵǾȱȱȱȱcentǯȱǰȱcentȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱcentDZȱȱ
ŞȲџђєќџѦȱ юѧіюћѧђћǰȱ In TheophaniaDZȱ Orationȱ řŞȱ ǻȱ řŜǰȱ řŘśȱ ŚŗȮŚŘǼDZȱȃ΅Ϡȱ ΔΣΑΘ΅ȱ ϟΑΉΘ΅ǰȱ ΔΏχΑȱ ΘϛΖȱ Υΐ΅ΕΘϟ΅Ζǰȱ ΩΑΌΕΝΔΓΖȉȱ Ύ΅Ϡȱ ΗΣΕΎ΅ȱΔΕΓΎ΅Ό΅ΕΌΉϟΗΖȱ ΘХȱ ΑΉϾΐ΅Θȱ ǻσΈΉȱ ΤΕȱ Ύ΅Ϡȱ νΑΑΗΑȱ ΘΐΌϛΑ΅ǰȱ Ύ΅ϠȱΔ΅ΕΌΉΑϟ΅Αȱ ΔΕΓΘΐΌϛΑ΅Ǽȉȱ Ύ΅Ϡȱ ΔΣΑΘ΅ȱ ϟΑΉΘ΅ǰȱ ΔΏχΑȱ ΘϛΖȱ Υΐ΅ΕΘϟ΅ΖǰȱΩΑΌΕΝΔΓΖȱ ǽdzǾȱ ǻΉϢΖȱ ΘΤȱΉΓΚΣΑ΅ȱ ŗřǰȱ ǯȱ ŘśȮŘşǼǯȄȱǯǯǰȱ ȱprokathartheisa centȱȱȱȱȱȱpraepurgataȱǻǯȱȱřŜǰȱřŘŜȱŚŗȮŚŘǼǯȱȱȱiexclȱ ȱіёǯǰȱȱȱDZȱȱŚśȱǻȱřŜǰȱŜřřȱŝȮŞǼDZȱȃπΔϠȱΘχΑȱϢΈϟ΅ΑȱΉϢΎϱΑ΅ȱΛΝΕΉϧǰȱΎ΅ϠȱΗΣΕΎ΅ȱΚΓΕΉϧȱΈΤȱΘχΑȱΗΣΕΎ΅ǰȱΎ΅ϠȱΜΙΛϜȱΑΓΉΕλȱΈΤȱΘχΑȱ πΐχΑȱΜΙΛχΑȱΐϟΑΙΘ΅ǰȱ ΘХȱϳΐΓϟУȱΘϲȱ ϵΐΓΓΑȱΦΑ΅Ύ΅Ό΅ϟΕΝΑȱΎ΅ϠȱΔΣΑΘ΅ȱϟΑΉΘ΅ǰȱΔΏχΑȱΘϛΖȱΥΐ΅ΕΘϟ΅ΖǰȱΩΑΌΕΝΔΓΖȉȱΎΙΌΉϠΖȱΐξΑȱπΎȱΘϛΖȱ ΅ΕΌνΑΓΙǰȱΎ΅ϠȱΜΙΛχΑȱΎ΅ϠȱΗΣΕΎ΅ȱΔΕΓΎ΅Ό΅ΕΌΉϟΗΖȱΘХȱΑΉϾΐ΅ΘȱǻσΈΉȱΤΕǰȱΎ΅ϠȱνΑΑΗΑȱΘΐΌϛΑ΅ǰȱ Ύ΅Ϡȱ Δ΅ΕΌΉΑϟ΅Αȱ ΔΕΓΘΐΌϛΑ΅Ǽȱ ǽdzǾȄȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱęȱǻȕŚŗŖǼǰȱ ȱȱprokathartheisaȱȱȱ ȱȃǯȄȱȱџђєќџѦȱюѧіюћѧђћǰȱȱǰȱȱcentȱęȱȱȱpoundpoundȱ ȱ ǰȱ ǯȱ ǯȱ ȱ ǻȱ ȱȱȱŚŜǯŗǼǰȱȱŗşŗŖǰȱǯȱŗŖŖǯ
şȲpoundǯǰȱȱȱDZȱȱŚśȱǻȱřŜǼǯȱǯǯǰȱȱȱȱ ȱiexclȱcentȱ ȱ iexclȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ iexclȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱ ȱcentȂȱ centȱǯȱ ȱ ǯȱ юѠѝђџǰȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱ ȱęǰȱǰȱȱŘŖŖŚǰȱǯȱŗśŖȮŗśŗǯȱcentǰȱȱȱȱpoundpoundȂȱ ęȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱǯȱȱ ȱ centȱȱȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱ centȱcentȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱȱ ǰȱcentpoundȱȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ Theotokosȱ centȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱȱ ǯȱюљюяѢієǰȱ ȃȱȱȱ ȱcentȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱǰȄȱ ȱHandbookǰȱǯȱŘśśȮŘśŜǯ
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ȱǻǼȱȱȱǻǼǰȱȱǻcentǼȱȱȱǻǼȯȱcentȱǻȱcentǼȱǯȱȱ ȱȱȁȂȱȱȱǰȱ ȱȱȱȱȱcentȂȱȱȱȱiexclDZ
ȱ ȱcentȱcentȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱęȱcentȱǻcentǼǻǼDzȱǰȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱǯ
ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȂȱęȱcentȱǯȱ ȱ ȱǰȱcentȱȱȱcentȱcentȂȱȱȱȱsinlessȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱiexclȱȱ ȱcentȱȱ ǻǯǯǰȱȱȱȱȱǼǯȱǰȱȱiexclǰȱȱĴȱȱęȬȱȱȱȱȱcentȂȱȱęȬȱcentǯȱȱȱiexclȱȱȱcentȱȱcentȂȱȱȱǰȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱęȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱǯȱȱiexclȱcentȱiexclȱ centȱȱpoundpoundȂȱcentȱǻęȱȱǼȱȱȱȱȱpoundpoundȂȱΔΕΓΎ΅Ό΅ΕΌΉϟΗ΅ȱȱȱȱimmaculataǯȱęȱȱcentȂȱǯȱřşŞȮřşşȱȱȱcentDZȹŗŖ
ŗŖȲȱȱȱȱȱcentȱ ȱȱȱǯȱȂȱȱȱ ęȱ centȱ ŚŖŘǯȱ ȱ ǰȱ ǯȱ ѥѣіііǯȱ ǯǯǰȱ ęȂȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȬȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱǰȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱǻȱȱȱȱȱȱǼȱcentȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱpoundpoundȂȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centǯȱȱcentȱcentȱęȂȱ ȱȱ ȱȱ ȱimmaculataȱǻǯȱinfraǰȱǯȱřşŝǼǯȱȱȱȱȱȂȱcentȱ ȱcentȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱǻǯȹřşŖȦřşśǼȱDZȱџђєќџѦȱѦѠѠюǰȱLa vie de MoiumlseǰȱǯȱǯȱȱǻȱmiddotȱŗǯŘǼǰȱȱŗşŜŞřǰȱǯȱŗŗŞDZȱȃǽdzǾȱΈΈ΅ΗΎϱΐΉΌ΅ȱΎ΅ϠȱΘϲȱΎ΅ΘΤȱΘχΑȱ ΅ΕΌνΑΓΑȱΐΙΗΘφΕΓΑȱΦΚȂȱϏΖȱΘϲȱΘϛΖȱΌΉϱΘΘΓΖȱΚЗΖȱπΔΏΣΐΜ΅ΑȱΘХȱΦΑΌΕΝΔϟΑУȱΆϟУȱΈΤȱΉΑΑφΗΉΝΖȱΦΈΣΚΌΓΕΓΑȱπΚϾΏ΅ΒΉȱΘχΑȱπΒΣΜ΅Η΅ΑȱΌΣΐΑΓΑǰȱΘΓІȱΆΏ΅ΗΘΓІȱΘϛΖȱΔ΅ΕΌΉΑϟ΅ΖȱΐχȱΎ΅Θ΅ΐ΅Ε΅ΑΌνΑΘΓΖȱ
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13ȱ ȱ ȱ centȂȱ ȱ iexclǰȱ ȂȱȱȱcentDZȱǻŗǯǼȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȃęȄDzȱǻŘǯǼȱȱȱȱȃęȄȱȱ
ΘХȱ ΘϱΎУȱ ǻDe vita Mosisǰȱ ŘǯŘŗǰȱ ǯȱ ŗȮśǼǯȄȱ DZȱ ȃȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ centcentȱ ǻȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ǽǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱcentȱ ȱȱȱ ȱȱǯȱ ǽȱ Ǿȱȱ ȱȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱǯȄ
ŗŗȲȱȱȱȱȱImmaculataȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱ ęĴcentȱ ȱ ȱ DZȱ ȃȱ ęȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱiexclȱȱȱȱȱȱȱDzȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱǻIn ǰȱŗřǰȱǯȱŗşȮŘŘǼǯȄȱȱџђєќџѦȱюѧіюћѧђћǰȱȱǰȱȱȱŚŜǯŗǰȱ ǯȱ ŗŖŖǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȬimmaculataȱȱȱȱȱmiddotȱȱȱcentȱȱǯȱȱȱcentǯȱȱюѠѝђџǰȱȱȱcentdzǰȱǯȱŗśŖǯȱȂȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱŗŖŝřȮŗŖŝŚǯȱȱǯǯȱќѢѡѕђџћǰȱǯȱDZȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱŘŖŖŖǰȱǯȱŗŖŝǯȱȱȱĜȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱ ǻprokathartheisaȱ ƽȱ mundataǼǯȄȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ poundpoundȂȱ ǻgraeceǼȱ ȃęȱǻΔΕΓΎ΅Ό΅ΕΌΉϟΗ΅ǼǰȄȱ ęȂȱ ȱ ȱ ǻǯǯǰȱ immaculataǼȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ǰȱȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȂȱ ȃȄȱ ȱȱ ȃǯȄȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentDZȱȃȱȱȱȱȱęȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǽdzǾȱ ǻDe conceptu virginali ŗŞǰȱ ǯȱ ŘŚȮŘśǼǯȄȱȱ ȱȱ Ȃȱ ǰȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱ ȱcentȱȱcentȂȱȱȱǻȱȱȱȱęȂȱ immaculataȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ centǼǯȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȂȱȱȱęȱǻȱ ęǼǯȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȃęȱǻmundatiǼȄȱante nativitatem ChristiȱȱpoundȱȱȂȱęȱȱȱȱęǰȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ in uteroǯȱ ȱ ǰȱ centȱcentȱiexclȱȱęȱȱȱȱǰȱǯȱǻǯǰȱcentȱƽȱmundissimaDzȱǯȱDe conceptu virginaliǰȱŗŞǰȱǯȱŗŘȮŗřǼǯȱǯȱȱŘǰȱǯȱŗŗşȱǻCur Deus HomoǰȱǯŗŜǰȱǯȱŘŖȮřśǼDzȱǯǯǰȱǯȱŗřşȱǻDe conceptu virginaliǰȱŗŞǰȱǯȱŗŘȮŘśǼǯ
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ȱcentȱȱȦȱȱȱǻǯǯǰȱȱȱǼǯ
centǰȱcentȱiexclȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱcentȂȱ centǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱhowȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȃęȱȄȱbothȱȱȱȱȱcentȱandȱȱȂȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȃęȄȱȱȱcentȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȂȱȱȱȱȱȱȱiexclȱȱ ȱǯȱǰȱȱęȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱpoundȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯ
11 Contextualization of Gregoryrsquos Arguments
within His OperaȱǻǯȹřŞŖǼȹŗŘ
ȱ iexclȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centȂȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȂȱiexclȱȱȱȱȱȱęȱȱȱcentǯȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱcentȼȱęǯȹŗřȱȱęȱȱȱǰȱȱȱcentȂȱȱcentȱDZ
ȱ ǰȱ ȱ Ĵȱ ǰȱ centȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ǻΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΐΉΑΓΑǼȹŗŚȱ ǻȱ ȱ ȱ centȱęǼȱ ȱ ȱ Dzȱ ȱ Ĵǰȱ ȱ ȱ
ŗŘȲcentȂȱcentȱȱȱȱǯȱřŞŖȮřŞŗǯȱȱǯȱюљђѦǰȱGregory ȱpoundpoundȱǻȱcentȱȱȱǼǰȱ ȱȱŘŖŖŜǰȱǯȱŗŗŝǯ
ŗřȲюћёюљǰȱȃȱȱCcedilȱȁęȂdzȱǰȄȱǯȱŘśřǯŗŚȲcentȂȱȱȱȱȂȱȱcentȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱDZȱȃ΅ϠȱϵΘΉȱπΔΏφΗΌΗ΅Αȱ΅ϡȱψΐνΕ΅ȱΘΓІȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕΗΐΓІȱ΅ЁΘΓІȱΎ΅ΘΤȱΘϲΑȱΑϱΐΓΑȱΝϼΗνΝΖȱ ǽdzǾȱǻLukeȱŘDZȱŘŘǼǯȄȱȱȱȱautouȱ ȱĴȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱonlyȱ
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ȱcentȱȱ ȱbyȱęȱǻȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱęǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ centȱȱȱȱȱ Ǽǯȹŗś
Prima facieǰȱcentȼȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȃęȱȄǵȱǰȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱěȱ ȱȱęȱȱȱȱęȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentǯȱȱȱȱpriorȱȱȱcentȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǻ ȱ ȱ ȱǼȱȱȱǻȱȱȱvisibleȱȱǼǰȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱpriorȱęȱǻǯǯǰȱęǼǰȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱȃęȄȱȱȱǯȹŗŜ
ȱǰȱcentȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȃacircȱǻȱǼǯȄȱcentȼȱ ȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱcentȱǯȱȱȃcentȄȱȱȃcentȄȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱ ǰȱcentȱȱȱȃcentȄȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱęȱȱǰȱȱ ȱ
ȱǻȱcentǼȱ ȱȃęȄȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ΅ЁΘЗΑǯȱǯȱDZȱapparatus criticusǰȱǯȱŗŞśǯ
ŗśȲюѧіюћѧђћǰȱȱDZȱȱřŞȱǻȱřŜǰȱřŘşȱśŜȮŜŖǼDZȱȃΎΕϲΑȱΐξΑȱΓЇΑȱЂΗΘΉΕΓΑȱϷΜΉȱΎ΅ϠȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΐΉΑΓΑȱΗΓІΑȱπΑȱΘХȱΓΕΈΣΑϙȱΘχΑȱπΐχΑȱΎΣΌ΅ΕΗΑȉȱΐκΏΏΓΑȱ Έξȱ ΥΑϟΊΓΑΘ΅ȱ ΘϜȱ Ύ΅ΌΣΕΗΉȱ ΘΤȱ ЂΈ΅Θ΅ȱ ǻΓЁȱ ΤΕȱ Έχȱ ΅ЁΘϲΖȱ πΈΉϧΘΓȱΎ΅ΌΣΕΗΉΝΖǰȱϳȱ΅ϥΕΝΑȱΘχΑȱΥΐ΅ΕΘϟ΅ΑȱΘΓІȱΎϱΗΐΓΙǼȱǽdzǾȱǻΉϢΖȱΘΤȱΉΓΚΣΑ΅ǰȱŗŜǰȱǯȱ ŗȮśǼǯȄȱǯǯǰȱkathairomenos Iecircsousȱcentȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱpurgatus
Iesusȱ ǻǯȱȱřŜǰȱřřŖȱśŝȮśŞǼǯȱȱȱȱIesusȱȃęȄȱȱȱȱȱęȱǻȕŚŗŖǼǰȱDZȱȃȱȱȱȱȱȱĚȱȱęȱǰȱȱęȱǰȱȱȱȱęȱęȱȯȱȱȱęȱȱȱȱȱȱǽdzǾȱǻȱŗŜǰȱǯȱŗśȮŗŞǼȄȱȱǰȱǯȱŗŖŚǯ
ŗŜȲǯǯǰȱ Lukeȱ řDZȱ řȱ ęȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȃȱȱȱȱȱǯȄ
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ǰȱȱȱȱcentȱȱ ȱȱȱȃęȄȱȱȱȱȱȱiexclDZȹŗŝ
ǯǼȱ ȱȱȱiexclȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ
ǯǼȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȃȱȄȱȱȱ
ŗǯŘȱ centȱ poundpoundȼȱ ȱ ȱ ȱęȱȱȱȱcent
ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ iexclȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ centȱcentȱȱȱȱ ȱȱcaveatȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȂȱęDzȱcentǰȱȱȱ ȱ ȂȱȃęȄȱ ȱȱ ȱǯȱ ȱcentȱ ȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱcentȱȱȱȱcentȱiexclȱ ǵȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱǰȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱ ȱ centȱ ǰȱ ȱ centȱ ȱȃcentȄȱ ȱȱȱȱDZ
ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱĚ ȱȱȱDZȱcentǰȱǰȱȂȱȱȱĚǯ
ȱȬȱȱǰȱȱȱęȱȱǻϊΑΗΉȱΔΕϱΗΌΉΑǼǰ
ȱǰȱȱęȱǰȱȱDZȱȱȱ ȱęȱǻΎ΅ΌφΕ΅ΘΓǼȱȱcentȱǯȹŗŞ
ŗŝȲюћёюљǰȱȃȱȱCcedilȱȁęȂdzȱǰȄȱǯȱŘśřǯŗŞȲȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱџђєќџѦȱюѧіюћѧђћǰȱΉΕϠȱ Έ΅ΌΎЗΑȱ Ύ΅ϠȱΔΚ΅ΑΉϟ΅Ζȱ ΕΗΘΓІDZȱ ȱ ȱ ǻȱ řŝǰȱ ŚŜŘǼDZȱ ȃЁΈξȱ ϹϾΗΉȱ ΆΕΓΘνϙȱΆΕΓΘϲΖȱσΔΏΉΘΓǰȱπΎȱΈȂȱΩΕ΅ȱΗ΅ΕΎϲΖǰȱχΑȱΑΉІΐȂȱϊΑΗΉȱΔΕϱΗΌΉΑȱΦΑΙΐΚν΅ȱ
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ȱ ȱ ȱ centǰȱ centȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱĜȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱcentȱȱǯȱǰȱcentȱȱ ȱ centȂȱ ȱ ȱ ȃęȄȱcentȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱĚȱȱ ȱǯȱȂȱ ȱęȱ ȱ ȱęcentȱȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ęȱ ǻǯǯǰȱęǼǯȹŗşȱȱȱȱ ȱiexclǷȱȱ ȱȱęȱȱȱȱȱȱĚȱǻȱcentȱȱ ȱȱȱȱǼǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱiexclȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱeitherȱȱorȱcentǯ
ȱ centȂȱ ȱ ǰȱ ǰȱȃęȄȱcentȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȃęȄȱȱȃcentȄȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱǰȱpoundpoundȱȱęȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ěȱ ȱ ȱ centǯȱȱ1 Corinthiansȱ ŗDZȱ řŖȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȂȱȃęȱǻΈΎ΅ΓΗϾΑǼȄȱȱȱȃȱǻΥ΅ΗΐϱΖǼǯȄȱȱȱȱȂȱȱȱȱęȱȱ ȱcentȱȱmodus vivendiȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱǻhagiasmosǼǯȱcentȱ ȱȱȂȱcentDZ
ΐΘνΕ΅ȱ ΎΉΈΑχΑǰȱ ЁΘΓΔ΅χΖȱ ΆΕΓΘϲΖȱ ώΏΌΉǰȱ Ύ΅ΌφΕ΅ΘΓȱ ΈȂȱ ΉϣΑΉΎȂȱ πΐΉϧΓȱ ǻDe Testamentis et adventu Christiǰȱ ǯȱ ŜŞȮŝŖǼǯȄȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȂȱȱǯȱȱCPGȱśǰȱǯȱŗŞşǯ
ŗşȲcentǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǻ ȱ ȱ ȱ 1 CorinthiansȱŗDZřŖǼǰȱ centȱ iexclcentȱ ȱ Υ΅ΗΐϱΖȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΘΖǯȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centDZȱ ȃȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱęǯȃȱџђєќџѦȱюѧіюћѧђћǰȱȱ ȱpoundpoundDZȱȱ ucircȱtheologischen RedenǰȱǯȱǯȱǰȱucircȱŗşŜřǰȱǯȱŗşŘDZȱȃΈΎ΅ΓΗϾΑȱΈνǰȱϵΘȱΘΓІȱΔΕϲΖȱΦΒϟ΅ΑȱΈ΅ΕνΘΖǰȱΎ΅ϠȱΈ΅ΘЗΑȱΈΎ΅ϟΝΖȱΘΓϧΖȱЀΔϲȱΑϱΐΓΑȱΎ΅ϠȱΘΓϧΖȱЀΔϲȱΛΣΕΑǰȱΜΙΛϜȱΎ΅ϠȱΗЏΐ΅ΘȱǽdzǾȱΥ΅ΗΐϲΖȱΈνǰȱБΖȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΘΖǰȱϣΑ΅ȱΛΝΕϛΘ΅ȱΘϲȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕϲΑȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΘΘȱǻDe FilioǰȱŘŖǰȱǯȱřŘȮřŝǼǯȄ
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ȱ ȱ ǻΥ΅ΗΐϱΖǼȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centȱǻΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΘΖǼǰȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱǻΘϲȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΑǼȱȱȱȱcentȱǻΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΘΘǼǯȹŘŖ
ȱ ǰȱ ȱpoundpoundȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱȃȱ Ȅȱ ȱȃȱǯȄȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentǰȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȱǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȃcentǯȄȱȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȃęȄȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱęȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ǯȱ ȱcentȂȱ ǰȱ ȱ iexclȱȱȱȱiexclȱȃęȄȱȱȃȄȱ ȱȱȱǯȱȱȱcentȱęǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱcentȱȱȱcentǯȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȬęiexclȱȱǯȱȱǰȱȱȱȱcentȂȱęȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱcentȂȱȱȱȃȄȱȱȱcentcentȱǰȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȃǯȄȱȱȱiexclcentȱǰȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱǯ
ŘŖȲǯȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱhagiasmosȱȱȱ ȱȱęȱȱǯȱȱȱȱDZȱȃȱǽȱ Ǿȱ ęǰȱȱǽǾȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱcentǯȱǰȱǰȱȱȱcentȱcentȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱDZȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱ centDzȱȱȱǰȱȱȯĴȱȱȱȱȱ ȯ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱĴȱǻǯȱ1 CorǯȱŗDZȱŘşǼǯȱȱȱȱȱȱcentǰȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱcentǯȱȱǽȱǾȱǰȱȱȱȱǰȱ ȱȱȱȱcentȱǰȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱiexclȱȱǰȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǻǯȱŗȱǯȱŗDZȱřŖǼǯȄ
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PART II
THE PALAMITE TRADITION
AD MENTEM PATRUM
ȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱkatharsisȱȱęȱȱcentȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱǯȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱDZȱȃȱȱcentȱcentȱȱȱȱǰȱȱǰȱcentȱȱȱȱcentǯȱȱȱcentȱȱ ȱȱȱcentȱ ȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱcentcentȱcentȱȱȱȱǯȄ
ȱȱǰȱcentȱȱǰȱřŖȱȱŗşŝş
The Academy of the Immaculate
The Academy of the Immaculate founded in 1992 is inspired by and based on a project of St Maximilian M Kolbe (never realized by the Saint because of his death by martyrdom at the age of 47 August 14 1941) Among its goals the Academy seeks to promote at every level the study of the Mystery of the Immaculate Conception and the universal maternal mediation of the Virgin Mother of God and to sponsor publication and dissemination of the fruits of this research in every way possible
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centǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ iexclȱcentȱȱȱȱǯȱȱǯȱȱ13ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱiexclȱȱȱȱȱȬȱcentǰȱȱTheotokosȱȱȱȱcentǯ
еΔΉΕ΅ϟ΅ȱΉΓΘϱΎΉǰȱΗЗΗΓΑȱψΐκΖǯ
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PART I
THE PATRISTIC TRADITION
BEFORE PALAMISM
ΙΛχΑȱ ϊΑΗΉǰȱ Ύ΅Ϡȱ ΗЗΐ΅ȱ Ύ΅Όϟ΅ΗΉǰȱΑ΅ϲΑȱ ΉϢΕΣΗ΅ΘΓǰȱ ΛΝΕΘΎϲΑȱ ΐΉȱ ΉΓІǰȱ ΗΎΑχΑȱΉΓΎϱΗΐΘΓΑǰȱσΐΜΙΛΓΑȱΘνΐΉΑΓΖǰȱψȱπΔνΏΉΙΗΖǰȱΘΓІȱ΅Α΅ϟΓΙȱΑΉϾΐ΅ΘΓΖǰȱΎ΅ϠȱΊΝϛΖȱΥΑχΑȱΘνΕ΅ǯ
ȱ ȱȱȱȬcentȱȱęȱȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱȱ centǰȱ ȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱcentȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱǷ
ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ
ŗǯŖȱcentȱpoundpoundȂȱǻǯȹřŘşȹȮȹǯȹřşŖǼȱȱof the BVM as Prokathartheisa
ȱcentȱpoundpoundȼȱȱȱȱprokatharsisȱǻęǼȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱiexclȱ ȱ ǻȱverbumǼǰȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱĜȱȱȱcentȼȱȱȱ ȃęȄȱ ǻȱ Ǽǯȱ ȱ ęȱȱȱȱcentȱ ȱĴȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱǯȹŗ
ȱȬȱcentȱȱȱęiexclȱȃȬǰȄȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȃȬęǰȄȱcentȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȃȄȱȱ ȱȱȃȱ Ȅȱȱ ȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱǯȱȱiexclpoundȱęȱȱȱȱprokathartheisaȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱiexclȱȱǻȱȱǼǰȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱ ǻŗŚśřǼǯȹŘȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱcentȱȱȱȱȱcentȱpoundpoundȂȱȱȱȱǰȱ ȱ ȱęȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱiexclȱȱȱȱȱ ǯȱcentȱȱcentȱ ȱĴȱȱȱȱmeaningȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱǯ
ȱǰȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ ǻǰȱȱǭȱ
ŗȲǯȱюћёюљǰȱȃȱȱCcedilȱȁęȂȱȱȱagraveǰȄȱ ȱOrientalia Christiana PeriodicaȱřŗȱǻŗşŜśǼȱŘŚŗȮŘŝŜǯ
ŘȲǯȱ Ѣєіђǰȱ Ȃmiddotȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱDZȱmiddotȱȬǰȱȱŗşśŘǰȱǯȱřŗŚȮřŚŝǯ
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ǼǯȱȱȱcentȱȱȱǻȱȱȱȱȱǼȱȱȱȱęcentȱĴȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱlocus theologicusȱcentȱȱcentȱȱȱǯȱǰȱȱȱȱǰȱȂȱcentȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentǯȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱcentȂȱiexclȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ȭȱ ȱΔΕΓΎ΅Ό΅ΕΌΉϟΗ΅ǰȱȱȃȱ ȱ ȱ ȱcentȱęǯȄȱȂȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȃęȱǯȄȱȱȱ DZ
ȱ ȱȱcentȱȱȱǽǯǰȱȂȱȱcentȂǾȱ ęȱ ǻΎ΅Ό΅ΕΗΐΓІȱ ΅ЁΘЗΑǼȱ ȱęȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱǽdzǾȱǻLukeȱŘDZȱŘŘǼȹř
ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȂȱǻȱcentȂǼȱęȱȱȱǰȹŚȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱiexclǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱǯǼȱcentȱDzȱǯǼȱȱȱȱȱȱcentDzȱǯǼȱȱȱȱDzȱǯǼȱȱȱcentȱȱȱǰȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱǻȱȱȱǼȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱęǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱęǰȱȱ
řȲȃ΅ϠȱϵΘΉȱπΔΏφΗΌΗ΅Αȱ΅ϡȱψΐνΕ΅ȱΘΓІȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕΗΐΓІȱ΅ЁΘЗΑȱΎ΅ΘΤȱΘϲΑȱΑϱΐΓΑȱΝϼΗνΝΖȱǽdzǾȱǻLukeȱŘDZȱŘŘǼǯȄ
ŚȲǯȱLeviticusȱŗŘDZȱŚȮŞǯ
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ȱ ȱȱȱěȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȂȱǯȹś
centǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ poundȱcentȱ ǻ ȱ ȱ ȱǼȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǻȱǼDZ
ȱ ǽǾȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǽdzǾȱȱȱȱ ȱpoundȱǽdzǾȱǰȱȱȱȱcentȱȱǻΔΏφΕΖȱΔΑΉϾΐ΅ΘΓΖȱΥϟΓΙǼǰȱȱȱȱȱȱǻLukeȱřDZȱřǰȱŘŗDzȱŚDZȱŗǼǯȹŜ
ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ iexclǰȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ bothȱ ȱ andȱ centȱ ȱęȱ after the Incarnationǯȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕΗΐϱΖȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱpoundpoundȂȱ ȱ ȱ ȱcentǰȱ ȱȃǯȄȹŝȱȼȱȱȱcentȂȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentǰȱ ȱȱ ȱǻinter aliaǼȱȱȱȱȱDZ
śȲȱ Romansȱ řDZȱ ŘŘȮŘŚǯȱ ǯǯǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǻǼȱ ȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȱex auctoritateȱȱcentȂȱȬȱęȱȱȱiexclȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centpoundȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱ ȱǰȱȱ ȱȱȱȱcentpoundȱcentȱȱȱȱȂȱȃcentȱȱiexclǯȄȱȱȱȱȱcentȱcentȱcentȂȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȃǰȄȱ centpoundȱ centȂȱȱ ȱcentȂȱ ȱ iexclȱ ȱ centȱȱ ǯȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ DZȱ ǯȱќџёіљљќǰȱ ȃȂȱ poundȱ ȱȱ ȱ ǰȄȱ ȱVirgo ImmaculataȱŚǰȱǯȱŗŝŘǯ
ŜȲȃΎ΅ϠȱώΏΌΉΑȱΉϢΖȱΔκΗ΅ΑȱǽΘχΑǾȱΔΉΕϟΛΝΕΓΑȱΘΓІȱΓΕΈΣΑΓΙȱΎΕϾΗΗΝΑȱΆΣΔΘΗΐ΅ȱΐΉΘ΅ΑΓϟ΅ΖȱΉϢΖȱΩΚΉΗΑȱΥΐ΅ΕΘЗΑȱǽdzǾȱΎ΅ϠȱΗΓІȱΆ΅ΔΘΗΌνΑΘΓΖȱǽdzǾȱΗΓІΖȱΈξȱΔΏφΕΖȱΔΑΉϾΐ΅ΘΓΖȱΥϟΓΙȱЀΔνΗΘΕΉΜΉΑȱΦΔϲȱΘΓІȱΓΕΈΣΑΓΙȱǽdzǾȄ
ŝȲȱ Thesaurus Linguae Graecaeȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ юǯёǯȱ ŗŚśřǯȱ ǯȱThesaurusǯ
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ȱȱcentȱ centȱȱȱȱǰȱȱDzȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱ ȱ ęȱ ǻΔΕΓΎ΅Ό΅ΕΌΉϟΗΖǼȱ ȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱcentȱȱǻȱȱ ȱcentȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱǼDzȱȱȱcentȱ centȱȱ ȱȱȱǰȱȱȱǽdzǾȹŞ
ȱȱȱǰȱcentȱȱȱȱ ȱ ǯȹşȱ ȱ ȱ ęȱ ȱ centȱǻ ȱiexclpoundȱȱcentǼȱȱȱǻprima facieǼȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱęȱǽȱǵǾȱȱȱȱcentǯȱǰȱcentȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱcentDZȱȱ
ŞȲџђєќџѦȱ юѧіюћѧђћǰȱ In TheophaniaDZȱ Orationȱ řŞȱ ǻȱ řŜǰȱ řŘśȱ ŚŗȮŚŘǼDZȱȃ΅Ϡȱ ΔΣΑΘ΅ȱ ϟΑΉΘ΅ǰȱ ΔΏχΑȱ ΘϛΖȱ Υΐ΅ΕΘϟ΅Ζǰȱ ΩΑΌΕΝΔΓΖȉȱ Ύ΅Ϡȱ ΗΣΕΎ΅ȱΔΕΓΎ΅Ό΅ΕΌΉϟΗΖȱ ΘХȱ ΑΉϾΐ΅Θȱ ǻσΈΉȱ ΤΕȱ Ύ΅Ϡȱ νΑΑΗΑȱ ΘΐΌϛΑ΅ǰȱ Ύ΅ϠȱΔ΅ΕΌΉΑϟ΅Αȱ ΔΕΓΘΐΌϛΑ΅Ǽȉȱ Ύ΅Ϡȱ ΔΣΑΘ΅ȱ ϟΑΉΘ΅ǰȱ ΔΏχΑȱ ΘϛΖȱ Υΐ΅ΕΘϟ΅ΖǰȱΩΑΌΕΝΔΓΖȱ ǽdzǾȱ ǻΉϢΖȱ ΘΤȱΉΓΚΣΑ΅ȱ ŗřǰȱ ǯȱ ŘśȮŘşǼǯȄȱǯǯǰȱ ȱprokathartheisa centȱȱȱȱȱȱpraepurgataȱǻǯȱȱřŜǰȱřŘŜȱŚŗȮŚŘǼǯȱȱȱiexclȱ ȱіёǯǰȱȱȱDZȱȱŚśȱǻȱřŜǰȱŜřřȱŝȮŞǼDZȱȃπΔϠȱΘχΑȱϢΈϟ΅ΑȱΉϢΎϱΑ΅ȱΛΝΕΉϧǰȱΎ΅ϠȱΗΣΕΎ΅ȱΚΓΕΉϧȱΈΤȱΘχΑȱΗΣΕΎ΅ǰȱΎ΅ϠȱΜΙΛϜȱΑΓΉΕλȱΈΤȱΘχΑȱ πΐχΑȱΜΙΛχΑȱΐϟΑΙΘ΅ǰȱ ΘХȱϳΐΓϟУȱΘϲȱ ϵΐΓΓΑȱΦΑ΅Ύ΅Ό΅ϟΕΝΑȱΎ΅ϠȱΔΣΑΘ΅ȱϟΑΉΘ΅ǰȱΔΏχΑȱΘϛΖȱΥΐ΅ΕΘϟ΅ΖǰȱΩΑΌΕΝΔΓΖȉȱΎΙΌΉϠΖȱΐξΑȱπΎȱΘϛΖȱ ΅ΕΌνΑΓΙǰȱΎ΅ϠȱΜΙΛχΑȱΎ΅ϠȱΗΣΕΎ΅ȱΔΕΓΎ΅Ό΅ΕΌΉϟΗΖȱΘХȱΑΉϾΐ΅ΘȱǻσΈΉȱΤΕǰȱΎ΅ϠȱνΑΑΗΑȱΘΐΌϛΑ΅ǰȱ Ύ΅Ϡȱ Δ΅ΕΌΉΑϟ΅Αȱ ΔΕΓΘΐΌϛΑ΅Ǽȱ ǽdzǾȄȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱęȱǻȕŚŗŖǼǰȱ ȱȱprokathartheisaȱȱȱ ȱȃǯȄȱȱџђєќџѦȱюѧіюћѧђћǰȱȱǰȱȱcentȱęȱȱȱpoundpoundȱ ȱ ǰȱ ǯȱ ǯȱ ȱ ǻȱ ȱȱȱŚŜǯŗǼǰȱȱŗşŗŖǰȱǯȱŗŖŖǯ
şȲpoundǯǰȱȱȱDZȱȱŚśȱǻȱřŜǼǯȱǯǯǰȱȱȱȱ ȱiexclȱcentȱ ȱ iexclȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ iexclȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱ ȱcentȂȱ centȱǯȱ ȱ ǯȱ юѠѝђџǰȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱ ȱęǰȱǰȱȱŘŖŖŚǰȱǯȱŗśŖȮŗśŗǯȱcentǰȱȱȱȱpoundpoundȂȱ ęȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱǯȱȱ ȱ centȱȱȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱ centȱcentȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱȱ ǰȱcentpoundȱȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ Theotokosȱ centȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱȱ ǯȱюљюяѢієǰȱ ȃȱȱȱ ȱcentȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱǰȄȱ ȱHandbookǰȱǯȱŘśśȮŘśŜǯ
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ȱǻǼȱȱȱǻǼǰȱȱǻcentǼȱȱȱǻǼȯȱcentȱǻȱcentǼȱǯȱȱ ȱȱȁȂȱȱȱǰȱ ȱȱȱȱȱcentȂȱȱȱȱiexclDZ
ȱ ȱcentȱcentȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱęȱcentȱǻcentǼǻǼDzȱǰȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱǯ
ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȂȱęȱcentȱǯȱ ȱ ȱǰȱcentȱȱȱcentȱcentȂȱȱȱȱsinlessȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱiexclȱȱ ȱcentȱȱ ǻǯǯǰȱȱȱȱȱǼǯȱǰȱȱiexclǰȱȱĴȱȱęȬȱȱȱȱȱcentȂȱȱęȬȱcentǯȱȱȱiexclȱȱȱcentȱȱcentȂȱȱȱǰȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱęȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱǯȱȱiexclȱcentȱiexclȱ centȱȱpoundpoundȂȱcentȱǻęȱȱǼȱȱȱȱȱpoundpoundȂȱΔΕΓΎ΅Ό΅ΕΌΉϟΗ΅ȱȱȱȱimmaculataǯȱęȱȱcentȂȱǯȱřşŞȮřşşȱȱȱcentDZȹŗŖ
ŗŖȲȱȱȱȱȱcentȱ ȱȱȱǯȱȂȱȱȱ ęȱ centȱ ŚŖŘǯȱ ȱ ǰȱ ǯȱ ѥѣіііǯȱ ǯǯǰȱ ęȂȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȬȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱǰȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱǻȱȱȱȱȱȱǼȱcentȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱpoundpoundȂȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centǯȱȱcentȱcentȱęȂȱ ȱȱ ȱȱ ȱimmaculataȱǻǯȱinfraǰȱǯȱřşŝǼǯȱȱȱȱȱȂȱcentȱ ȱcentȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱǻǯȹřşŖȦřşśǼȱDZȱџђєќџѦȱѦѠѠюǰȱLa vie de MoiumlseǰȱǯȱǯȱȱǻȱmiddotȱŗǯŘǼǰȱȱŗşŜŞřǰȱǯȱŗŗŞDZȱȃǽdzǾȱΈΈ΅ΗΎϱΐΉΌ΅ȱΎ΅ϠȱΘϲȱΎ΅ΘΤȱΘχΑȱ ΅ΕΌνΑΓΑȱΐΙΗΘφΕΓΑȱΦΚȂȱϏΖȱΘϲȱΘϛΖȱΌΉϱΘΘΓΖȱΚЗΖȱπΔΏΣΐΜ΅ΑȱΘХȱΦΑΌΕΝΔϟΑУȱΆϟУȱΈΤȱΉΑΑφΗΉΝΖȱΦΈΣΚΌΓΕΓΑȱπΚϾΏ΅ΒΉȱΘχΑȱπΒΣΜ΅Η΅ΑȱΌΣΐΑΓΑǰȱΘΓІȱΆΏ΅ΗΘΓІȱΘϛΖȱΔ΅ΕΌΉΑϟ΅ΖȱΐχȱΎ΅Θ΅ΐ΅Ε΅ΑΌνΑΘΓΖȱ
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ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱǯȱȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱȱǰȱȱ ȱȱǻimmaculataǼȱȱȱȱcentDzȱȱȱ ȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ǰȱ centȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱȱcentȱȱcentȱȱcentȱȱcentȱiexclǯȹŗŗ
13ȱ ȱ ȱ centȂȱ ȱ iexclǰȱ ȂȱȱȱcentDZȱǻŗǯǼȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȃęȄDzȱǻŘǯǼȱȱȱȱȃęȄȱȱ
ΘХȱ ΘϱΎУȱ ǻDe vita Mosisǰȱ ŘǯŘŗǰȱ ǯȱ ŗȮśǼǯȄȱ DZȱ ȃȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ centcentȱ ǻȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ǽǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱcentȱ ȱȱȱ ȱȱǯȱ ǽȱ Ǿȱȱ ȱȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱǯȄ
ŗŗȲȱȱȱȱȱImmaculataȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱ ęĴcentȱ ȱ ȱ DZȱ ȃȱ ęȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱiexclȱȱȱȱȱȱȱDzȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱǻIn ǰȱŗřǰȱǯȱŗşȮŘŘǼǯȄȱȱџђєќџѦȱюѧіюћѧђћǰȱȱǰȱȱȱŚŜǯŗǰȱ ǯȱ ŗŖŖǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȬimmaculataȱȱȱȱȱmiddotȱȱȱcentȱȱǯȱȱȱcentǯȱȱюѠѝђџǰȱȱȱcentdzǰȱǯȱŗśŖǯȱȂȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱŗŖŝřȮŗŖŝŚǯȱȱǯǯȱќѢѡѕђџћǰȱǯȱDZȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱŘŖŖŖǰȱǯȱŗŖŝǯȱȱȱĜȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱ ǻprokathartheisaȱ ƽȱ mundataǼǯȄȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ poundpoundȂȱ ǻgraeceǼȱ ȃęȱǻΔΕΓΎ΅Ό΅ΕΌΉϟΗ΅ǼǰȄȱ ęȂȱ ȱ ȱ ǻǯǯǰȱ immaculataǼȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ǰȱȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȂȱ ȃȄȱ ȱȱ ȃǯȄȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentDZȱȃȱȱȱȱȱęȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǽdzǾȱ ǻDe conceptu virginali ŗŞǰȱ ǯȱ ŘŚȮŘśǼǯȄȱȱ ȱȱ Ȃȱ ǰȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱ ȱcentȱȱcentȂȱȱȱǻȱȱȱȱęȂȱ immaculataȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ centǼǯȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȂȱȱȱęȱǻȱ ęǼǯȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȃęȱǻmundatiǼȄȱante nativitatem ChristiȱȱpoundȱȱȂȱęȱȱȱȱęǰȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ in uteroǯȱ ȱ ǰȱ centȱcentȱiexclȱȱęȱȱȱȱǰȱǯȱǻǯǰȱcentȱƽȱmundissimaDzȱǯȱDe conceptu virginaliǰȱŗŞǰȱǯȱŗŘȮŗřǼǯȱǯȱȱŘǰȱǯȱŗŗşȱǻCur Deus HomoǰȱǯŗŜǰȱǯȱŘŖȮřśǼDzȱǯǯǰȱǯȱŗřşȱǻDe conceptu virginaliǰȱŗŞǰȱǯȱŗŘȮŘśǼǯ
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centǰȱcentȱiexclȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱcentȂȱ centǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱhowȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȃęȱȄȱbothȱȱȱȱȱcentȱandȱȱȂȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȃęȄȱȱȱcentȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȂȱȱȱȱȱȱȱiexclȱȱ ȱǯȱǰȱȱęȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱpoundȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯ
11 Contextualization of Gregoryrsquos Arguments
within His OperaȱǻǯȹřŞŖǼȹŗŘ
ȱ iexclȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centȂȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȂȱiexclȱȱȱȱȱȱęȱȱȱcentǯȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱcentȼȱęǯȹŗřȱȱęȱȱȱǰȱȱȱcentȂȱȱcentȱDZ
ȱ ǰȱ ȱ Ĵȱ ǰȱ centȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ǻΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΐΉΑΓΑǼȹŗŚȱ ǻȱ ȱ ȱ centȱęǼȱ ȱ ȱ Dzȱ ȱ Ĵǰȱ ȱ ȱ
ŗŘȲcentȂȱcentȱȱȱȱǯȱřŞŖȮřŞŗǯȱȱǯȱюљђѦǰȱGregory ȱpoundpoundȱǻȱcentȱȱȱǼǰȱ ȱȱŘŖŖŜǰȱǯȱŗŗŝǯ
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ȱǰȱcentȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȃacircȱǻȱǼǯȄȱcentȼȱ ȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱcentȱǯȱȱȃcentȄȱȱȃcentȄȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱ ǰȱcentȱȱȱȃcentȄȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱęȱȱǰȱȱ ȱ
ȱǻȱcentǼȱ ȱȃęȄȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ΅ЁΘЗΑǯȱǯȱDZȱapparatus criticusǰȱǯȱŗŞśǯ
ŗśȲюѧіюћѧђћǰȱȱDZȱȱřŞȱǻȱřŜǰȱřŘşȱśŜȮŜŖǼDZȱȃΎΕϲΑȱΐξΑȱΓЇΑȱЂΗΘΉΕΓΑȱϷΜΉȱΎ΅ϠȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΐΉΑΓΑȱΗΓІΑȱπΑȱΘХȱΓΕΈΣΑϙȱΘχΑȱπΐχΑȱΎΣΌ΅ΕΗΑȉȱΐκΏΏΓΑȱ Έξȱ ΥΑϟΊΓΑΘ΅ȱ ΘϜȱ Ύ΅ΌΣΕΗΉȱ ΘΤȱ ЂΈ΅Θ΅ȱ ǻΓЁȱ ΤΕȱ Έχȱ ΅ЁΘϲΖȱ πΈΉϧΘΓȱΎ΅ΌΣΕΗΉΝΖǰȱϳȱ΅ϥΕΝΑȱΘχΑȱΥΐ΅ΕΘϟ΅ΑȱΘΓІȱΎϱΗΐΓΙǼȱǽdzǾȱǻΉϢΖȱΘΤȱΉΓΚΣΑ΅ǰȱŗŜǰȱǯȱ ŗȮśǼǯȄȱǯǯǰȱkathairomenos Iecircsousȱcentȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱpurgatus
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ŗŜȲǯǯǰȱ Lukeȱ řDZȱ řȱ ęȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȃȱȱȱȱȱǯȄ
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ѡѕђȱѝюѡџіѠѡіѐȱѡџюёіѡіќћȱяђѓќџђȱѝюљюњіѠњ
ǰȱȱȱȱcentȱȱ ȱȱȱȃęȄȱȱȱȱȱȱiexclDZȹŗŝ
ǯǼȱ ȱȱȱiexclȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ
ǯǼȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȃȱȄȱȱȱ
ŗǯŘȱ centȱ poundpoundȼȱ ȱ ȱ ȱęȱȱȱȱcent
ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ iexclȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ centȱcentȱȱȱȱ ȱȱcaveatȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȂȱęDzȱcentǰȱȱȱ ȱ ȂȱȃęȄȱ ȱȱ ȱǯȱ ȱcentȱ ȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱcentȱȱȱȱcentȱiexclȱ ǵȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱǰȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱ ȱ centȱ ǰȱ ȱ centȱ ȱȃcentȄȱ ȱȱȱȱDZ
ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱĚ ȱȱȱDZȱcentǰȱǰȱȂȱȱȱĚǯ
ȱȬȱȱǰȱȱȱęȱȱǻϊΑΗΉȱΔΕϱΗΌΉΑǼǰ
ȱǰȱȱęȱǰȱȱDZȱȱȱ ȱęȱǻΎ΅ΌφΕ΅ΘΓǼȱȱcentȱǯȹŗŞ
ŗŝȲюћёюљǰȱȃȱȱCcedilȱȁęȂdzȱǰȄȱǯȱŘśřǯŗŞȲȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱџђєќџѦȱюѧіюћѧђћǰȱΉΕϠȱ Έ΅ΌΎЗΑȱ Ύ΅ϠȱΔΚ΅ΑΉϟ΅Ζȱ ΕΗΘΓІDZȱ ȱ ȱ ǻȱ řŝǰȱ ŚŜŘǼDZȱ ȃЁΈξȱ ϹϾΗΉȱ ΆΕΓΘνϙȱΆΕΓΘϲΖȱσΔΏΉΘΓǰȱπΎȱΈȂȱΩΕ΅ȱΗ΅ΕΎϲΖǰȱχΑȱΑΉІΐȂȱϊΑΗΉȱΔΕϱΗΌΉΑȱΦΑΙΐΚν΅ȱ
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ȱ ȱ ȱ centǰȱ centȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱĜȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱcentȱȱǯȱǰȱcentȱȱ ȱ centȂȱ ȱ ȱ ȃęȄȱcentȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱĚȱȱ ȱǯȱȂȱ ȱęȱ ȱ ȱęcentȱȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ęȱ ǻǯǯǰȱęǼǯȹŗşȱȱȱȱ ȱiexclǷȱȱ ȱȱęȱȱȱȱȱȱĚȱǻȱcentȱȱ ȱȱȱȱǼǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱiexclȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱeitherȱȱorȱcentǯ
ȱ centȂȱ ȱ ǰȱ ǰȱȃęȄȱcentȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȃęȄȱȱȃcentȄȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱǰȱpoundpoundȱȱęȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ěȱ ȱ ȱ centǯȱȱ1 Corinthiansȱ ŗDZȱ řŖȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȂȱȃęȱǻΈΎ΅ΓΗϾΑǼȄȱȱȱȃȱǻΥ΅ΗΐϱΖǼǯȄȱȱȱȱȂȱȱȱȱęȱȱ ȱcentȱȱmodus vivendiȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱǻhagiasmosǼǯȱcentȱ ȱȱȂȱcentDZ
ΐΘνΕ΅ȱ ΎΉΈΑχΑǰȱ ЁΘΓΔ΅χΖȱ ΆΕΓΘϲΖȱ ώΏΌΉǰȱ Ύ΅ΌφΕ΅ΘΓȱ ΈȂȱ ΉϣΑΉΎȂȱ πΐΉϧΓȱ ǻDe Testamentis et adventu Christiǰȱ ǯȱ ŜŞȮŝŖǼǯȄȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȂȱȱǯȱȱCPGȱśǰȱǯȱŗŞşǯ
ŗşȲcentǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǻ ȱ ȱ ȱ 1 CorinthiansȱŗDZřŖǼǰȱ centȱ iexclcentȱ ȱ Υ΅ΗΐϱΖȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΘΖǯȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centDZȱ ȃȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱęǯȃȱџђєќџѦȱюѧіюћѧђћǰȱȱ ȱpoundpoundDZȱȱ ucircȱtheologischen RedenǰȱǯȱǯȱǰȱucircȱŗşŜřǰȱǯȱŗşŘDZȱȃΈΎ΅ΓΗϾΑȱΈνǰȱϵΘȱΘΓІȱΔΕϲΖȱΦΒϟ΅ΑȱΈ΅ΕνΘΖǰȱΎ΅ϠȱΈ΅ΘЗΑȱΈΎ΅ϟΝΖȱΘΓϧΖȱЀΔϲȱΑϱΐΓΑȱΎ΅ϠȱΘΓϧΖȱЀΔϲȱΛΣΕΑǰȱΜΙΛϜȱΎ΅ϠȱΗЏΐ΅ΘȱǽdzǾȱΥ΅ΗΐϲΖȱΈνǰȱБΖȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΘΖǰȱϣΑ΅ȱΛΝΕϛΘ΅ȱΘϲȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕϲΑȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΘΘȱǻDe FilioǰȱŘŖǰȱǯȱřŘȮřŝǼǯȄ
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ȱ ȱ ǻΥ΅ΗΐϱΖǼȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centȱǻΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΘΖǼǰȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱǻΘϲȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΑǼȱȱȱȱcentȱǻΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΘΘǼǯȹŘŖ
ȱ ǰȱ ȱpoundpoundȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱȃȱ Ȅȱ ȱȃȱǯȄȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentǰȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȱǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȃcentǯȄȱȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȃęȄȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱęȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ǯȱ ȱcentȂȱ ǰȱ ȱ iexclȱȱȱȱiexclȱȃęȄȱȱȃȄȱ ȱȱȱǯȱȱȱcentȱęǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱcentȱȱȱcentǯȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȬęiexclȱȱǯȱȱǰȱȱȱȱcentȂȱęȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱcentȂȱȱȱȃȄȱȱȱcentcentȱǰȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȃǯȄȱȱȱiexclcentȱǰȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱǯ
ŘŖȲǯȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱhagiasmosȱȱȱ ȱȱęȱȱǯȱȱȱȱDZȱȃȱǽȱ Ǿȱ ęǰȱȱǽǾȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱcentǯȱǰȱǰȱȱȱcentȱcentȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱDZȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱ centDzȱȱȱǰȱȱȯĴȱȱȱȱȱ ȯ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱĴȱǻǯȱ1 CorǯȱŗDZȱŘşǼǯȱȱȱȱȱȱcentǰȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱcentǯȱȱǽȱǾȱǰȱȱȱȱǰȱ ȱȱȱȱcentȱǰȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱiexclȱȱǰȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǻǯȱŗȱǯȱŗDZȱřŖǼǯȄ
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PART II
THE PALAMITE TRADITION
AD MENTEM PATRUM
ȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱkatharsisȱȱęȱȱcentȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱǯȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱDZȱȃȱȱcentȱcentȱȱȱȱǰȱȱǰȱcentȱȱȱȱcentǯȱȱȱcentȱȱ ȱȱȱcentȱ ȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱcentcentȱcentȱȱȱȱǯȄ
ȱȱǰȱcentȱȱǰȱřŖȱȱŗşŝş
The Academy of the Immaculate
The Academy of the Immaculate founded in 1992 is inspired by and based on a project of St Maximilian M Kolbe (never realized by the Saint because of his death by martyrdom at the age of 47 August 14 1941) Among its goals the Academy seeks to promote at every level the study of the Mystery of the Immaculate Conception and the universal maternal mediation of the Virgin Mother of God and to sponsor publication and dissemination of the fruits of this research in every way possible
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PART I
THE PATRISTIC TRADITION
BEFORE PALAMISM
ΙΛχΑȱ ϊΑΗΉǰȱ Ύ΅Ϡȱ ΗЗΐ΅ȱ Ύ΅Όϟ΅ΗΉǰȱΑ΅ϲΑȱ ΉϢΕΣΗ΅ΘΓǰȱ ΛΝΕΘΎϲΑȱ ΐΉȱ ΉΓІǰȱ ΗΎΑχΑȱΉΓΎϱΗΐΘΓΑǰȱσΐΜΙΛΓΑȱΘνΐΉΑΓΖǰȱψȱπΔνΏΉΙΗΖǰȱΘΓІȱ΅Α΅ϟΓΙȱΑΉϾΐ΅ΘΓΖǰȱΎ΅ϠȱΊΝϛΖȱΥΑχΑȱΘνΕ΅ǯ
ȱ ȱȱȱȬcentȱȱęȱȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱȱ centǰȱ ȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱcentȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱǷ
ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ
ŗǯŖȱcentȱpoundpoundȂȱǻǯȹřŘşȹȮȹǯȹřşŖǼȱȱof the BVM as Prokathartheisa
ȱcentȱpoundpoundȼȱȱȱȱprokatharsisȱǻęǼȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱiexclȱ ȱ ǻȱverbumǼǰȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱĜȱȱȱcentȼȱȱȱ ȃęȄȱ ǻȱ Ǽǯȱ ȱ ęȱȱȱȱcentȱ ȱĴȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱǯȹŗ
ȱȬȱcentȱȱȱęiexclȱȃȬǰȄȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȃȬęǰȄȱcentȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȃȄȱȱ ȱȱȃȱ Ȅȱȱ ȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱǯȱȱiexclpoundȱęȱȱȱȱprokathartheisaȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱiexclȱȱǻȱȱǼǰȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱ ǻŗŚśřǼǯȹŘȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱcentȱȱȱȱȱcentȱpoundpoundȂȱȱȱȱǰȱ ȱ ȱęȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱiexclȱȱȱȱȱ ǯȱcentȱȱcentȱ ȱĴȱȱȱȱmeaningȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱǯ
ȱǰȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ ǻǰȱȱǭȱ
ŗȲǯȱюћёюљǰȱȃȱȱCcedilȱȁęȂȱȱȱagraveǰȄȱ ȱOrientalia Christiana PeriodicaȱřŗȱǻŗşŜśǼȱŘŚŗȮŘŝŜǯ
ŘȲǯȱ Ѣєіђǰȱ Ȃmiddotȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱDZȱmiddotȱȬǰȱȱŗşśŘǰȱǯȱřŗŚȮřŚŝǯ
ŗŞ
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ǼǯȱȱȱcentȱȱȱǻȱȱȱȱȱǼȱȱȱȱęcentȱĴȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱlocus theologicusȱcentȱȱcentȱȱȱǯȱǰȱȱȱȱǰȱȂȱcentȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentǯȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱcentȂȱiexclȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ȭȱ ȱΔΕΓΎ΅Ό΅ΕΌΉϟΗ΅ǰȱȱȃȱ ȱ ȱ ȱcentȱęǯȄȱȂȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȃęȱǯȄȱȱȱ DZ
ȱ ȱȱcentȱȱȱǽǯǰȱȂȱȱcentȂǾȱ ęȱ ǻΎ΅Ό΅ΕΗΐΓІȱ ΅ЁΘЗΑǼȱ ȱęȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱǽdzǾȱǻLukeȱŘDZȱŘŘǼȹř
ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȂȱǻȱcentȂǼȱęȱȱȱǰȹŚȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱiexclǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱǯǼȱcentȱDzȱǯǼȱȱȱȱȱȱcentDzȱǯǼȱȱȱȱDzȱǯǼȱȱȱcentȱȱȱǰȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱǻȱȱȱǼȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱęǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱęǰȱȱ
řȲȃ΅ϠȱϵΘΉȱπΔΏφΗΌΗ΅Αȱ΅ϡȱψΐνΕ΅ȱΘΓІȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕΗΐΓІȱ΅ЁΘЗΑȱΎ΅ΘΤȱΘϲΑȱΑϱΐΓΑȱΝϼΗνΝΖȱǽdzǾȱǻLukeȱŘDZȱŘŘǼǯȄ
ŚȲǯȱLeviticusȱŗŘDZȱŚȮŞǯ
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ѡѕђȱѝюѡџіѠѡіѐȱѡџюёіѡіќћȱяђѓќџђȱѝюљюњіѠњ
ȱ ȱȱȱěȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȂȱǯȹś
centǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ poundȱcentȱ ǻ ȱ ȱ ȱǼȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǻȱǼDZ
ȱ ǽǾȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǽdzǾȱȱȱȱ ȱpoundȱǽdzǾȱǰȱȱȱȱcentȱȱǻΔΏφΕΖȱΔΑΉϾΐ΅ΘΓΖȱΥϟΓΙǼǰȱȱȱȱȱȱǻLukeȱřDZȱřǰȱŘŗDzȱŚDZȱŗǼǯȹŜ
ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ iexclǰȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ bothȱ ȱ andȱ centȱ ȱęȱ after the Incarnationǯȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕΗΐϱΖȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱpoundpoundȂȱ ȱ ȱ ȱcentǰȱ ȱȃǯȄȹŝȱȼȱȱȱcentȂȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentǰȱ ȱȱ ȱǻinter aliaǼȱȱȱȱȱDZ
śȲȱ Romansȱ řDZȱ ŘŘȮŘŚǯȱ ǯǯǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǻǼȱ ȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȱex auctoritateȱȱcentȂȱȬȱęȱȱȱiexclȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centpoundȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱ ȱǰȱȱ ȱȱȱȱcentpoundȱcentȱȱȱȱȂȱȃcentȱȱiexclǯȄȱȱȱȱȱcentȱcentȱcentȂȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȃǰȄȱ centpoundȱ centȂȱȱ ȱcentȂȱ ȱ iexclȱ ȱ centȱȱ ǯȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ DZȱ ǯȱќџёіљљќǰȱ ȃȂȱ poundȱ ȱȱ ȱ ǰȄȱ ȱVirgo ImmaculataȱŚǰȱǯȱŗŝŘǯ
ŜȲȃΎ΅ϠȱώΏΌΉΑȱΉϢΖȱΔκΗ΅ΑȱǽΘχΑǾȱΔΉΕϟΛΝΕΓΑȱΘΓІȱΓΕΈΣΑΓΙȱΎΕϾΗΗΝΑȱΆΣΔΘΗΐ΅ȱΐΉΘ΅ΑΓϟ΅ΖȱΉϢΖȱΩΚΉΗΑȱΥΐ΅ΕΘЗΑȱǽdzǾȱΎ΅ϠȱΗΓІȱΆ΅ΔΘΗΌνΑΘΓΖȱǽdzǾȱΗΓІΖȱΈξȱΔΏφΕΖȱΔΑΉϾΐ΅ΘΓΖȱΥϟΓΙȱЀΔνΗΘΕΉΜΉΑȱΦΔϲȱΘΓІȱΓΕΈΣΑΓΙȱǽdzǾȄ
ŝȲȱ Thesaurus Linguae Graecaeȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ юǯёǯȱ ŗŚśřǯȱ ǯȱThesaurusǯ
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ȱȱcentȱ centȱȱȱȱǰȱȱDzȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱ ȱ ęȱ ǻΔΕΓΎ΅Ό΅ΕΌΉϟΗΖǼȱ ȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱcentȱȱǻȱȱ ȱcentȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱǼDzȱȱȱcentȱ centȱȱ ȱȱȱǰȱȱȱǽdzǾȹŞ
ȱȱȱǰȱcentȱȱȱȱ ȱ ǯȹşȱ ȱ ȱ ęȱ ȱ centȱǻ ȱiexclpoundȱȱcentǼȱȱȱǻprima facieǼȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱęȱǽȱǵǾȱȱȱȱcentǯȱǰȱcentȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱcentDZȱȱ
ŞȲџђєќџѦȱ юѧіюћѧђћǰȱ In TheophaniaDZȱ Orationȱ řŞȱ ǻȱ řŜǰȱ řŘśȱ ŚŗȮŚŘǼDZȱȃ΅Ϡȱ ΔΣΑΘ΅ȱ ϟΑΉΘ΅ǰȱ ΔΏχΑȱ ΘϛΖȱ Υΐ΅ΕΘϟ΅Ζǰȱ ΩΑΌΕΝΔΓΖȉȱ Ύ΅Ϡȱ ΗΣΕΎ΅ȱΔΕΓΎ΅Ό΅ΕΌΉϟΗΖȱ ΘХȱ ΑΉϾΐ΅Θȱ ǻσΈΉȱ ΤΕȱ Ύ΅Ϡȱ νΑΑΗΑȱ ΘΐΌϛΑ΅ǰȱ Ύ΅ϠȱΔ΅ΕΌΉΑϟ΅Αȱ ΔΕΓΘΐΌϛΑ΅Ǽȉȱ Ύ΅Ϡȱ ΔΣΑΘ΅ȱ ϟΑΉΘ΅ǰȱ ΔΏχΑȱ ΘϛΖȱ Υΐ΅ΕΘϟ΅ΖǰȱΩΑΌΕΝΔΓΖȱ ǽdzǾȱ ǻΉϢΖȱ ΘΤȱΉΓΚΣΑ΅ȱ ŗřǰȱ ǯȱ ŘśȮŘşǼǯȄȱǯǯǰȱ ȱprokathartheisa centȱȱȱȱȱȱpraepurgataȱǻǯȱȱřŜǰȱřŘŜȱŚŗȮŚŘǼǯȱȱȱiexclȱ ȱіёǯǰȱȱȱDZȱȱŚśȱǻȱřŜǰȱŜřřȱŝȮŞǼDZȱȃπΔϠȱΘχΑȱϢΈϟ΅ΑȱΉϢΎϱΑ΅ȱΛΝΕΉϧǰȱΎ΅ϠȱΗΣΕΎ΅ȱΚΓΕΉϧȱΈΤȱΘχΑȱΗΣΕΎ΅ǰȱΎ΅ϠȱΜΙΛϜȱΑΓΉΕλȱΈΤȱΘχΑȱ πΐχΑȱΜΙΛχΑȱΐϟΑΙΘ΅ǰȱ ΘХȱϳΐΓϟУȱΘϲȱ ϵΐΓΓΑȱΦΑ΅Ύ΅Ό΅ϟΕΝΑȱΎ΅ϠȱΔΣΑΘ΅ȱϟΑΉΘ΅ǰȱΔΏχΑȱΘϛΖȱΥΐ΅ΕΘϟ΅ΖǰȱΩΑΌΕΝΔΓΖȉȱΎΙΌΉϠΖȱΐξΑȱπΎȱΘϛΖȱ ΅ΕΌνΑΓΙǰȱΎ΅ϠȱΜΙΛχΑȱΎ΅ϠȱΗΣΕΎ΅ȱΔΕΓΎ΅Ό΅ΕΌΉϟΗΖȱΘХȱΑΉϾΐ΅ΘȱǻσΈΉȱΤΕǰȱΎ΅ϠȱνΑΑΗΑȱΘΐΌϛΑ΅ǰȱ Ύ΅Ϡȱ Δ΅ΕΌΉΑϟ΅Αȱ ΔΕΓΘΐΌϛΑ΅Ǽȱ ǽdzǾȄȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱęȱǻȕŚŗŖǼǰȱ ȱȱprokathartheisaȱȱȱ ȱȃǯȄȱȱџђєќџѦȱюѧіюћѧђћǰȱȱǰȱȱcentȱęȱȱȱpoundpoundȱ ȱ ǰȱ ǯȱ ǯȱ ȱ ǻȱ ȱȱȱŚŜǯŗǼǰȱȱŗşŗŖǰȱǯȱŗŖŖǯ
şȲpoundǯǰȱȱȱDZȱȱŚśȱǻȱřŜǼǯȱǯǯǰȱȱȱȱ ȱiexclȱcentȱ ȱ iexclȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ iexclȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱ ȱcentȂȱ centȱǯȱ ȱ ǯȱ юѠѝђџǰȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱ ȱęǰȱǰȱȱŘŖŖŚǰȱǯȱŗśŖȮŗśŗǯȱcentǰȱȱȱȱpoundpoundȂȱ ęȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱǯȱȱ ȱ centȱȱȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱ centȱcentȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱȱ ǰȱcentpoundȱȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ Theotokosȱ centȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱȱ ǯȱюљюяѢієǰȱ ȃȱȱȱ ȱcentȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱǰȄȱ ȱHandbookǰȱǯȱŘśśȮŘśŜǯ
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ȱǻǼȱȱȱǻǼǰȱȱǻcentǼȱȱȱǻǼȯȱcentȱǻȱcentǼȱǯȱȱ ȱȱȁȂȱȱȱǰȱ ȱȱȱȱȱcentȂȱȱȱȱiexclDZ
ȱ ȱcentȱcentȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱęȱcentȱǻcentǼǻǼDzȱǰȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱǯ
ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȂȱęȱcentȱǯȱ ȱ ȱǰȱcentȱȱȱcentȱcentȂȱȱȱȱsinlessȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱiexclȱȱ ȱcentȱȱ ǻǯǯǰȱȱȱȱȱǼǯȱǰȱȱiexclǰȱȱĴȱȱęȬȱȱȱȱȱcentȂȱȱęȬȱcentǯȱȱȱiexclȱȱȱcentȱȱcentȂȱȱȱǰȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱęȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱǯȱȱiexclȱcentȱiexclȱ centȱȱpoundpoundȂȱcentȱǻęȱȱǼȱȱȱȱȱpoundpoundȂȱΔΕΓΎ΅Ό΅ΕΌΉϟΗ΅ȱȱȱȱimmaculataǯȱęȱȱcentȂȱǯȱřşŞȮřşşȱȱȱcentDZȹŗŖ
ŗŖȲȱȱȱȱȱcentȱ ȱȱȱǯȱȂȱȱȱ ęȱ centȱ ŚŖŘǯȱ ȱ ǰȱ ǯȱ ѥѣіііǯȱ ǯǯǰȱ ęȂȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȬȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱǰȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱǻȱȱȱȱȱȱǼȱcentȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱpoundpoundȂȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centǯȱȱcentȱcentȱęȂȱ ȱȱ ȱȱ ȱimmaculataȱǻǯȱinfraǰȱǯȱřşŝǼǯȱȱȱȱȱȂȱcentȱ ȱcentȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱǻǯȹřşŖȦřşśǼȱDZȱџђєќџѦȱѦѠѠюǰȱLa vie de MoiumlseǰȱǯȱǯȱȱǻȱmiddotȱŗǯŘǼǰȱȱŗşŜŞřǰȱǯȱŗŗŞDZȱȃǽdzǾȱΈΈ΅ΗΎϱΐΉΌ΅ȱΎ΅ϠȱΘϲȱΎ΅ΘΤȱΘχΑȱ ΅ΕΌνΑΓΑȱΐΙΗΘφΕΓΑȱΦΚȂȱϏΖȱΘϲȱΘϛΖȱΌΉϱΘΘΓΖȱΚЗΖȱπΔΏΣΐΜ΅ΑȱΘХȱΦΑΌΕΝΔϟΑУȱΆϟУȱΈΤȱΉΑΑφΗΉΝΖȱΦΈΣΚΌΓΕΓΑȱπΚϾΏ΅ΒΉȱΘχΑȱπΒΣΜ΅Η΅ΑȱΌΣΐΑΓΑǰȱΘΓІȱΆΏ΅ΗΘΓІȱΘϛΖȱΔ΅ΕΌΉΑϟ΅ΖȱΐχȱΎ΅Θ΅ΐ΅Ε΅ΑΌνΑΘΓΖȱ
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ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱǯȱȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱȱǰȱȱ ȱȱǻimmaculataǼȱȱȱȱcentDzȱȱȱ ȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ǰȱ centȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱȱcentȱȱcentȱȱcentȱȱcentȱiexclǯȹŗŗ
13ȱ ȱ ȱ centȂȱ ȱ iexclǰȱ ȂȱȱȱcentDZȱǻŗǯǼȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȃęȄDzȱǻŘǯǼȱȱȱȱȃęȄȱȱ
ΘХȱ ΘϱΎУȱ ǻDe vita Mosisǰȱ ŘǯŘŗǰȱ ǯȱ ŗȮśǼǯȄȱ DZȱ ȃȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ centcentȱ ǻȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ǽǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱcentȱ ȱȱȱ ȱȱǯȱ ǽȱ Ǿȱȱ ȱȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱǯȄ
ŗŗȲȱȱȱȱȱImmaculataȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱ ęĴcentȱ ȱ ȱ DZȱ ȃȱ ęȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱiexclȱȱȱȱȱȱȱDzȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱǻIn ǰȱŗřǰȱǯȱŗşȮŘŘǼǯȄȱȱџђєќџѦȱюѧіюћѧђћǰȱȱǰȱȱȱŚŜǯŗǰȱ ǯȱ ŗŖŖǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȬimmaculataȱȱȱȱȱmiddotȱȱȱcentȱȱǯȱȱȱcentǯȱȱюѠѝђџǰȱȱȱcentdzǰȱǯȱŗśŖǯȱȂȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱŗŖŝřȮŗŖŝŚǯȱȱǯǯȱќѢѡѕђџћǰȱǯȱDZȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱŘŖŖŖǰȱǯȱŗŖŝǯȱȱȱĜȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱ ǻprokathartheisaȱ ƽȱ mundataǼǯȄȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ poundpoundȂȱ ǻgraeceǼȱ ȃęȱǻΔΕΓΎ΅Ό΅ΕΌΉϟΗ΅ǼǰȄȱ ęȂȱ ȱ ȱ ǻǯǯǰȱ immaculataǼȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ǰȱȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȂȱ ȃȄȱ ȱȱ ȃǯȄȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentDZȱȃȱȱȱȱȱęȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǽdzǾȱ ǻDe conceptu virginali ŗŞǰȱ ǯȱ ŘŚȮŘśǼǯȄȱȱ ȱȱ Ȃȱ ǰȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱ ȱcentȱȱcentȂȱȱȱǻȱȱȱȱęȂȱ immaculataȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ centǼǯȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȂȱȱȱęȱǻȱ ęǼǯȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȃęȱǻmundatiǼȄȱante nativitatem ChristiȱȱpoundȱȱȂȱęȱȱȱȱęǰȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ in uteroǯȱ ȱ ǰȱ centȱcentȱiexclȱȱęȱȱȱȱǰȱǯȱǻǯǰȱcentȱƽȱmundissimaDzȱǯȱDe conceptu virginaliǰȱŗŞǰȱǯȱŗŘȮŗřǼǯȱǯȱȱŘǰȱǯȱŗŗşȱǻCur Deus HomoǰȱǯŗŜǰȱǯȱŘŖȮřśǼDzȱǯǯǰȱǯȱŗřşȱǻDe conceptu virginaliǰȱŗŞǰȱǯȱŗŘȮŘśǼǯ
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centǰȱcentȱiexclȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱcentȂȱ centǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱhowȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȃęȱȄȱbothȱȱȱȱȱcentȱandȱȱȂȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȃęȄȱȱȱcentȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȂȱȱȱȱȱȱȱiexclȱȱ ȱǯȱǰȱȱęȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱpoundȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯ
11 Contextualization of Gregoryrsquos Arguments
within His OperaȱǻǯȹřŞŖǼȹŗŘ
ȱ iexclȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centȂȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȂȱiexclȱȱȱȱȱȱęȱȱȱcentǯȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱcentȼȱęǯȹŗřȱȱęȱȱȱǰȱȱȱcentȂȱȱcentȱDZ
ȱ ǰȱ ȱ Ĵȱ ǰȱ centȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ǻΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΐΉΑΓΑǼȹŗŚȱ ǻȱ ȱ ȱ centȱęǼȱ ȱ ȱ Dzȱ ȱ Ĵǰȱ ȱ ȱ
ŗŘȲcentȂȱcentȱȱȱȱǯȱřŞŖȮřŞŗǯȱȱǯȱюљђѦǰȱGregory ȱpoundpoundȱǻȱcentȱȱȱǼǰȱ ȱȱŘŖŖŜǰȱǯȱŗŗŝǯ
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ȱǰȱcentȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȃacircȱǻȱǼǯȄȱcentȼȱ ȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱcentȱǯȱȱȃcentȄȱȱȃcentȄȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱ ǰȱcentȱȱȱȃcentȄȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱęȱȱǰȱȱ ȱ
ȱǻȱcentǼȱ ȱȃęȄȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ΅ЁΘЗΑǯȱǯȱDZȱapparatus criticusǰȱǯȱŗŞśǯ
ŗśȲюѧіюћѧђћǰȱȱDZȱȱřŞȱǻȱřŜǰȱřŘşȱśŜȮŜŖǼDZȱȃΎΕϲΑȱΐξΑȱΓЇΑȱЂΗΘΉΕΓΑȱϷΜΉȱΎ΅ϠȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΐΉΑΓΑȱΗΓІΑȱπΑȱΘХȱΓΕΈΣΑϙȱΘχΑȱπΐχΑȱΎΣΌ΅ΕΗΑȉȱΐκΏΏΓΑȱ Έξȱ ΥΑϟΊΓΑΘ΅ȱ ΘϜȱ Ύ΅ΌΣΕΗΉȱ ΘΤȱ ЂΈ΅Θ΅ȱ ǻΓЁȱ ΤΕȱ Έχȱ ΅ЁΘϲΖȱ πΈΉϧΘΓȱΎ΅ΌΣΕΗΉΝΖǰȱϳȱ΅ϥΕΝΑȱΘχΑȱΥΐ΅ΕΘϟ΅ΑȱΘΓІȱΎϱΗΐΓΙǼȱǽdzǾȱǻΉϢΖȱΘΤȱΉΓΚΣΑ΅ǰȱŗŜǰȱǯȱ ŗȮśǼǯȄȱǯǯǰȱkathairomenos Iecircsousȱcentȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱpurgatus
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ŗŜȲǯǯǰȱ Lukeȱ řDZȱ řȱ ęȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȃȱȱȱȱȱǯȄ
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ѡѕђȱѝюѡџіѠѡіѐȱѡџюёіѡіќћȱяђѓќџђȱѝюљюњіѠњ
ǰȱȱȱȱcentȱȱ ȱȱȱȃęȄȱȱȱȱȱȱiexclDZȹŗŝ
ǯǼȱ ȱȱȱiexclȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ
ǯǼȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȃȱȄȱȱȱ
ŗǯŘȱ centȱ poundpoundȼȱ ȱ ȱ ȱęȱȱȱȱcent
ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ iexclȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ centȱcentȱȱȱȱ ȱȱcaveatȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȂȱęDzȱcentǰȱȱȱ ȱ ȂȱȃęȄȱ ȱȱ ȱǯȱ ȱcentȱ ȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱcentȱȱȱȱcentȱiexclȱ ǵȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱǰȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱ ȱ centȱ ǰȱ ȱ centȱ ȱȃcentȄȱ ȱȱȱȱDZ
ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱĚ ȱȱȱDZȱcentǰȱǰȱȂȱȱȱĚǯ
ȱȬȱȱǰȱȱȱęȱȱǻϊΑΗΉȱΔΕϱΗΌΉΑǼǰ
ȱǰȱȱęȱǰȱȱDZȱȱȱ ȱęȱǻΎ΅ΌφΕ΅ΘΓǼȱȱcentȱǯȹŗŞ
ŗŝȲюћёюљǰȱȃȱȱCcedilȱȁęȂdzȱǰȄȱǯȱŘśřǯŗŞȲȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱџђєќџѦȱюѧіюћѧђћǰȱΉΕϠȱ Έ΅ΌΎЗΑȱ Ύ΅ϠȱΔΚ΅ΑΉϟ΅Ζȱ ΕΗΘΓІDZȱ ȱ ȱ ǻȱ řŝǰȱ ŚŜŘǼDZȱ ȃЁΈξȱ ϹϾΗΉȱ ΆΕΓΘνϙȱΆΕΓΘϲΖȱσΔΏΉΘΓǰȱπΎȱΈȂȱΩΕ΅ȱΗ΅ΕΎϲΖǰȱχΑȱΑΉІΐȂȱϊΑΗΉȱΔΕϱΗΌΉΑȱΦΑΙΐΚν΅ȱ
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ȱ ȱ ȱ centǰȱ centȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱĜȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱcentȱȱǯȱǰȱcentȱȱ ȱ centȂȱ ȱ ȱ ȃęȄȱcentȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱĚȱȱ ȱǯȱȂȱ ȱęȱ ȱ ȱęcentȱȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ęȱ ǻǯǯǰȱęǼǯȹŗşȱȱȱȱ ȱiexclǷȱȱ ȱȱęȱȱȱȱȱȱĚȱǻȱcentȱȱ ȱȱȱȱǼǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱiexclȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱeitherȱȱorȱcentǯ
ȱ centȂȱ ȱ ǰȱ ǰȱȃęȄȱcentȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȃęȄȱȱȃcentȄȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱǰȱpoundpoundȱȱęȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ěȱ ȱ ȱ centǯȱȱ1 Corinthiansȱ ŗDZȱ řŖȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȂȱȃęȱǻΈΎ΅ΓΗϾΑǼȄȱȱȱȃȱǻΥ΅ΗΐϱΖǼǯȄȱȱȱȱȂȱȱȱȱęȱȱ ȱcentȱȱmodus vivendiȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱǻhagiasmosǼǯȱcentȱ ȱȱȂȱcentDZ
ΐΘνΕ΅ȱ ΎΉΈΑχΑǰȱ ЁΘΓΔ΅χΖȱ ΆΕΓΘϲΖȱ ώΏΌΉǰȱ Ύ΅ΌφΕ΅ΘΓȱ ΈȂȱ ΉϣΑΉΎȂȱ πΐΉϧΓȱ ǻDe Testamentis et adventu Christiǰȱ ǯȱ ŜŞȮŝŖǼǯȄȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȂȱȱǯȱȱCPGȱśǰȱǯȱŗŞşǯ
ŗşȲcentǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǻ ȱ ȱ ȱ 1 CorinthiansȱŗDZřŖǼǰȱ centȱ iexclcentȱ ȱ Υ΅ΗΐϱΖȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΘΖǯȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centDZȱ ȃȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱęǯȃȱџђєќџѦȱюѧіюћѧђћǰȱȱ ȱpoundpoundDZȱȱ ucircȱtheologischen RedenǰȱǯȱǯȱǰȱucircȱŗşŜřǰȱǯȱŗşŘDZȱȃΈΎ΅ΓΗϾΑȱΈνǰȱϵΘȱΘΓІȱΔΕϲΖȱΦΒϟ΅ΑȱΈ΅ΕνΘΖǰȱΎ΅ϠȱΈ΅ΘЗΑȱΈΎ΅ϟΝΖȱΘΓϧΖȱЀΔϲȱΑϱΐΓΑȱΎ΅ϠȱΘΓϧΖȱЀΔϲȱΛΣΕΑǰȱΜΙΛϜȱΎ΅ϠȱΗЏΐ΅ΘȱǽdzǾȱΥ΅ΗΐϲΖȱΈνǰȱБΖȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΘΖǰȱϣΑ΅ȱΛΝΕϛΘ΅ȱΘϲȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕϲΑȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΘΘȱǻDe FilioǰȱŘŖǰȱǯȱřŘȮřŝǼǯȄ
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ȱ ȱ ǻΥ΅ΗΐϱΖǼȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centȱǻΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΘΖǼǰȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱǻΘϲȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΑǼȱȱȱȱcentȱǻΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΘΘǼǯȹŘŖ
ȱ ǰȱ ȱpoundpoundȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱȃȱ Ȅȱ ȱȃȱǯȄȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentǰȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȱǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȃcentǯȄȱȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȃęȄȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱęȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ǯȱ ȱcentȂȱ ǰȱ ȱ iexclȱȱȱȱiexclȱȃęȄȱȱȃȄȱ ȱȱȱǯȱȱȱcentȱęǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱcentȱȱȱcentǯȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȬęiexclȱȱǯȱȱǰȱȱȱȱcentȂȱęȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱcentȂȱȱȱȃȄȱȱȱcentcentȱǰȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȃǯȄȱȱȱiexclcentȱǰȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱǯ
ŘŖȲǯȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱhagiasmosȱȱȱ ȱȱęȱȱǯȱȱȱȱDZȱȃȱǽȱ Ǿȱ ęǰȱȱǽǾȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱcentǯȱǰȱǰȱȱȱcentȱcentȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱDZȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱ centDzȱȱȱǰȱȱȯĴȱȱȱȱȱ ȯ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱĴȱǻǯȱ1 CorǯȱŗDZȱŘşǼǯȱȱȱȱȱȱcentǰȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱcentǯȱȱǽȱǾȱǰȱȱȱȱǰȱ ȱȱȱȱcentȱǰȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱiexclȱȱǰȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǻǯȱŗȱǯȱŗDZȱřŖǼǯȄ
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PART II
THE PALAMITE TRADITION
AD MENTEM PATRUM
ȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱkatharsisȱȱęȱȱcentȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱǯȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱDZȱȃȱȱcentȱcentȱȱȱȱǰȱȱǰȱcentȱȱȱȱcentǯȱȱȱcentȱȱ ȱȱȱcentȱ ȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱcentcentȱcentȱȱȱȱǯȄ
ȱȱǰȱcentȱȱǰȱřŖȱȱŗşŝş
The Academy of the Immaculate
The Academy of the Immaculate founded in 1992 is inspired by and based on a project of St Maximilian M Kolbe (never realized by the Saint because of his death by martyrdom at the age of 47 August 14 1941) Among its goals the Academy seeks to promote at every level the study of the Mystery of the Immaculate Conception and the universal maternal mediation of the Virgin Mother of God and to sponsor publication and dissemination of the fruits of this research in every way possible
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ŗǯŖȱcentȱpoundpoundȂȱǻǯȹřŘşȹȮȹǯȹřşŖǼȱȱof the BVM as Prokathartheisa
ȱcentȱpoundpoundȼȱȱȱȱprokatharsisȱǻęǼȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱiexclȱ ȱ ǻȱverbumǼǰȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱĜȱȱȱcentȼȱȱȱ ȃęȄȱ ǻȱ Ǽǯȱ ȱ ęȱȱȱȱcentȱ ȱĴȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱǯȹŗ
ȱȬȱcentȱȱȱęiexclȱȃȬǰȄȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȃȬęǰȄȱcentȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȃȄȱȱ ȱȱȃȱ Ȅȱȱ ȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱǯȱȱiexclpoundȱęȱȱȱȱprokathartheisaȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱiexclȱȱǻȱȱǼǰȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱ ǻŗŚśřǼǯȹŘȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱcentȱȱȱȱȱcentȱpoundpoundȂȱȱȱȱǰȱ ȱ ȱęȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱiexclȱȱȱȱȱ ǯȱcentȱȱcentȱ ȱĴȱȱȱȱmeaningȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱǯ
ȱǰȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ ǻǰȱȱǭȱ
ŗȲǯȱюћёюљǰȱȃȱȱCcedilȱȁęȂȱȱȱagraveǰȄȱ ȱOrientalia Christiana PeriodicaȱřŗȱǻŗşŜśǼȱŘŚŗȮŘŝŜǯ
ŘȲǯȱ Ѣєіђǰȱ Ȃmiddotȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱDZȱmiddotȱȬǰȱȱŗşśŘǰȱǯȱřŗŚȮřŚŝǯ
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ǼǯȱȱȱcentȱȱȱǻȱȱȱȱȱǼȱȱȱȱęcentȱĴȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱlocus theologicusȱcentȱȱcentȱȱȱǯȱǰȱȱȱȱǰȱȂȱcentȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentǯȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱcentȂȱiexclȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ȭȱ ȱΔΕΓΎ΅Ό΅ΕΌΉϟΗ΅ǰȱȱȃȱ ȱ ȱ ȱcentȱęǯȄȱȂȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȃęȱǯȄȱȱȱ DZ
ȱ ȱȱcentȱȱȱǽǯǰȱȂȱȱcentȂǾȱ ęȱ ǻΎ΅Ό΅ΕΗΐΓІȱ ΅ЁΘЗΑǼȱ ȱęȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱǽdzǾȱǻLukeȱŘDZȱŘŘǼȹř
ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȂȱǻȱcentȂǼȱęȱȱȱǰȹŚȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱiexclǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱǯǼȱcentȱDzȱǯǼȱȱȱȱȱȱcentDzȱǯǼȱȱȱȱDzȱǯǼȱȱȱcentȱȱȱǰȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱǻȱȱȱǼȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱęǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱęǰȱȱ
řȲȃ΅ϠȱϵΘΉȱπΔΏφΗΌΗ΅Αȱ΅ϡȱψΐνΕ΅ȱΘΓІȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕΗΐΓІȱ΅ЁΘЗΑȱΎ΅ΘΤȱΘϲΑȱΑϱΐΓΑȱΝϼΗνΝΖȱǽdzǾȱǻLukeȱŘDZȱŘŘǼǯȄ
ŚȲǯȱLeviticusȱŗŘDZȱŚȮŞǯ
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ѡѕђȱѝюѡџіѠѡіѐȱѡџюёіѡіќћȱяђѓќџђȱѝюљюњіѠњ
ȱ ȱȱȱěȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȂȱǯȹś
centǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ poundȱcentȱ ǻ ȱ ȱ ȱǼȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǻȱǼDZ
ȱ ǽǾȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǽdzǾȱȱȱȱ ȱpoundȱǽdzǾȱǰȱȱȱȱcentȱȱǻΔΏφΕΖȱΔΑΉϾΐ΅ΘΓΖȱΥϟΓΙǼǰȱȱȱȱȱȱǻLukeȱřDZȱřǰȱŘŗDzȱŚDZȱŗǼǯȹŜ
ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ iexclǰȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ bothȱ ȱ andȱ centȱ ȱęȱ after the Incarnationǯȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕΗΐϱΖȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱpoundpoundȂȱ ȱ ȱ ȱcentǰȱ ȱȃǯȄȹŝȱȼȱȱȱcentȂȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentǰȱ ȱȱ ȱǻinter aliaǼȱȱȱȱȱDZ
śȲȱ Romansȱ řDZȱ ŘŘȮŘŚǯȱ ǯǯǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǻǼȱ ȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȱex auctoritateȱȱcentȂȱȬȱęȱȱȱiexclȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centpoundȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱ ȱǰȱȱ ȱȱȱȱcentpoundȱcentȱȱȱȱȂȱȃcentȱȱiexclǯȄȱȱȱȱȱcentȱcentȱcentȂȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȃǰȄȱ centpoundȱ centȂȱȱ ȱcentȂȱ ȱ iexclȱ ȱ centȱȱ ǯȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ DZȱ ǯȱќџёіљљќǰȱ ȃȂȱ poundȱ ȱȱ ȱ ǰȄȱ ȱVirgo ImmaculataȱŚǰȱǯȱŗŝŘǯ
ŜȲȃΎ΅ϠȱώΏΌΉΑȱΉϢΖȱΔκΗ΅ΑȱǽΘχΑǾȱΔΉΕϟΛΝΕΓΑȱΘΓІȱΓΕΈΣΑΓΙȱΎΕϾΗΗΝΑȱΆΣΔΘΗΐ΅ȱΐΉΘ΅ΑΓϟ΅ΖȱΉϢΖȱΩΚΉΗΑȱΥΐ΅ΕΘЗΑȱǽdzǾȱΎ΅ϠȱΗΓІȱΆ΅ΔΘΗΌνΑΘΓΖȱǽdzǾȱΗΓІΖȱΈξȱΔΏφΕΖȱΔΑΉϾΐ΅ΘΓΖȱΥϟΓΙȱЀΔνΗΘΕΉΜΉΑȱΦΔϲȱΘΓІȱΓΕΈΣΑΓΙȱǽdzǾȄ
ŝȲȱ Thesaurus Linguae Graecaeȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ юǯёǯȱ ŗŚśřǯȱ ǯȱThesaurusǯ
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ȱȱcentȱ centȱȱȱȱǰȱȱDzȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱ ȱ ęȱ ǻΔΕΓΎ΅Ό΅ΕΌΉϟΗΖǼȱ ȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱcentȱȱǻȱȱ ȱcentȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱǼDzȱȱȱcentȱ centȱȱ ȱȱȱǰȱȱȱǽdzǾȹŞ
ȱȱȱǰȱcentȱȱȱȱ ȱ ǯȹşȱ ȱ ȱ ęȱ ȱ centȱǻ ȱiexclpoundȱȱcentǼȱȱȱǻprima facieǼȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱęȱǽȱǵǾȱȱȱȱcentǯȱǰȱcentȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱcentDZȱȱ
ŞȲџђєќџѦȱ юѧіюћѧђћǰȱ In TheophaniaDZȱ Orationȱ řŞȱ ǻȱ řŜǰȱ řŘśȱ ŚŗȮŚŘǼDZȱȃ΅Ϡȱ ΔΣΑΘ΅ȱ ϟΑΉΘ΅ǰȱ ΔΏχΑȱ ΘϛΖȱ Υΐ΅ΕΘϟ΅Ζǰȱ ΩΑΌΕΝΔΓΖȉȱ Ύ΅Ϡȱ ΗΣΕΎ΅ȱΔΕΓΎ΅Ό΅ΕΌΉϟΗΖȱ ΘХȱ ΑΉϾΐ΅Θȱ ǻσΈΉȱ ΤΕȱ Ύ΅Ϡȱ νΑΑΗΑȱ ΘΐΌϛΑ΅ǰȱ Ύ΅ϠȱΔ΅ΕΌΉΑϟ΅Αȱ ΔΕΓΘΐΌϛΑ΅Ǽȉȱ Ύ΅Ϡȱ ΔΣΑΘ΅ȱ ϟΑΉΘ΅ǰȱ ΔΏχΑȱ ΘϛΖȱ Υΐ΅ΕΘϟ΅ΖǰȱΩΑΌΕΝΔΓΖȱ ǽdzǾȱ ǻΉϢΖȱ ΘΤȱΉΓΚΣΑ΅ȱ ŗřǰȱ ǯȱ ŘśȮŘşǼǯȄȱǯǯǰȱ ȱprokathartheisa centȱȱȱȱȱȱpraepurgataȱǻǯȱȱřŜǰȱřŘŜȱŚŗȮŚŘǼǯȱȱȱiexclȱ ȱіёǯǰȱȱȱDZȱȱŚśȱǻȱřŜǰȱŜřřȱŝȮŞǼDZȱȃπΔϠȱΘχΑȱϢΈϟ΅ΑȱΉϢΎϱΑ΅ȱΛΝΕΉϧǰȱΎ΅ϠȱΗΣΕΎ΅ȱΚΓΕΉϧȱΈΤȱΘχΑȱΗΣΕΎ΅ǰȱΎ΅ϠȱΜΙΛϜȱΑΓΉΕλȱΈΤȱΘχΑȱ πΐχΑȱΜΙΛχΑȱΐϟΑΙΘ΅ǰȱ ΘХȱϳΐΓϟУȱΘϲȱ ϵΐΓΓΑȱΦΑ΅Ύ΅Ό΅ϟΕΝΑȱΎ΅ϠȱΔΣΑΘ΅ȱϟΑΉΘ΅ǰȱΔΏχΑȱΘϛΖȱΥΐ΅ΕΘϟ΅ΖǰȱΩΑΌΕΝΔΓΖȉȱΎΙΌΉϠΖȱΐξΑȱπΎȱΘϛΖȱ ΅ΕΌνΑΓΙǰȱΎ΅ϠȱΜΙΛχΑȱΎ΅ϠȱΗΣΕΎ΅ȱΔΕΓΎ΅Ό΅ΕΌΉϟΗΖȱΘХȱΑΉϾΐ΅ΘȱǻσΈΉȱΤΕǰȱΎ΅ϠȱνΑΑΗΑȱΘΐΌϛΑ΅ǰȱ Ύ΅Ϡȱ Δ΅ΕΌΉΑϟ΅Αȱ ΔΕΓΘΐΌϛΑ΅Ǽȱ ǽdzǾȄȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱęȱǻȕŚŗŖǼǰȱ ȱȱprokathartheisaȱȱȱ ȱȃǯȄȱȱџђєќџѦȱюѧіюћѧђћǰȱȱǰȱȱcentȱęȱȱȱpoundpoundȱ ȱ ǰȱ ǯȱ ǯȱ ȱ ǻȱ ȱȱȱŚŜǯŗǼǰȱȱŗşŗŖǰȱǯȱŗŖŖǯ
şȲpoundǯǰȱȱȱDZȱȱŚśȱǻȱřŜǼǯȱǯǯǰȱȱȱȱ ȱiexclȱcentȱ ȱ iexclȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ iexclȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱ ȱcentȂȱ centȱǯȱ ȱ ǯȱ юѠѝђџǰȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱ ȱęǰȱǰȱȱŘŖŖŚǰȱǯȱŗśŖȮŗśŗǯȱcentǰȱȱȱȱpoundpoundȂȱ ęȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱǯȱȱ ȱ centȱȱȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱ centȱcentȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱȱ ǰȱcentpoundȱȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ Theotokosȱ centȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱȱ ǯȱюљюяѢієǰȱ ȃȱȱȱ ȱcentȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱǰȄȱ ȱHandbookǰȱǯȱŘśśȮŘśŜǯ
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ȱǻǼȱȱȱǻǼǰȱȱǻcentǼȱȱȱǻǼȯȱcentȱǻȱcentǼȱǯȱȱ ȱȱȁȂȱȱȱǰȱ ȱȱȱȱȱcentȂȱȱȱȱiexclDZ
ȱ ȱcentȱcentȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱęȱcentȱǻcentǼǻǼDzȱǰȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱǯ
ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȂȱęȱcentȱǯȱ ȱ ȱǰȱcentȱȱȱcentȱcentȂȱȱȱȱsinlessȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱiexclȱȱ ȱcentȱȱ ǻǯǯǰȱȱȱȱȱǼǯȱǰȱȱiexclǰȱȱĴȱȱęȬȱȱȱȱȱcentȂȱȱęȬȱcentǯȱȱȱiexclȱȱȱcentȱȱcentȂȱȱȱǰȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱęȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱǯȱȱiexclȱcentȱiexclȱ centȱȱpoundpoundȂȱcentȱǻęȱȱǼȱȱȱȱȱpoundpoundȂȱΔΕΓΎ΅Ό΅ΕΌΉϟΗ΅ȱȱȱȱimmaculataǯȱęȱȱcentȂȱǯȱřşŞȮřşşȱȱȱcentDZȹŗŖ
ŗŖȲȱȱȱȱȱcentȱ ȱȱȱǯȱȂȱȱȱ ęȱ centȱ ŚŖŘǯȱ ȱ ǰȱ ǯȱ ѥѣіііǯȱ ǯǯǰȱ ęȂȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȬȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱǰȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱǻȱȱȱȱȱȱǼȱcentȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱpoundpoundȂȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centǯȱȱcentȱcentȱęȂȱ ȱȱ ȱȱ ȱimmaculataȱǻǯȱinfraǰȱǯȱřşŝǼǯȱȱȱȱȱȂȱcentȱ ȱcentȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱǻǯȹřşŖȦřşśǼȱDZȱџђєќџѦȱѦѠѠюǰȱLa vie de MoiumlseǰȱǯȱǯȱȱǻȱmiddotȱŗǯŘǼǰȱȱŗşŜŞřǰȱǯȱŗŗŞDZȱȃǽdzǾȱΈΈ΅ΗΎϱΐΉΌ΅ȱΎ΅ϠȱΘϲȱΎ΅ΘΤȱΘχΑȱ ΅ΕΌνΑΓΑȱΐΙΗΘφΕΓΑȱΦΚȂȱϏΖȱΘϲȱΘϛΖȱΌΉϱΘΘΓΖȱΚЗΖȱπΔΏΣΐΜ΅ΑȱΘХȱΦΑΌΕΝΔϟΑУȱΆϟУȱΈΤȱΉΑΑφΗΉΝΖȱΦΈΣΚΌΓΕΓΑȱπΚϾΏ΅ΒΉȱΘχΑȱπΒΣΜ΅Η΅ΑȱΌΣΐΑΓΑǰȱΘΓІȱΆΏ΅ΗΘΓІȱΘϛΖȱΔ΅ΕΌΉΑϟ΅ΖȱΐχȱΎ΅Θ΅ΐ΅Ε΅ΑΌνΑΘΓΖȱ
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13ȱ ȱ ȱ centȂȱ ȱ iexclǰȱ ȂȱȱȱcentDZȱǻŗǯǼȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȃęȄDzȱǻŘǯǼȱȱȱȱȃęȄȱȱ
ΘХȱ ΘϱΎУȱ ǻDe vita Mosisǰȱ ŘǯŘŗǰȱ ǯȱ ŗȮśǼǯȄȱ DZȱ ȃȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ centcentȱ ǻȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ǽǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱcentȱ ȱȱȱ ȱȱǯȱ ǽȱ Ǿȱȱ ȱȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱǯȄ
ŗŗȲȱȱȱȱȱImmaculataȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱ ęĴcentȱ ȱ ȱ DZȱ ȃȱ ęȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱiexclȱȱȱȱȱȱȱDzȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱǻIn ǰȱŗřǰȱǯȱŗşȮŘŘǼǯȄȱȱџђєќџѦȱюѧіюћѧђћǰȱȱǰȱȱȱŚŜǯŗǰȱ ǯȱ ŗŖŖǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȬimmaculataȱȱȱȱȱmiddotȱȱȱcentȱȱǯȱȱȱcentǯȱȱюѠѝђџǰȱȱȱcentdzǰȱǯȱŗśŖǯȱȂȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱŗŖŝřȮŗŖŝŚǯȱȱǯǯȱќѢѡѕђџћǰȱǯȱDZȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱŘŖŖŖǰȱǯȱŗŖŝǯȱȱȱĜȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱ ǻprokathartheisaȱ ƽȱ mundataǼǯȄȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ poundpoundȂȱ ǻgraeceǼȱ ȃęȱǻΔΕΓΎ΅Ό΅ΕΌΉϟΗ΅ǼǰȄȱ ęȂȱ ȱ ȱ ǻǯǯǰȱ immaculataǼȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ǰȱȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȂȱ ȃȄȱ ȱȱ ȃǯȄȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentDZȱȃȱȱȱȱȱęȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǽdzǾȱ ǻDe conceptu virginali ŗŞǰȱ ǯȱ ŘŚȮŘśǼǯȄȱȱ ȱȱ Ȃȱ ǰȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱ ȱcentȱȱcentȂȱȱȱǻȱȱȱȱęȂȱ immaculataȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ centǼǯȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȂȱȱȱęȱǻȱ ęǼǯȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȃęȱǻmundatiǼȄȱante nativitatem ChristiȱȱpoundȱȱȂȱęȱȱȱȱęǰȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ in uteroǯȱ ȱ ǰȱ centȱcentȱiexclȱȱęȱȱȱȱǰȱǯȱǻǯǰȱcentȱƽȱmundissimaDzȱǯȱDe conceptu virginaliǰȱŗŞǰȱǯȱŗŘȮŗřǼǯȱǯȱȱŘǰȱǯȱŗŗşȱǻCur Deus HomoǰȱǯŗŜǰȱǯȱŘŖȮřśǼDzȱǯǯǰȱǯȱŗřşȱǻDe conceptu virginaliǰȱŗŞǰȱǯȱŗŘȮŘśǼǯ
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ȱcentȱȱȦȱȱȱǻǯǯǰȱȱȱǼǯ
centǰȱcentȱiexclȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱcentȂȱ centǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱhowȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȃęȱȄȱbothȱȱȱȱȱcentȱandȱȱȂȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȃęȄȱȱȱcentȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȂȱȱȱȱȱȱȱiexclȱȱ ȱǯȱǰȱȱęȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱpoundȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯ
11 Contextualization of Gregoryrsquos Arguments
within His OperaȱǻǯȹřŞŖǼȹŗŘ
ȱ iexclȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centȂȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȂȱiexclȱȱȱȱȱȱęȱȱȱcentǯȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱcentȼȱęǯȹŗřȱȱęȱȱȱǰȱȱȱcentȂȱȱcentȱDZ
ȱ ǰȱ ȱ Ĵȱ ǰȱ centȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ǻΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΐΉΑΓΑǼȹŗŚȱ ǻȱ ȱ ȱ centȱęǼȱ ȱ ȱ Dzȱ ȱ Ĵǰȱ ȱ ȱ
ŗŘȲcentȂȱcentȱȱȱȱǯȱřŞŖȮřŞŗǯȱȱǯȱюљђѦǰȱGregory ȱpoundpoundȱǻȱcentȱȱȱǼǰȱ ȱȱŘŖŖŜǰȱǯȱŗŗŝǯ
ŗřȲюћёюљǰȱȃȱȱCcedilȱȁęȂdzȱǰȄȱǯȱŘśřǯŗŚȲcentȂȱȱȱȱȂȱȱcentȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱDZȱȃ΅ϠȱϵΘΉȱπΔΏφΗΌΗ΅Αȱ΅ϡȱψΐνΕ΅ȱΘΓІȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕΗΐΓІȱ΅ЁΘΓІȱΎ΅ΘΤȱΘϲΑȱΑϱΐΓΑȱΝϼΗνΝΖȱ ǽdzǾȱǻLukeȱŘDZȱŘŘǼǯȄȱȱȱȱautouȱ ȱĴȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱonlyȱ
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ȱcentȱȱ ȱbyȱęȱǻȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱęǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ centȱȱȱȱȱ Ǽǯȹŗś
Prima facieǰȱcentȼȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȃęȱȄǵȱǰȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱěȱ ȱȱęȱȱȱȱęȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentǯȱȱȱȱpriorȱȱȱcentȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǻ ȱ ȱ ȱǼȱȱȱǻȱȱȱvisibleȱȱǼǰȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱpriorȱęȱǻǯǯǰȱęǼǰȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱȃęȄȱȱȱǯȹŗŜ
ȱǰȱcentȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȃacircȱǻȱǼǯȄȱcentȼȱ ȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱcentȱǯȱȱȃcentȄȱȱȃcentȄȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱ ǰȱcentȱȱȱȃcentȄȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱęȱȱǰȱȱ ȱ
ȱǻȱcentǼȱ ȱȃęȄȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ΅ЁΘЗΑǯȱǯȱDZȱapparatus criticusǰȱǯȱŗŞśǯ
ŗśȲюѧіюћѧђћǰȱȱDZȱȱřŞȱǻȱřŜǰȱřŘşȱśŜȮŜŖǼDZȱȃΎΕϲΑȱΐξΑȱΓЇΑȱЂΗΘΉΕΓΑȱϷΜΉȱΎ΅ϠȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΐΉΑΓΑȱΗΓІΑȱπΑȱΘХȱΓΕΈΣΑϙȱΘχΑȱπΐχΑȱΎΣΌ΅ΕΗΑȉȱΐκΏΏΓΑȱ Έξȱ ΥΑϟΊΓΑΘ΅ȱ ΘϜȱ Ύ΅ΌΣΕΗΉȱ ΘΤȱ ЂΈ΅Θ΅ȱ ǻΓЁȱ ΤΕȱ Έχȱ ΅ЁΘϲΖȱ πΈΉϧΘΓȱΎ΅ΌΣΕΗΉΝΖǰȱϳȱ΅ϥΕΝΑȱΘχΑȱΥΐ΅ΕΘϟ΅ΑȱΘΓІȱΎϱΗΐΓΙǼȱǽdzǾȱǻΉϢΖȱΘΤȱΉΓΚΣΑ΅ǰȱŗŜǰȱǯȱ ŗȮśǼǯȄȱǯǯǰȱkathairomenos Iecircsousȱcentȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱpurgatus
Iesusȱ ǻǯȱȱřŜǰȱřřŖȱśŝȮśŞǼǯȱȱȱȱIesusȱȃęȄȱȱȱȱȱęȱǻȕŚŗŖǼǰȱDZȱȃȱȱȱȱȱȱĚȱȱęȱǰȱȱęȱǰȱȱȱȱęȱęȱȯȱȱȱęȱȱȱȱȱȱǽdzǾȱǻȱŗŜǰȱǯȱŗśȮŗŞǼȄȱȱǰȱǯȱŗŖŚǯ
ŗŜȲǯǯǰȱ Lukeȱ řDZȱ řȱ ęȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȃȱȱȱȱȱǯȄ
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ǰȱȱȱȱcentȱȱ ȱȱȱȃęȄȱȱȱȱȱȱiexclDZȹŗŝ
ǯǼȱ ȱȱȱiexclȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ
ǯǼȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȃȱȄȱȱȱ
ŗǯŘȱ centȱ poundpoundȼȱ ȱ ȱ ȱęȱȱȱȱcent
ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ iexclȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ centȱcentȱȱȱȱ ȱȱcaveatȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȂȱęDzȱcentǰȱȱȱ ȱ ȂȱȃęȄȱ ȱȱ ȱǯȱ ȱcentȱ ȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱcentȱȱȱȱcentȱiexclȱ ǵȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱǰȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱ ȱ centȱ ǰȱ ȱ centȱ ȱȃcentȄȱ ȱȱȱȱDZ
ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱĚ ȱȱȱDZȱcentǰȱǰȱȂȱȱȱĚǯ
ȱȬȱȱǰȱȱȱęȱȱǻϊΑΗΉȱΔΕϱΗΌΉΑǼǰ
ȱǰȱȱęȱǰȱȱDZȱȱȱ ȱęȱǻΎ΅ΌφΕ΅ΘΓǼȱȱcentȱǯȹŗŞ
ŗŝȲюћёюљǰȱȃȱȱCcedilȱȁęȂdzȱǰȄȱǯȱŘśřǯŗŞȲȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱџђєќџѦȱюѧіюћѧђћǰȱΉΕϠȱ Έ΅ΌΎЗΑȱ Ύ΅ϠȱΔΚ΅ΑΉϟ΅Ζȱ ΕΗΘΓІDZȱ ȱ ȱ ǻȱ řŝǰȱ ŚŜŘǼDZȱ ȃЁΈξȱ ϹϾΗΉȱ ΆΕΓΘνϙȱΆΕΓΘϲΖȱσΔΏΉΘΓǰȱπΎȱΈȂȱΩΕ΅ȱΗ΅ΕΎϲΖǰȱχΑȱΑΉІΐȂȱϊΑΗΉȱΔΕϱΗΌΉΑȱΦΑΙΐΚν΅ȱ
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ȱ ȱ ȱ centǰȱ centȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱĜȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱcentȱȱǯȱǰȱcentȱȱ ȱ centȂȱ ȱ ȱ ȃęȄȱcentȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱĚȱȱ ȱǯȱȂȱ ȱęȱ ȱ ȱęcentȱȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ęȱ ǻǯǯǰȱęǼǯȹŗşȱȱȱȱ ȱiexclǷȱȱ ȱȱęȱȱȱȱȱȱĚȱǻȱcentȱȱ ȱȱȱȱǼǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱiexclȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱeitherȱȱorȱcentǯ
ȱ centȂȱ ȱ ǰȱ ǰȱȃęȄȱcentȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȃęȄȱȱȃcentȄȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱǰȱpoundpoundȱȱęȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ěȱ ȱ ȱ centǯȱȱ1 Corinthiansȱ ŗDZȱ řŖȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȂȱȃęȱǻΈΎ΅ΓΗϾΑǼȄȱȱȱȃȱǻΥ΅ΗΐϱΖǼǯȄȱȱȱȱȂȱȱȱȱęȱȱ ȱcentȱȱmodus vivendiȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱǻhagiasmosǼǯȱcentȱ ȱȱȂȱcentDZ
ΐΘνΕ΅ȱ ΎΉΈΑχΑǰȱ ЁΘΓΔ΅χΖȱ ΆΕΓΘϲΖȱ ώΏΌΉǰȱ Ύ΅ΌφΕ΅ΘΓȱ ΈȂȱ ΉϣΑΉΎȂȱ πΐΉϧΓȱ ǻDe Testamentis et adventu Christiǰȱ ǯȱ ŜŞȮŝŖǼǯȄȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȂȱȱǯȱȱCPGȱśǰȱǯȱŗŞşǯ
ŗşȲcentǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǻ ȱ ȱ ȱ 1 CorinthiansȱŗDZřŖǼǰȱ centȱ iexclcentȱ ȱ Υ΅ΗΐϱΖȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΘΖǯȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centDZȱ ȃȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱęǯȃȱџђєќџѦȱюѧіюћѧђћǰȱȱ ȱpoundpoundDZȱȱ ucircȱtheologischen RedenǰȱǯȱǯȱǰȱucircȱŗşŜřǰȱǯȱŗşŘDZȱȃΈΎ΅ΓΗϾΑȱΈνǰȱϵΘȱΘΓІȱΔΕϲΖȱΦΒϟ΅ΑȱΈ΅ΕνΘΖǰȱΎ΅ϠȱΈ΅ΘЗΑȱΈΎ΅ϟΝΖȱΘΓϧΖȱЀΔϲȱΑϱΐΓΑȱΎ΅ϠȱΘΓϧΖȱЀΔϲȱΛΣΕΑǰȱΜΙΛϜȱΎ΅ϠȱΗЏΐ΅ΘȱǽdzǾȱΥ΅ΗΐϲΖȱΈνǰȱБΖȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΘΖǰȱϣΑ΅ȱΛΝΕϛΘ΅ȱΘϲȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕϲΑȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΘΘȱǻDe FilioǰȱŘŖǰȱǯȱřŘȮřŝǼǯȄ
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ȱ ȱ ǻΥ΅ΗΐϱΖǼȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centȱǻΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΘΖǼǰȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱǻΘϲȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΑǼȱȱȱȱcentȱǻΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΘΘǼǯȹŘŖ
ȱ ǰȱ ȱpoundpoundȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱȃȱ Ȅȱ ȱȃȱǯȄȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentǰȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȱǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȃcentǯȄȱȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȃęȄȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱęȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ǯȱ ȱcentȂȱ ǰȱ ȱ iexclȱȱȱȱiexclȱȃęȄȱȱȃȄȱ ȱȱȱǯȱȱȱcentȱęǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱcentȱȱȱcentǯȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȬęiexclȱȱǯȱȱǰȱȱȱȱcentȂȱęȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱcentȂȱȱȱȃȄȱȱȱcentcentȱǰȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȃǯȄȱȱȱiexclcentȱǰȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱǯ
ŘŖȲǯȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱhagiasmosȱȱȱ ȱȱęȱȱǯȱȱȱȱDZȱȃȱǽȱ Ǿȱ ęǰȱȱǽǾȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱcentǯȱǰȱǰȱȱȱcentȱcentȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱDZȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱ centDzȱȱȱǰȱȱȯĴȱȱȱȱȱ ȯ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱĴȱǻǯȱ1 CorǯȱŗDZȱŘşǼǯȱȱȱȱȱȱcentǰȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱcentǯȱȱǽȱǾȱǰȱȱȱȱǰȱ ȱȱȱȱcentȱǰȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱiexclȱȱǰȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǻǯȱŗȱǯȱŗDZȱřŖǼǯȄ
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PART II
THE PALAMITE TRADITION
AD MENTEM PATRUM
ȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱkatharsisȱȱęȱȱcentȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱǯȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱDZȱȃȱȱcentȱcentȱȱȱȱǰȱȱǰȱcentȱȱȱȱcentǯȱȱȱcentȱȱ ȱȱȱcentȱ ȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱcentcentȱcentȱȱȱȱǯȄ
ȱȱǰȱcentȱȱǰȱřŖȱȱŗşŝş
The Academy of the Immaculate
The Academy of the Immaculate founded in 1992 is inspired by and based on a project of St Maximilian M Kolbe (never realized by the Saint because of his death by martyrdom at the age of 47 August 14 1941) Among its goals the Academy seeks to promote at every level the study of the Mystery of the Immaculate Conception and the universal maternal mediation of the Virgin Mother of God and to sponsor publication and dissemination of the fruits of this research in every way possible
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ǼǯȱȱȱcentȱȱȱǻȱȱȱȱȱǼȱȱȱȱęcentȱĴȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱlocus theologicusȱcentȱȱcentȱȱȱǯȱǰȱȱȱȱǰȱȂȱcentȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentǯȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱcentȂȱiexclȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ȭȱ ȱΔΕΓΎ΅Ό΅ΕΌΉϟΗ΅ǰȱȱȃȱ ȱ ȱ ȱcentȱęǯȄȱȂȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȃęȱǯȄȱȱȱ DZ
ȱ ȱȱcentȱȱȱǽǯǰȱȂȱȱcentȂǾȱ ęȱ ǻΎ΅Ό΅ΕΗΐΓІȱ ΅ЁΘЗΑǼȱ ȱęȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱǽdzǾȱǻLukeȱŘDZȱŘŘǼȹř
ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȂȱǻȱcentȂǼȱęȱȱȱǰȹŚȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱiexclǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱǯǼȱcentȱDzȱǯǼȱȱȱȱȱȱcentDzȱǯǼȱȱȱȱDzȱǯǼȱȱȱcentȱȱȱǰȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱǻȱȱȱǼȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱęǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱęǰȱȱ
řȲȃ΅ϠȱϵΘΉȱπΔΏφΗΌΗ΅Αȱ΅ϡȱψΐνΕ΅ȱΘΓІȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕΗΐΓІȱ΅ЁΘЗΑȱΎ΅ΘΤȱΘϲΑȱΑϱΐΓΑȱΝϼΗνΝΖȱǽdzǾȱǻLukeȱŘDZȱŘŘǼǯȄ
ŚȲǯȱLeviticusȱŗŘDZȱŚȮŞǯ
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ȱ ȱȱȱěȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȂȱǯȹś
centǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ poundȱcentȱ ǻ ȱ ȱ ȱǼȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǻȱǼDZ
ȱ ǽǾȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǽdzǾȱȱȱȱ ȱpoundȱǽdzǾȱǰȱȱȱȱcentȱȱǻΔΏφΕΖȱΔΑΉϾΐ΅ΘΓΖȱΥϟΓΙǼǰȱȱȱȱȱȱǻLukeȱřDZȱřǰȱŘŗDzȱŚDZȱŗǼǯȹŜ
ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ iexclǰȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ bothȱ ȱ andȱ centȱ ȱęȱ after the Incarnationǯȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕΗΐϱΖȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱpoundpoundȂȱ ȱ ȱ ȱcentǰȱ ȱȃǯȄȹŝȱȼȱȱȱcentȂȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentǰȱ ȱȱ ȱǻinter aliaǼȱȱȱȱȱDZ
śȲȱ Romansȱ řDZȱ ŘŘȮŘŚǯȱ ǯǯǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǻǼȱ ȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȱex auctoritateȱȱcentȂȱȬȱęȱȱȱiexclȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centpoundȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱ ȱǰȱȱ ȱȱȱȱcentpoundȱcentȱȱȱȱȂȱȃcentȱȱiexclǯȄȱȱȱȱȱcentȱcentȱcentȂȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȃǰȄȱ centpoundȱ centȂȱȱ ȱcentȂȱ ȱ iexclȱ ȱ centȱȱ ǯȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ DZȱ ǯȱќџёіљљќǰȱ ȃȂȱ poundȱ ȱȱ ȱ ǰȄȱ ȱVirgo ImmaculataȱŚǰȱǯȱŗŝŘǯ
ŜȲȃΎ΅ϠȱώΏΌΉΑȱΉϢΖȱΔκΗ΅ΑȱǽΘχΑǾȱΔΉΕϟΛΝΕΓΑȱΘΓІȱΓΕΈΣΑΓΙȱΎΕϾΗΗΝΑȱΆΣΔΘΗΐ΅ȱΐΉΘ΅ΑΓϟ΅ΖȱΉϢΖȱΩΚΉΗΑȱΥΐ΅ΕΘЗΑȱǽdzǾȱΎ΅ϠȱΗΓІȱΆ΅ΔΘΗΌνΑΘΓΖȱǽdzǾȱΗΓІΖȱΈξȱΔΏφΕΖȱΔΑΉϾΐ΅ΘΓΖȱΥϟΓΙȱЀΔνΗΘΕΉΜΉΑȱΦΔϲȱΘΓІȱΓΕΈΣΑΓΙȱǽdzǾȄ
ŝȲȱ Thesaurus Linguae Graecaeȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ юǯёǯȱ ŗŚśřǯȱ ǯȱThesaurusǯ
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ȱȱcentȱ centȱȱȱȱǰȱȱDzȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱ ȱ ęȱ ǻΔΕΓΎ΅Ό΅ΕΌΉϟΗΖǼȱ ȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱcentȱȱǻȱȱ ȱcentȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱǼDzȱȱȱcentȱ centȱȱ ȱȱȱǰȱȱȱǽdzǾȹŞ
ȱȱȱǰȱcentȱȱȱȱ ȱ ǯȹşȱ ȱ ȱ ęȱ ȱ centȱǻ ȱiexclpoundȱȱcentǼȱȱȱǻprima facieǼȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱęȱǽȱǵǾȱȱȱȱcentǯȱǰȱcentȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱcentDZȱȱ
ŞȲџђєќџѦȱ юѧіюћѧђћǰȱ In TheophaniaDZȱ Orationȱ řŞȱ ǻȱ řŜǰȱ řŘśȱ ŚŗȮŚŘǼDZȱȃ΅Ϡȱ ΔΣΑΘ΅ȱ ϟΑΉΘ΅ǰȱ ΔΏχΑȱ ΘϛΖȱ Υΐ΅ΕΘϟ΅Ζǰȱ ΩΑΌΕΝΔΓΖȉȱ Ύ΅Ϡȱ ΗΣΕΎ΅ȱΔΕΓΎ΅Ό΅ΕΌΉϟΗΖȱ ΘХȱ ΑΉϾΐ΅Θȱ ǻσΈΉȱ ΤΕȱ Ύ΅Ϡȱ νΑΑΗΑȱ ΘΐΌϛΑ΅ǰȱ Ύ΅ϠȱΔ΅ΕΌΉΑϟ΅Αȱ ΔΕΓΘΐΌϛΑ΅Ǽȉȱ Ύ΅Ϡȱ ΔΣΑΘ΅ȱ ϟΑΉΘ΅ǰȱ ΔΏχΑȱ ΘϛΖȱ Υΐ΅ΕΘϟ΅ΖǰȱΩΑΌΕΝΔΓΖȱ ǽdzǾȱ ǻΉϢΖȱ ΘΤȱΉΓΚΣΑ΅ȱ ŗřǰȱ ǯȱ ŘśȮŘşǼǯȄȱǯǯǰȱ ȱprokathartheisa centȱȱȱȱȱȱpraepurgataȱǻǯȱȱřŜǰȱřŘŜȱŚŗȮŚŘǼǯȱȱȱiexclȱ ȱіёǯǰȱȱȱDZȱȱŚśȱǻȱřŜǰȱŜřřȱŝȮŞǼDZȱȃπΔϠȱΘχΑȱϢΈϟ΅ΑȱΉϢΎϱΑ΅ȱΛΝΕΉϧǰȱΎ΅ϠȱΗΣΕΎ΅ȱΚΓΕΉϧȱΈΤȱΘχΑȱΗΣΕΎ΅ǰȱΎ΅ϠȱΜΙΛϜȱΑΓΉΕλȱΈΤȱΘχΑȱ πΐχΑȱΜΙΛχΑȱΐϟΑΙΘ΅ǰȱ ΘХȱϳΐΓϟУȱΘϲȱ ϵΐΓΓΑȱΦΑ΅Ύ΅Ό΅ϟΕΝΑȱΎ΅ϠȱΔΣΑΘ΅ȱϟΑΉΘ΅ǰȱΔΏχΑȱΘϛΖȱΥΐ΅ΕΘϟ΅ΖǰȱΩΑΌΕΝΔΓΖȉȱΎΙΌΉϠΖȱΐξΑȱπΎȱΘϛΖȱ ΅ΕΌνΑΓΙǰȱΎ΅ϠȱΜΙΛχΑȱΎ΅ϠȱΗΣΕΎ΅ȱΔΕΓΎ΅Ό΅ΕΌΉϟΗΖȱΘХȱΑΉϾΐ΅ΘȱǻσΈΉȱΤΕǰȱΎ΅ϠȱνΑΑΗΑȱΘΐΌϛΑ΅ǰȱ Ύ΅Ϡȱ Δ΅ΕΌΉΑϟ΅Αȱ ΔΕΓΘΐΌϛΑ΅Ǽȱ ǽdzǾȄȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱęȱǻȕŚŗŖǼǰȱ ȱȱprokathartheisaȱȱȱ ȱȃǯȄȱȱџђєќџѦȱюѧіюћѧђћǰȱȱǰȱȱcentȱęȱȱȱpoundpoundȱ ȱ ǰȱ ǯȱ ǯȱ ȱ ǻȱ ȱȱȱŚŜǯŗǼǰȱȱŗşŗŖǰȱǯȱŗŖŖǯ
şȲpoundǯǰȱȱȱDZȱȱŚśȱǻȱřŜǼǯȱǯǯǰȱȱȱȱ ȱiexclȱcentȱ ȱ iexclȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ iexclȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱ ȱcentȂȱ centȱǯȱ ȱ ǯȱ юѠѝђџǰȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱ ȱęǰȱǰȱȱŘŖŖŚǰȱǯȱŗśŖȮŗśŗǯȱcentǰȱȱȱȱpoundpoundȂȱ ęȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱǯȱȱ ȱ centȱȱȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱ centȱcentȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱȱ ǰȱcentpoundȱȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ Theotokosȱ centȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱȱ ǯȱюљюяѢієǰȱ ȃȱȱȱ ȱcentȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱǰȄȱ ȱHandbookǰȱǯȱŘśśȮŘśŜǯ
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ȱǻǼȱȱȱǻǼǰȱȱǻcentǼȱȱȱǻǼȯȱcentȱǻȱcentǼȱǯȱȱ ȱȱȁȂȱȱȱǰȱ ȱȱȱȱȱcentȂȱȱȱȱiexclDZ
ȱ ȱcentȱcentȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱęȱcentȱǻcentǼǻǼDzȱǰȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱǯ
ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȂȱęȱcentȱǯȱ ȱ ȱǰȱcentȱȱȱcentȱcentȂȱȱȱȱsinlessȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱiexclȱȱ ȱcentȱȱ ǻǯǯǰȱȱȱȱȱǼǯȱǰȱȱiexclǰȱȱĴȱȱęȬȱȱȱȱȱcentȂȱȱęȬȱcentǯȱȱȱiexclȱȱȱcentȱȱcentȂȱȱȱǰȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱęȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱǯȱȱiexclȱcentȱiexclȱ centȱȱpoundpoundȂȱcentȱǻęȱȱǼȱȱȱȱȱpoundpoundȂȱΔΕΓΎ΅Ό΅ΕΌΉϟΗ΅ȱȱȱȱimmaculataǯȱęȱȱcentȂȱǯȱřşŞȮřşşȱȱȱcentDZȹŗŖ
ŗŖȲȱȱȱȱȱcentȱ ȱȱȱǯȱȂȱȱȱ ęȱ centȱ ŚŖŘǯȱ ȱ ǰȱ ǯȱ ѥѣіііǯȱ ǯǯǰȱ ęȂȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȬȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱǰȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱǻȱȱȱȱȱȱǼȱcentȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱpoundpoundȂȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centǯȱȱcentȱcentȱęȂȱ ȱȱ ȱȱ ȱimmaculataȱǻǯȱinfraǰȱǯȱřşŝǼǯȱȱȱȱȱȂȱcentȱ ȱcentȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱǻǯȹřşŖȦřşśǼȱDZȱџђєќџѦȱѦѠѠюǰȱLa vie de MoiumlseǰȱǯȱǯȱȱǻȱmiddotȱŗǯŘǼǰȱȱŗşŜŞřǰȱǯȱŗŗŞDZȱȃǽdzǾȱΈΈ΅ΗΎϱΐΉΌ΅ȱΎ΅ϠȱΘϲȱΎ΅ΘΤȱΘχΑȱ ΅ΕΌνΑΓΑȱΐΙΗΘφΕΓΑȱΦΚȂȱϏΖȱΘϲȱΘϛΖȱΌΉϱΘΘΓΖȱΚЗΖȱπΔΏΣΐΜ΅ΑȱΘХȱΦΑΌΕΝΔϟΑУȱΆϟУȱΈΤȱΉΑΑφΗΉΝΖȱΦΈΣΚΌΓΕΓΑȱπΚϾΏ΅ΒΉȱΘχΑȱπΒΣΜ΅Η΅ΑȱΌΣΐΑΓΑǰȱΘΓІȱΆΏ΅ΗΘΓІȱΘϛΖȱΔ΅ΕΌΉΑϟ΅ΖȱΐχȱΎ΅Θ΅ΐ΅Ε΅ΑΌνΑΘΓΖȱ
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13ȱ ȱ ȱ centȂȱ ȱ iexclǰȱ ȂȱȱȱcentDZȱǻŗǯǼȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȃęȄDzȱǻŘǯǼȱȱȱȱȃęȄȱȱ
ΘХȱ ΘϱΎУȱ ǻDe vita Mosisǰȱ ŘǯŘŗǰȱ ǯȱ ŗȮśǼǯȄȱ DZȱ ȃȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ centcentȱ ǻȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ǽǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱcentȱ ȱȱȱ ȱȱǯȱ ǽȱ Ǿȱȱ ȱȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱǯȄ
ŗŗȲȱȱȱȱȱImmaculataȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱ ęĴcentȱ ȱ ȱ DZȱ ȃȱ ęȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱiexclȱȱȱȱȱȱȱDzȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱǻIn ǰȱŗřǰȱǯȱŗşȮŘŘǼǯȄȱȱџђєќџѦȱюѧіюћѧђћǰȱȱǰȱȱȱŚŜǯŗǰȱ ǯȱ ŗŖŖǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȬimmaculataȱȱȱȱȱmiddotȱȱȱcentȱȱǯȱȱȱcentǯȱȱюѠѝђџǰȱȱȱcentdzǰȱǯȱŗśŖǯȱȂȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱŗŖŝřȮŗŖŝŚǯȱȱǯǯȱќѢѡѕђџћǰȱǯȱDZȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱŘŖŖŖǰȱǯȱŗŖŝǯȱȱȱĜȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱ ǻprokathartheisaȱ ƽȱ mundataǼǯȄȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ poundpoundȂȱ ǻgraeceǼȱ ȃęȱǻΔΕΓΎ΅Ό΅ΕΌΉϟΗ΅ǼǰȄȱ ęȂȱ ȱ ȱ ǻǯǯǰȱ immaculataǼȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ǰȱȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȂȱ ȃȄȱ ȱȱ ȃǯȄȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentDZȱȃȱȱȱȱȱęȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǽdzǾȱ ǻDe conceptu virginali ŗŞǰȱ ǯȱ ŘŚȮŘśǼǯȄȱȱ ȱȱ Ȃȱ ǰȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱ ȱcentȱȱcentȂȱȱȱǻȱȱȱȱęȂȱ immaculataȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ centǼǯȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȂȱȱȱęȱǻȱ ęǼǯȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȃęȱǻmundatiǼȄȱante nativitatem ChristiȱȱpoundȱȱȂȱęȱȱȱȱęǰȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ in uteroǯȱ ȱ ǰȱ centȱcentȱiexclȱȱęȱȱȱȱǰȱǯȱǻǯǰȱcentȱƽȱmundissimaDzȱǯȱDe conceptu virginaliǰȱŗŞǰȱǯȱŗŘȮŗřǼǯȱǯȱȱŘǰȱǯȱŗŗşȱǻCur Deus HomoǰȱǯŗŜǰȱǯȱŘŖȮřśǼDzȱǯǯǰȱǯȱŗřşȱǻDe conceptu virginaliǰȱŗŞǰȱǯȱŗŘȮŘśǼǯ
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ȱcentȱȱȦȱȱȱǻǯǯǰȱȱȱǼǯ
centǰȱcentȱiexclȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱcentȂȱ centǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱhowȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȃęȱȄȱbothȱȱȱȱȱcentȱandȱȱȂȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȃęȄȱȱȱcentȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȂȱȱȱȱȱȱȱiexclȱȱ ȱǯȱǰȱȱęȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱpoundȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯ
11 Contextualization of Gregoryrsquos Arguments
within His OperaȱǻǯȹřŞŖǼȹŗŘ
ȱ iexclȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centȂȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȂȱiexclȱȱȱȱȱȱęȱȱȱcentǯȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱcentȼȱęǯȹŗřȱȱęȱȱȱǰȱȱȱcentȂȱȱcentȱDZ
ȱ ǰȱ ȱ Ĵȱ ǰȱ centȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ǻΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΐΉΑΓΑǼȹŗŚȱ ǻȱ ȱ ȱ centȱęǼȱ ȱ ȱ Dzȱ ȱ Ĵǰȱ ȱ ȱ
ŗŘȲcentȂȱcentȱȱȱȱǯȱřŞŖȮřŞŗǯȱȱǯȱюљђѦǰȱGregory ȱpoundpoundȱǻȱcentȱȱȱǼǰȱ ȱȱŘŖŖŜǰȱǯȱŗŗŝǯ
ŗřȲюћёюљǰȱȃȱȱCcedilȱȁęȂdzȱǰȄȱǯȱŘśřǯŗŚȲcentȂȱȱȱȱȂȱȱcentȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱDZȱȃ΅ϠȱϵΘΉȱπΔΏφΗΌΗ΅Αȱ΅ϡȱψΐνΕ΅ȱΘΓІȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕΗΐΓІȱ΅ЁΘΓІȱΎ΅ΘΤȱΘϲΑȱΑϱΐΓΑȱΝϼΗνΝΖȱ ǽdzǾȱǻLukeȱŘDZȱŘŘǼǯȄȱȱȱȱautouȱ ȱĴȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱonlyȱ
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ȱcentȱȱ ȱbyȱęȱǻȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱęǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ centȱȱȱȱȱ Ǽǯȹŗś
Prima facieǰȱcentȼȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȃęȱȄǵȱǰȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱěȱ ȱȱęȱȱȱȱęȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentǯȱȱȱȱpriorȱȱȱcentȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǻ ȱ ȱ ȱǼȱȱȱǻȱȱȱvisibleȱȱǼǰȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱpriorȱęȱǻǯǯǰȱęǼǰȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱȃęȄȱȱȱǯȹŗŜ
ȱǰȱcentȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȃacircȱǻȱǼǯȄȱcentȼȱ ȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱcentȱǯȱȱȃcentȄȱȱȃcentȄȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱ ǰȱcentȱȱȱȃcentȄȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱęȱȱǰȱȱ ȱ
ȱǻȱcentǼȱ ȱȃęȄȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ΅ЁΘЗΑǯȱǯȱDZȱapparatus criticusǰȱǯȱŗŞśǯ
ŗśȲюѧіюћѧђћǰȱȱDZȱȱřŞȱǻȱřŜǰȱřŘşȱśŜȮŜŖǼDZȱȃΎΕϲΑȱΐξΑȱΓЇΑȱЂΗΘΉΕΓΑȱϷΜΉȱΎ΅ϠȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΐΉΑΓΑȱΗΓІΑȱπΑȱΘХȱΓΕΈΣΑϙȱΘχΑȱπΐχΑȱΎΣΌ΅ΕΗΑȉȱΐκΏΏΓΑȱ Έξȱ ΥΑϟΊΓΑΘ΅ȱ ΘϜȱ Ύ΅ΌΣΕΗΉȱ ΘΤȱ ЂΈ΅Θ΅ȱ ǻΓЁȱ ΤΕȱ Έχȱ ΅ЁΘϲΖȱ πΈΉϧΘΓȱΎ΅ΌΣΕΗΉΝΖǰȱϳȱ΅ϥΕΝΑȱΘχΑȱΥΐ΅ΕΘϟ΅ΑȱΘΓІȱΎϱΗΐΓΙǼȱǽdzǾȱǻΉϢΖȱΘΤȱΉΓΚΣΑ΅ǰȱŗŜǰȱǯȱ ŗȮśǼǯȄȱǯǯǰȱkathairomenos Iecircsousȱcentȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱpurgatus
Iesusȱ ǻǯȱȱřŜǰȱřřŖȱśŝȮśŞǼǯȱȱȱȱIesusȱȃęȄȱȱȱȱȱęȱǻȕŚŗŖǼǰȱDZȱȃȱȱȱȱȱȱĚȱȱęȱǰȱȱęȱǰȱȱȱȱęȱęȱȯȱȱȱęȱȱȱȱȱȱǽdzǾȱǻȱŗŜǰȱǯȱŗśȮŗŞǼȄȱȱǰȱǯȱŗŖŚǯ
ŗŜȲǯǯǰȱ Lukeȱ řDZȱ řȱ ęȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȃȱȱȱȱȱǯȄ
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ǰȱȱȱȱcentȱȱ ȱȱȱȃęȄȱȱȱȱȱȱiexclDZȹŗŝ
ǯǼȱ ȱȱȱiexclȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ
ǯǼȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȃȱȄȱȱȱ
ŗǯŘȱ centȱ poundpoundȼȱ ȱ ȱ ȱęȱȱȱȱcent
ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ iexclȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ centȱcentȱȱȱȱ ȱȱcaveatȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȂȱęDzȱcentǰȱȱȱ ȱ ȂȱȃęȄȱ ȱȱ ȱǯȱ ȱcentȱ ȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱcentȱȱȱȱcentȱiexclȱ ǵȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱǰȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱ ȱ centȱ ǰȱ ȱ centȱ ȱȃcentȄȱ ȱȱȱȱDZ
ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱĚ ȱȱȱDZȱcentǰȱǰȱȂȱȱȱĚǯ
ȱȬȱȱǰȱȱȱęȱȱǻϊΑΗΉȱΔΕϱΗΌΉΑǼǰ
ȱǰȱȱęȱǰȱȱDZȱȱȱ ȱęȱǻΎ΅ΌφΕ΅ΘΓǼȱȱcentȱǯȹŗŞ
ŗŝȲюћёюљǰȱȃȱȱCcedilȱȁęȂdzȱǰȄȱǯȱŘśřǯŗŞȲȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱџђєќџѦȱюѧіюћѧђћǰȱΉΕϠȱ Έ΅ΌΎЗΑȱ Ύ΅ϠȱΔΚ΅ΑΉϟ΅Ζȱ ΕΗΘΓІDZȱ ȱ ȱ ǻȱ řŝǰȱ ŚŜŘǼDZȱ ȃЁΈξȱ ϹϾΗΉȱ ΆΕΓΘνϙȱΆΕΓΘϲΖȱσΔΏΉΘΓǰȱπΎȱΈȂȱΩΕ΅ȱΗ΅ΕΎϲΖǰȱχΑȱΑΉІΐȂȱϊΑΗΉȱΔΕϱΗΌΉΑȱΦΑΙΐΚν΅ȱ
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ȱ ȱ ȱ centǰȱ centȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱĜȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱcentȱȱǯȱǰȱcentȱȱ ȱ centȂȱ ȱ ȱ ȃęȄȱcentȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱĚȱȱ ȱǯȱȂȱ ȱęȱ ȱ ȱęcentȱȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ęȱ ǻǯǯǰȱęǼǯȹŗşȱȱȱȱ ȱiexclǷȱȱ ȱȱęȱȱȱȱȱȱĚȱǻȱcentȱȱ ȱȱȱȱǼǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱiexclȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱeitherȱȱorȱcentǯ
ȱ centȂȱ ȱ ǰȱ ǰȱȃęȄȱcentȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȃęȄȱȱȃcentȄȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱǰȱpoundpoundȱȱęȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ěȱ ȱ ȱ centǯȱȱ1 Corinthiansȱ ŗDZȱ řŖȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȂȱȃęȱǻΈΎ΅ΓΗϾΑǼȄȱȱȱȃȱǻΥ΅ΗΐϱΖǼǯȄȱȱȱȱȂȱȱȱȱęȱȱ ȱcentȱȱmodus vivendiȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱǻhagiasmosǼǯȱcentȱ ȱȱȂȱcentDZ
ΐΘνΕ΅ȱ ΎΉΈΑχΑǰȱ ЁΘΓΔ΅χΖȱ ΆΕΓΘϲΖȱ ώΏΌΉǰȱ Ύ΅ΌφΕ΅ΘΓȱ ΈȂȱ ΉϣΑΉΎȂȱ πΐΉϧΓȱ ǻDe Testamentis et adventu Christiǰȱ ǯȱ ŜŞȮŝŖǼǯȄȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȂȱȱǯȱȱCPGȱśǰȱǯȱŗŞşǯ
ŗşȲcentǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǻ ȱ ȱ ȱ 1 CorinthiansȱŗDZřŖǼǰȱ centȱ iexclcentȱ ȱ Υ΅ΗΐϱΖȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΘΖǯȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centDZȱ ȃȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱęǯȃȱџђєќџѦȱюѧіюћѧђћǰȱȱ ȱpoundpoundDZȱȱ ucircȱtheologischen RedenǰȱǯȱǯȱǰȱucircȱŗşŜřǰȱǯȱŗşŘDZȱȃΈΎ΅ΓΗϾΑȱΈνǰȱϵΘȱΘΓІȱΔΕϲΖȱΦΒϟ΅ΑȱΈ΅ΕνΘΖǰȱΎ΅ϠȱΈ΅ΘЗΑȱΈΎ΅ϟΝΖȱΘΓϧΖȱЀΔϲȱΑϱΐΓΑȱΎ΅ϠȱΘΓϧΖȱЀΔϲȱΛΣΕΑǰȱΜΙΛϜȱΎ΅ϠȱΗЏΐ΅ΘȱǽdzǾȱΥ΅ΗΐϲΖȱΈνǰȱБΖȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΘΖǰȱϣΑ΅ȱΛΝΕϛΘ΅ȱΘϲȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕϲΑȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΘΘȱǻDe FilioǰȱŘŖǰȱǯȱřŘȮřŝǼǯȄ
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ȱ ȱ ǻΥ΅ΗΐϱΖǼȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centȱǻΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΘΖǼǰȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱǻΘϲȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΑǼȱȱȱȱcentȱǻΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΘΘǼǯȹŘŖ
ȱ ǰȱ ȱpoundpoundȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱȃȱ Ȅȱ ȱȃȱǯȄȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentǰȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȱǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȃcentǯȄȱȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȃęȄȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱęȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ǯȱ ȱcentȂȱ ǰȱ ȱ iexclȱȱȱȱiexclȱȃęȄȱȱȃȄȱ ȱȱȱǯȱȱȱcentȱęǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱcentȱȱȱcentǯȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȬęiexclȱȱǯȱȱǰȱȱȱȱcentȂȱęȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱcentȂȱȱȱȃȄȱȱȱcentcentȱǰȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȃǯȄȱȱȱiexclcentȱǰȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱǯ
ŘŖȲǯȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱhagiasmosȱȱȱ ȱȱęȱȱǯȱȱȱȱDZȱȃȱǽȱ Ǿȱ ęǰȱȱǽǾȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱcentǯȱǰȱǰȱȱȱcentȱcentȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱDZȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱ centDzȱȱȱǰȱȱȯĴȱȱȱȱȱ ȯ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱĴȱǻǯȱ1 CorǯȱŗDZȱŘşǼǯȱȱȱȱȱȱcentǰȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱcentǯȱȱǽȱǾȱǰȱȱȱȱǰȱ ȱȱȱȱcentȱǰȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱiexclȱȱǰȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǻǯȱŗȱǯȱŗDZȱřŖǼǯȄ
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PART II
THE PALAMITE TRADITION
AD MENTEM PATRUM
ȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱkatharsisȱȱęȱȱcentȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱǯȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱDZȱȃȱȱcentȱcentȱȱȱȱǰȱȱǰȱcentȱȱȱȱcentǯȱȱȱcentȱȱ ȱȱȱcentȱ ȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱcentcentȱcentȱȱȱȱǯȄ
ȱȱǰȱcentȱȱǰȱřŖȱȱŗşŝş
The Academy of the Immaculate
The Academy of the Immaculate founded in 1992 is inspired by and based on a project of St Maximilian M Kolbe (never realized by the Saint because of his death by martyrdom at the age of 47 August 14 1941) Among its goals the Academy seeks to promote at every level the study of the Mystery of the Immaculate Conception and the universal maternal mediation of the Virgin Mother of God and to sponsor publication and dissemination of the fruits of this research in every way possible
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ȱ ȱȱȱěȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȂȱǯȹś
centǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ poundȱcentȱ ǻ ȱ ȱ ȱǼȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǻȱǼDZ
ȱ ǽǾȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǽdzǾȱȱȱȱ ȱpoundȱǽdzǾȱǰȱȱȱȱcentȱȱǻΔΏφΕΖȱΔΑΉϾΐ΅ΘΓΖȱΥϟΓΙǼǰȱȱȱȱȱȱǻLukeȱřDZȱřǰȱŘŗDzȱŚDZȱŗǼǯȹŜ
ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ iexclǰȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ bothȱ ȱ andȱ centȱ ȱęȱ after the Incarnationǯȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕΗΐϱΖȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱpoundpoundȂȱ ȱ ȱ ȱcentǰȱ ȱȃǯȄȹŝȱȼȱȱȱcentȂȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentǰȱ ȱȱ ȱǻinter aliaǼȱȱȱȱȱDZ
śȲȱ Romansȱ řDZȱ ŘŘȮŘŚǯȱ ǯǯǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǻǼȱ ȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȱex auctoritateȱȱcentȂȱȬȱęȱȱȱiexclȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centpoundȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱ ȱǰȱȱ ȱȱȱȱcentpoundȱcentȱȱȱȱȂȱȃcentȱȱiexclǯȄȱȱȱȱȱcentȱcentȱcentȂȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȃǰȄȱ centpoundȱ centȂȱȱ ȱcentȂȱ ȱ iexclȱ ȱ centȱȱ ǯȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ DZȱ ǯȱќџёіљљќǰȱ ȃȂȱ poundȱ ȱȱ ȱ ǰȄȱ ȱVirgo ImmaculataȱŚǰȱǯȱŗŝŘǯ
ŜȲȃΎ΅ϠȱώΏΌΉΑȱΉϢΖȱΔκΗ΅ΑȱǽΘχΑǾȱΔΉΕϟΛΝΕΓΑȱΘΓІȱΓΕΈΣΑΓΙȱΎΕϾΗΗΝΑȱΆΣΔΘΗΐ΅ȱΐΉΘ΅ΑΓϟ΅ΖȱΉϢΖȱΩΚΉΗΑȱΥΐ΅ΕΘЗΑȱǽdzǾȱΎ΅ϠȱΗΓІȱΆ΅ΔΘΗΌνΑΘΓΖȱǽdzǾȱΗΓІΖȱΈξȱΔΏφΕΖȱΔΑΉϾΐ΅ΘΓΖȱΥϟΓΙȱЀΔνΗΘΕΉΜΉΑȱΦΔϲȱΘΓІȱΓΕΈΣΑΓΙȱǽdzǾȄ
ŝȲȱ Thesaurus Linguae Graecaeȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ юǯёǯȱ ŗŚśřǯȱ ǯȱThesaurusǯ
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ȱȱcentȱ centȱȱȱȱǰȱȱDzȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱ ȱ ęȱ ǻΔΕΓΎ΅Ό΅ΕΌΉϟΗΖǼȱ ȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱcentȱȱǻȱȱ ȱcentȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱǼDzȱȱȱcentȱ centȱȱ ȱȱȱǰȱȱȱǽdzǾȹŞ
ȱȱȱǰȱcentȱȱȱȱ ȱ ǯȹşȱ ȱ ȱ ęȱ ȱ centȱǻ ȱiexclpoundȱȱcentǼȱȱȱǻprima facieǼȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱęȱǽȱǵǾȱȱȱȱcentǯȱǰȱcentȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱcentDZȱȱ
ŞȲџђєќџѦȱ юѧіюћѧђћǰȱ In TheophaniaDZȱ Orationȱ řŞȱ ǻȱ řŜǰȱ řŘśȱ ŚŗȮŚŘǼDZȱȃ΅Ϡȱ ΔΣΑΘ΅ȱ ϟΑΉΘ΅ǰȱ ΔΏχΑȱ ΘϛΖȱ Υΐ΅ΕΘϟ΅Ζǰȱ ΩΑΌΕΝΔΓΖȉȱ Ύ΅Ϡȱ ΗΣΕΎ΅ȱΔΕΓΎ΅Ό΅ΕΌΉϟΗΖȱ ΘХȱ ΑΉϾΐ΅Θȱ ǻσΈΉȱ ΤΕȱ Ύ΅Ϡȱ νΑΑΗΑȱ ΘΐΌϛΑ΅ǰȱ Ύ΅ϠȱΔ΅ΕΌΉΑϟ΅Αȱ ΔΕΓΘΐΌϛΑ΅Ǽȉȱ Ύ΅Ϡȱ ΔΣΑΘ΅ȱ ϟΑΉΘ΅ǰȱ ΔΏχΑȱ ΘϛΖȱ Υΐ΅ΕΘϟ΅ΖǰȱΩΑΌΕΝΔΓΖȱ ǽdzǾȱ ǻΉϢΖȱ ΘΤȱΉΓΚΣΑ΅ȱ ŗřǰȱ ǯȱ ŘśȮŘşǼǯȄȱǯǯǰȱ ȱprokathartheisa centȱȱȱȱȱȱpraepurgataȱǻǯȱȱřŜǰȱřŘŜȱŚŗȮŚŘǼǯȱȱȱiexclȱ ȱіёǯǰȱȱȱDZȱȱŚśȱǻȱřŜǰȱŜřřȱŝȮŞǼDZȱȃπΔϠȱΘχΑȱϢΈϟ΅ΑȱΉϢΎϱΑ΅ȱΛΝΕΉϧǰȱΎ΅ϠȱΗΣΕΎ΅ȱΚΓΕΉϧȱΈΤȱΘχΑȱΗΣΕΎ΅ǰȱΎ΅ϠȱΜΙΛϜȱΑΓΉΕλȱΈΤȱΘχΑȱ πΐχΑȱΜΙΛχΑȱΐϟΑΙΘ΅ǰȱ ΘХȱϳΐΓϟУȱΘϲȱ ϵΐΓΓΑȱΦΑ΅Ύ΅Ό΅ϟΕΝΑȱΎ΅ϠȱΔΣΑΘ΅ȱϟΑΉΘ΅ǰȱΔΏχΑȱΘϛΖȱΥΐ΅ΕΘϟ΅ΖǰȱΩΑΌΕΝΔΓΖȉȱΎΙΌΉϠΖȱΐξΑȱπΎȱΘϛΖȱ ΅ΕΌνΑΓΙǰȱΎ΅ϠȱΜΙΛχΑȱΎ΅ϠȱΗΣΕΎ΅ȱΔΕΓΎ΅Ό΅ΕΌΉϟΗΖȱΘХȱΑΉϾΐ΅ΘȱǻσΈΉȱΤΕǰȱΎ΅ϠȱνΑΑΗΑȱΘΐΌϛΑ΅ǰȱ Ύ΅Ϡȱ Δ΅ΕΌΉΑϟ΅Αȱ ΔΕΓΘΐΌϛΑ΅Ǽȱ ǽdzǾȄȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱęȱǻȕŚŗŖǼǰȱ ȱȱprokathartheisaȱȱȱ ȱȃǯȄȱȱџђєќџѦȱюѧіюћѧђћǰȱȱǰȱȱcentȱęȱȱȱpoundpoundȱ ȱ ǰȱ ǯȱ ǯȱ ȱ ǻȱ ȱȱȱŚŜǯŗǼǰȱȱŗşŗŖǰȱǯȱŗŖŖǯ
şȲpoundǯǰȱȱȱDZȱȱŚśȱǻȱřŜǼǯȱǯǯǰȱȱȱȱ ȱiexclȱcentȱ ȱ iexclȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ iexclȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱ ȱcentȂȱ centȱǯȱ ȱ ǯȱ юѠѝђџǰȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱ ȱęǰȱǰȱȱŘŖŖŚǰȱǯȱŗśŖȮŗśŗǯȱcentǰȱȱȱȱpoundpoundȂȱ ęȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱǯȱȱ ȱ centȱȱȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱ centȱcentȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱȱ ǰȱcentpoundȱȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ Theotokosȱ centȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱȱ ǯȱюљюяѢієǰȱ ȃȱȱȱ ȱcentȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱǰȄȱ ȱHandbookǰȱǯȱŘśśȮŘśŜǯ
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ȱǻǼȱȱȱǻǼǰȱȱǻcentǼȱȱȱǻǼȯȱcentȱǻȱcentǼȱǯȱȱ ȱȱȁȂȱȱȱǰȱ ȱȱȱȱȱcentȂȱȱȱȱiexclDZ
ȱ ȱcentȱcentȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱęȱcentȱǻcentǼǻǼDzȱǰȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱǯ
ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȂȱęȱcentȱǯȱ ȱ ȱǰȱcentȱȱȱcentȱcentȂȱȱȱȱsinlessȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱiexclȱȱ ȱcentȱȱ ǻǯǯǰȱȱȱȱȱǼǯȱǰȱȱiexclǰȱȱĴȱȱęȬȱȱȱȱȱcentȂȱȱęȬȱcentǯȱȱȱiexclȱȱȱcentȱȱcentȂȱȱȱǰȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱęȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱǯȱȱiexclȱcentȱiexclȱ centȱȱpoundpoundȂȱcentȱǻęȱȱǼȱȱȱȱȱpoundpoundȂȱΔΕΓΎ΅Ό΅ΕΌΉϟΗ΅ȱȱȱȱimmaculataǯȱęȱȱcentȂȱǯȱřşŞȮřşşȱȱȱcentDZȹŗŖ
ŗŖȲȱȱȱȱȱcentȱ ȱȱȱǯȱȂȱȱȱ ęȱ centȱ ŚŖŘǯȱ ȱ ǰȱ ǯȱ ѥѣіііǯȱ ǯǯǰȱ ęȂȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȬȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱǰȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱǻȱȱȱȱȱȱǼȱcentȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱpoundpoundȂȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centǯȱȱcentȱcentȱęȂȱ ȱȱ ȱȱ ȱimmaculataȱǻǯȱinfraǰȱǯȱřşŝǼǯȱȱȱȱȱȂȱcentȱ ȱcentȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱǻǯȹřşŖȦřşśǼȱDZȱџђєќџѦȱѦѠѠюǰȱLa vie de MoiumlseǰȱǯȱǯȱȱǻȱmiddotȱŗǯŘǼǰȱȱŗşŜŞřǰȱǯȱŗŗŞDZȱȃǽdzǾȱΈΈ΅ΗΎϱΐΉΌ΅ȱΎ΅ϠȱΘϲȱΎ΅ΘΤȱΘχΑȱ ΅ΕΌνΑΓΑȱΐΙΗΘφΕΓΑȱΦΚȂȱϏΖȱΘϲȱΘϛΖȱΌΉϱΘΘΓΖȱΚЗΖȱπΔΏΣΐΜ΅ΑȱΘХȱΦΑΌΕΝΔϟΑУȱΆϟУȱΈΤȱΉΑΑφΗΉΝΖȱΦΈΣΚΌΓΕΓΑȱπΚϾΏ΅ΒΉȱΘχΑȱπΒΣΜ΅Η΅ΑȱΌΣΐΑΓΑǰȱΘΓІȱΆΏ΅ΗΘΓІȱΘϛΖȱΔ΅ΕΌΉΑϟ΅ΖȱΐχȱΎ΅Θ΅ΐ΅Ε΅ΑΌνΑΘΓΖȱ
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ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱǯȱȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱȱǰȱȱ ȱȱǻimmaculataǼȱȱȱȱcentDzȱȱȱ ȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ǰȱ centȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱȱcentȱȱcentȱȱcentȱȱcentȱiexclǯȹŗŗ
13ȱ ȱ ȱ centȂȱ ȱ iexclǰȱ ȂȱȱȱcentDZȱǻŗǯǼȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȃęȄDzȱǻŘǯǼȱȱȱȱȃęȄȱȱ
ΘХȱ ΘϱΎУȱ ǻDe vita Mosisǰȱ ŘǯŘŗǰȱ ǯȱ ŗȮśǼǯȄȱ DZȱ ȃȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ centcentȱ ǻȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ǽǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱcentȱ ȱȱȱ ȱȱǯȱ ǽȱ Ǿȱȱ ȱȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱǯȄ
ŗŗȲȱȱȱȱȱImmaculataȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱ ęĴcentȱ ȱ ȱ DZȱ ȃȱ ęȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱiexclȱȱȱȱȱȱȱDzȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱǻIn ǰȱŗřǰȱǯȱŗşȮŘŘǼǯȄȱȱџђєќџѦȱюѧіюћѧђћǰȱȱǰȱȱȱŚŜǯŗǰȱ ǯȱ ŗŖŖǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȬimmaculataȱȱȱȱȱmiddotȱȱȱcentȱȱǯȱȱȱcentǯȱȱюѠѝђџǰȱȱȱcentdzǰȱǯȱŗśŖǯȱȂȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱŗŖŝřȮŗŖŝŚǯȱȱǯǯȱќѢѡѕђџћǰȱǯȱDZȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱŘŖŖŖǰȱǯȱŗŖŝǯȱȱȱĜȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱ ǻprokathartheisaȱ ƽȱ mundataǼǯȄȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ poundpoundȂȱ ǻgraeceǼȱ ȃęȱǻΔΕΓΎ΅Ό΅ΕΌΉϟΗ΅ǼǰȄȱ ęȂȱ ȱ ȱ ǻǯǯǰȱ immaculataǼȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ǰȱȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȂȱ ȃȄȱ ȱȱ ȃǯȄȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentDZȱȃȱȱȱȱȱęȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǽdzǾȱ ǻDe conceptu virginali ŗŞǰȱ ǯȱ ŘŚȮŘśǼǯȄȱȱ ȱȱ Ȃȱ ǰȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱ ȱcentȱȱcentȂȱȱȱǻȱȱȱȱęȂȱ immaculataȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ centǼǯȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȂȱȱȱęȱǻȱ ęǼǯȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȃęȱǻmundatiǼȄȱante nativitatem ChristiȱȱpoundȱȱȂȱęȱȱȱȱęǰȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ in uteroǯȱ ȱ ǰȱ centȱcentȱiexclȱȱęȱȱȱȱǰȱǯȱǻǯǰȱcentȱƽȱmundissimaDzȱǯȱDe conceptu virginaliǰȱŗŞǰȱǯȱŗŘȮŗřǼǯȱǯȱȱŘǰȱǯȱŗŗşȱǻCur Deus HomoǰȱǯŗŜǰȱǯȱŘŖȮřśǼDzȱǯǯǰȱǯȱŗřşȱǻDe conceptu virginaliǰȱŗŞǰȱǯȱŗŘȮŘśǼǯ
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ȱcentȱȱȦȱȱȱǻǯǯǰȱȱȱǼǯ
centǰȱcentȱiexclȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱcentȂȱ centǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱhowȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȃęȱȄȱbothȱȱȱȱȱcentȱandȱȱȂȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȃęȄȱȱȱcentȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȂȱȱȱȱȱȱȱiexclȱȱ ȱǯȱǰȱȱęȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱpoundȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯ
11 Contextualization of Gregoryrsquos Arguments
within His OperaȱǻǯȹřŞŖǼȹŗŘ
ȱ iexclȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centȂȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȂȱiexclȱȱȱȱȱȱęȱȱȱcentǯȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱcentȼȱęǯȹŗřȱȱęȱȱȱǰȱȱȱcentȂȱȱcentȱDZ
ȱ ǰȱ ȱ Ĵȱ ǰȱ centȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ǻΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΐΉΑΓΑǼȹŗŚȱ ǻȱ ȱ ȱ centȱęǼȱ ȱ ȱ Dzȱ ȱ Ĵǰȱ ȱ ȱ
ŗŘȲcentȂȱcentȱȱȱȱǯȱřŞŖȮřŞŗǯȱȱǯȱюљђѦǰȱGregory ȱpoundpoundȱǻȱcentȱȱȱǼǰȱ ȱȱŘŖŖŜǰȱǯȱŗŗŝǯ
ŗřȲюћёюљǰȱȃȱȱCcedilȱȁęȂdzȱǰȄȱǯȱŘśřǯŗŚȲcentȂȱȱȱȱȂȱȱcentȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱDZȱȃ΅ϠȱϵΘΉȱπΔΏφΗΌΗ΅Αȱ΅ϡȱψΐνΕ΅ȱΘΓІȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕΗΐΓІȱ΅ЁΘΓІȱΎ΅ΘΤȱΘϲΑȱΑϱΐΓΑȱΝϼΗνΝΖȱ ǽdzǾȱǻLukeȱŘDZȱŘŘǼǯȄȱȱȱȱautouȱ ȱĴȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱonlyȱ
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ȱcentȱȱ ȱbyȱęȱǻȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱęǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ centȱȱȱȱȱ Ǽǯȹŗś
Prima facieǰȱcentȼȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȃęȱȄǵȱǰȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱěȱ ȱȱęȱȱȱȱęȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentǯȱȱȱȱpriorȱȱȱcentȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǻ ȱ ȱ ȱǼȱȱȱǻȱȱȱvisibleȱȱǼǰȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱpriorȱęȱǻǯǯǰȱęǼǰȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱȃęȄȱȱȱǯȹŗŜ
ȱǰȱcentȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȃacircȱǻȱǼǯȄȱcentȼȱ ȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱcentȱǯȱȱȃcentȄȱȱȃcentȄȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱ ǰȱcentȱȱȱȃcentȄȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱęȱȱǰȱȱ ȱ
ȱǻȱcentǼȱ ȱȃęȄȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ΅ЁΘЗΑǯȱǯȱDZȱapparatus criticusǰȱǯȱŗŞśǯ
ŗśȲюѧіюћѧђћǰȱȱDZȱȱřŞȱǻȱřŜǰȱřŘşȱśŜȮŜŖǼDZȱȃΎΕϲΑȱΐξΑȱΓЇΑȱЂΗΘΉΕΓΑȱϷΜΉȱΎ΅ϠȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΐΉΑΓΑȱΗΓІΑȱπΑȱΘХȱΓΕΈΣΑϙȱΘχΑȱπΐχΑȱΎΣΌ΅ΕΗΑȉȱΐκΏΏΓΑȱ Έξȱ ΥΑϟΊΓΑΘ΅ȱ ΘϜȱ Ύ΅ΌΣΕΗΉȱ ΘΤȱ ЂΈ΅Θ΅ȱ ǻΓЁȱ ΤΕȱ Έχȱ ΅ЁΘϲΖȱ πΈΉϧΘΓȱΎ΅ΌΣΕΗΉΝΖǰȱϳȱ΅ϥΕΝΑȱΘχΑȱΥΐ΅ΕΘϟ΅ΑȱΘΓІȱΎϱΗΐΓΙǼȱǽdzǾȱǻΉϢΖȱΘΤȱΉΓΚΣΑ΅ǰȱŗŜǰȱǯȱ ŗȮśǼǯȄȱǯǯǰȱkathairomenos Iecircsousȱcentȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱpurgatus
Iesusȱ ǻǯȱȱřŜǰȱřřŖȱśŝȮśŞǼǯȱȱȱȱIesusȱȃęȄȱȱȱȱȱęȱǻȕŚŗŖǼǰȱDZȱȃȱȱȱȱȱȱĚȱȱęȱǰȱȱęȱǰȱȱȱȱęȱęȱȯȱȱȱęȱȱȱȱȱȱǽdzǾȱǻȱŗŜǰȱǯȱŗśȮŗŞǼȄȱȱǰȱǯȱŗŖŚǯ
ŗŜȲǯǯǰȱ Lukeȱ řDZȱ řȱ ęȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȃȱȱȱȱȱǯȄ
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ǰȱȱȱȱcentȱȱ ȱȱȱȃęȄȱȱȱȱȱȱiexclDZȹŗŝ
ǯǼȱ ȱȱȱiexclȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ
ǯǼȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȃȱȄȱȱȱ
ŗǯŘȱ centȱ poundpoundȼȱ ȱ ȱ ȱęȱȱȱȱcent
ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ iexclȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ centȱcentȱȱȱȱ ȱȱcaveatȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȂȱęDzȱcentǰȱȱȱ ȱ ȂȱȃęȄȱ ȱȱ ȱǯȱ ȱcentȱ ȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱcentȱȱȱȱcentȱiexclȱ ǵȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱǰȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱ ȱ centȱ ǰȱ ȱ centȱ ȱȃcentȄȱ ȱȱȱȱDZ
ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱĚ ȱȱȱDZȱcentǰȱǰȱȂȱȱȱĚǯ
ȱȬȱȱǰȱȱȱęȱȱǻϊΑΗΉȱΔΕϱΗΌΉΑǼǰ
ȱǰȱȱęȱǰȱȱDZȱȱȱ ȱęȱǻΎ΅ΌφΕ΅ΘΓǼȱȱcentȱǯȹŗŞ
ŗŝȲюћёюљǰȱȃȱȱCcedilȱȁęȂdzȱǰȄȱǯȱŘśřǯŗŞȲȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱџђєќџѦȱюѧіюћѧђћǰȱΉΕϠȱ Έ΅ΌΎЗΑȱ Ύ΅ϠȱΔΚ΅ΑΉϟ΅Ζȱ ΕΗΘΓІDZȱ ȱ ȱ ǻȱ řŝǰȱ ŚŜŘǼDZȱ ȃЁΈξȱ ϹϾΗΉȱ ΆΕΓΘνϙȱΆΕΓΘϲΖȱσΔΏΉΘΓǰȱπΎȱΈȂȱΩΕ΅ȱΗ΅ΕΎϲΖǰȱχΑȱΑΉІΐȂȱϊΑΗΉȱΔΕϱΗΌΉΑȱΦΑΙΐΚν΅ȱ
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ȱ ȱ ȱ centǰȱ centȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱĜȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱcentȱȱǯȱǰȱcentȱȱ ȱ centȂȱ ȱ ȱ ȃęȄȱcentȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱĚȱȱ ȱǯȱȂȱ ȱęȱ ȱ ȱęcentȱȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ęȱ ǻǯǯǰȱęǼǯȹŗşȱȱȱȱ ȱiexclǷȱȱ ȱȱęȱȱȱȱȱȱĚȱǻȱcentȱȱ ȱȱȱȱǼǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱiexclȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱeitherȱȱorȱcentǯ
ȱ centȂȱ ȱ ǰȱ ǰȱȃęȄȱcentȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȃęȄȱȱȃcentȄȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱǰȱpoundpoundȱȱęȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ěȱ ȱ ȱ centǯȱȱ1 Corinthiansȱ ŗDZȱ řŖȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȂȱȃęȱǻΈΎ΅ΓΗϾΑǼȄȱȱȱȃȱǻΥ΅ΗΐϱΖǼǯȄȱȱȱȱȂȱȱȱȱęȱȱ ȱcentȱȱmodus vivendiȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱǻhagiasmosǼǯȱcentȱ ȱȱȂȱcentDZ
ΐΘνΕ΅ȱ ΎΉΈΑχΑǰȱ ЁΘΓΔ΅χΖȱ ΆΕΓΘϲΖȱ ώΏΌΉǰȱ Ύ΅ΌφΕ΅ΘΓȱ ΈȂȱ ΉϣΑΉΎȂȱ πΐΉϧΓȱ ǻDe Testamentis et adventu Christiǰȱ ǯȱ ŜŞȮŝŖǼǯȄȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȂȱȱǯȱȱCPGȱśǰȱǯȱŗŞşǯ
ŗşȲcentǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǻ ȱ ȱ ȱ 1 CorinthiansȱŗDZřŖǼǰȱ centȱ iexclcentȱ ȱ Υ΅ΗΐϱΖȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΘΖǯȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centDZȱ ȃȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱęǯȃȱџђєќџѦȱюѧіюћѧђћǰȱȱ ȱpoundpoundDZȱȱ ucircȱtheologischen RedenǰȱǯȱǯȱǰȱucircȱŗşŜřǰȱǯȱŗşŘDZȱȃΈΎ΅ΓΗϾΑȱΈνǰȱϵΘȱΘΓІȱΔΕϲΖȱΦΒϟ΅ΑȱΈ΅ΕνΘΖǰȱΎ΅ϠȱΈ΅ΘЗΑȱΈΎ΅ϟΝΖȱΘΓϧΖȱЀΔϲȱΑϱΐΓΑȱΎ΅ϠȱΘΓϧΖȱЀΔϲȱΛΣΕΑǰȱΜΙΛϜȱΎ΅ϠȱΗЏΐ΅ΘȱǽdzǾȱΥ΅ΗΐϲΖȱΈνǰȱБΖȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΘΖǰȱϣΑ΅ȱΛΝΕϛΘ΅ȱΘϲȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕϲΑȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΘΘȱǻDe FilioǰȱŘŖǰȱǯȱřŘȮřŝǼǯȄ
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ȱ ȱ ǻΥ΅ΗΐϱΖǼȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centȱǻΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΘΖǼǰȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱǻΘϲȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΑǼȱȱȱȱcentȱǻΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΘΘǼǯȹŘŖ
ȱ ǰȱ ȱpoundpoundȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱȃȱ Ȅȱ ȱȃȱǯȄȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentǰȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȱǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȃcentǯȄȱȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȃęȄȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱęȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ǯȱ ȱcentȂȱ ǰȱ ȱ iexclȱȱȱȱiexclȱȃęȄȱȱȃȄȱ ȱȱȱǯȱȱȱcentȱęǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱcentȱȱȱcentǯȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȬęiexclȱȱǯȱȱǰȱȱȱȱcentȂȱęȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱcentȂȱȱȱȃȄȱȱȱcentcentȱǰȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȃǯȄȱȱȱiexclcentȱǰȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱǯ
ŘŖȲǯȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱhagiasmosȱȱȱ ȱȱęȱȱǯȱȱȱȱDZȱȃȱǽȱ Ǿȱ ęǰȱȱǽǾȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱcentǯȱǰȱǰȱȱȱcentȱcentȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱDZȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱ centDzȱȱȱǰȱȱȯĴȱȱȱȱȱ ȯ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱĴȱǻǯȱ1 CorǯȱŗDZȱŘşǼǯȱȱȱȱȱȱcentǰȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱcentǯȱȱǽȱǾȱǰȱȱȱȱǰȱ ȱȱȱȱcentȱǰȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱiexclȱȱǰȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǻǯȱŗȱǯȱŗDZȱřŖǼǯȄ
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PART II
THE PALAMITE TRADITION
AD MENTEM PATRUM
ȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱkatharsisȱȱęȱȱcentȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱǯȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱDZȱȃȱȱcentȱcentȱȱȱȱǰȱȱǰȱcentȱȱȱȱcentǯȱȱȱcentȱȱ ȱȱȱcentȱ ȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱcentcentȱcentȱȱȱȱǯȄ
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The Academy of the Immaculate
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ȱȱcentȱ centȱȱȱȱǰȱȱDzȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱ ȱ ęȱ ǻΔΕΓΎ΅Ό΅ΕΌΉϟΗΖǼȱ ȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱcentȱȱǻȱȱ ȱcentȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱǼDzȱȱȱcentȱ centȱȱ ȱȱȱǰȱȱȱǽdzǾȹŞ
ȱȱȱǰȱcentȱȱȱȱ ȱ ǯȹşȱ ȱ ȱ ęȱ ȱ centȱǻ ȱiexclpoundȱȱcentǼȱȱȱǻprima facieǼȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱęȱǽȱǵǾȱȱȱȱcentǯȱǰȱcentȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱcentDZȱȱ
ŞȲџђєќџѦȱ юѧіюћѧђћǰȱ In TheophaniaDZȱ Orationȱ řŞȱ ǻȱ řŜǰȱ řŘśȱ ŚŗȮŚŘǼDZȱȃ΅Ϡȱ ΔΣΑΘ΅ȱ ϟΑΉΘ΅ǰȱ ΔΏχΑȱ ΘϛΖȱ Υΐ΅ΕΘϟ΅Ζǰȱ ΩΑΌΕΝΔΓΖȉȱ Ύ΅Ϡȱ ΗΣΕΎ΅ȱΔΕΓΎ΅Ό΅ΕΌΉϟΗΖȱ ΘХȱ ΑΉϾΐ΅Θȱ ǻσΈΉȱ ΤΕȱ Ύ΅Ϡȱ νΑΑΗΑȱ ΘΐΌϛΑ΅ǰȱ Ύ΅ϠȱΔ΅ΕΌΉΑϟ΅Αȱ ΔΕΓΘΐΌϛΑ΅Ǽȉȱ Ύ΅Ϡȱ ΔΣΑΘ΅ȱ ϟΑΉΘ΅ǰȱ ΔΏχΑȱ ΘϛΖȱ Υΐ΅ΕΘϟ΅ΖǰȱΩΑΌΕΝΔΓΖȱ ǽdzǾȱ ǻΉϢΖȱ ΘΤȱΉΓΚΣΑ΅ȱ ŗřǰȱ ǯȱ ŘśȮŘşǼǯȄȱǯǯǰȱ ȱprokathartheisa centȱȱȱȱȱȱpraepurgataȱǻǯȱȱřŜǰȱřŘŜȱŚŗȮŚŘǼǯȱȱȱiexclȱ ȱіёǯǰȱȱȱDZȱȱŚśȱǻȱřŜǰȱŜřřȱŝȮŞǼDZȱȃπΔϠȱΘχΑȱϢΈϟ΅ΑȱΉϢΎϱΑ΅ȱΛΝΕΉϧǰȱΎ΅ϠȱΗΣΕΎ΅ȱΚΓΕΉϧȱΈΤȱΘχΑȱΗΣΕΎ΅ǰȱΎ΅ϠȱΜΙΛϜȱΑΓΉΕλȱΈΤȱΘχΑȱ πΐχΑȱΜΙΛχΑȱΐϟΑΙΘ΅ǰȱ ΘХȱϳΐΓϟУȱΘϲȱ ϵΐΓΓΑȱΦΑ΅Ύ΅Ό΅ϟΕΝΑȱΎ΅ϠȱΔΣΑΘ΅ȱϟΑΉΘ΅ǰȱΔΏχΑȱΘϛΖȱΥΐ΅ΕΘϟ΅ΖǰȱΩΑΌΕΝΔΓΖȉȱΎΙΌΉϠΖȱΐξΑȱπΎȱΘϛΖȱ ΅ΕΌνΑΓΙǰȱΎ΅ϠȱΜΙΛχΑȱΎ΅ϠȱΗΣΕΎ΅ȱΔΕΓΎ΅Ό΅ΕΌΉϟΗΖȱΘХȱΑΉϾΐ΅ΘȱǻσΈΉȱΤΕǰȱΎ΅ϠȱνΑΑΗΑȱΘΐΌϛΑ΅ǰȱ Ύ΅Ϡȱ Δ΅ΕΌΉΑϟ΅Αȱ ΔΕΓΘΐΌϛΑ΅Ǽȱ ǽdzǾȄȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱęȱǻȕŚŗŖǼǰȱ ȱȱprokathartheisaȱȱȱ ȱȃǯȄȱȱџђєќџѦȱюѧіюћѧђћǰȱȱǰȱȱcentȱęȱȱȱpoundpoundȱ ȱ ǰȱ ǯȱ ǯȱ ȱ ǻȱ ȱȱȱŚŜǯŗǼǰȱȱŗşŗŖǰȱǯȱŗŖŖǯ
şȲpoundǯǰȱȱȱDZȱȱŚśȱǻȱřŜǼǯȱǯǯǰȱȱȱȱ ȱiexclȱcentȱ ȱ iexclȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ iexclȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱ ȱcentȂȱ centȱǯȱ ȱ ǯȱ юѠѝђџǰȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱ ȱęǰȱǰȱȱŘŖŖŚǰȱǯȱŗśŖȮŗśŗǯȱcentǰȱȱȱȱpoundpoundȂȱ ęȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱǯȱȱ ȱ centȱȱȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱ centȱcentȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱȱ ǰȱcentpoundȱȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ Theotokosȱ centȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱȱ ǯȱюљюяѢієǰȱ ȃȱȱȱ ȱcentȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱǰȄȱ ȱHandbookǰȱǯȱŘśśȮŘśŜǯ
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ȱǻǼȱȱȱǻǼǰȱȱǻcentǼȱȱȱǻǼȯȱcentȱǻȱcentǼȱǯȱȱ ȱȱȁȂȱȱȱǰȱ ȱȱȱȱȱcentȂȱȱȱȱiexclDZ
ȱ ȱcentȱcentȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱęȱcentȱǻcentǼǻǼDzȱǰȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱǯ
ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȂȱęȱcentȱǯȱ ȱ ȱǰȱcentȱȱȱcentȱcentȂȱȱȱȱsinlessȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱiexclȱȱ ȱcentȱȱ ǻǯǯǰȱȱȱȱȱǼǯȱǰȱȱiexclǰȱȱĴȱȱęȬȱȱȱȱȱcentȂȱȱęȬȱcentǯȱȱȱiexclȱȱȱcentȱȱcentȂȱȱȱǰȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱęȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱǯȱȱiexclȱcentȱiexclȱ centȱȱpoundpoundȂȱcentȱǻęȱȱǼȱȱȱȱȱpoundpoundȂȱΔΕΓΎ΅Ό΅ΕΌΉϟΗ΅ȱȱȱȱimmaculataǯȱęȱȱcentȂȱǯȱřşŞȮřşşȱȱȱcentDZȹŗŖ
ŗŖȲȱȱȱȱȱcentȱ ȱȱȱǯȱȂȱȱȱ ęȱ centȱ ŚŖŘǯȱ ȱ ǰȱ ǯȱ ѥѣіііǯȱ ǯǯǰȱ ęȂȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȬȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱǰȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱǻȱȱȱȱȱȱǼȱcentȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱpoundpoundȂȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centǯȱȱcentȱcentȱęȂȱ ȱȱ ȱȱ ȱimmaculataȱǻǯȱinfraǰȱǯȱřşŝǼǯȱȱȱȱȱȂȱcentȱ ȱcentȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱǻǯȹřşŖȦřşśǼȱDZȱџђєќџѦȱѦѠѠюǰȱLa vie de MoiumlseǰȱǯȱǯȱȱǻȱmiddotȱŗǯŘǼǰȱȱŗşŜŞřǰȱǯȱŗŗŞDZȱȃǽdzǾȱΈΈ΅ΗΎϱΐΉΌ΅ȱΎ΅ϠȱΘϲȱΎ΅ΘΤȱΘχΑȱ ΅ΕΌνΑΓΑȱΐΙΗΘφΕΓΑȱΦΚȂȱϏΖȱΘϲȱΘϛΖȱΌΉϱΘΘΓΖȱΚЗΖȱπΔΏΣΐΜ΅ΑȱΘХȱΦΑΌΕΝΔϟΑУȱΆϟУȱΈΤȱΉΑΑφΗΉΝΖȱΦΈΣΚΌΓΕΓΑȱπΚϾΏ΅ΒΉȱΘχΑȱπΒΣΜ΅Η΅ΑȱΌΣΐΑΓΑǰȱΘΓІȱΆΏ΅ΗΘΓІȱΘϛΖȱΔ΅ΕΌΉΑϟ΅ΖȱΐχȱΎ΅Θ΅ΐ΅Ε΅ΑΌνΑΘΓΖȱ
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ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱǯȱȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱȱǰȱȱ ȱȱǻimmaculataǼȱȱȱȱcentDzȱȱȱ ȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ǰȱ centȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱȱcentȱȱcentȱȱcentȱȱcentȱiexclǯȹŗŗ
13ȱ ȱ ȱ centȂȱ ȱ iexclǰȱ ȂȱȱȱcentDZȱǻŗǯǼȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȃęȄDzȱǻŘǯǼȱȱȱȱȃęȄȱȱ
ΘХȱ ΘϱΎУȱ ǻDe vita Mosisǰȱ ŘǯŘŗǰȱ ǯȱ ŗȮśǼǯȄȱ DZȱ ȃȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ centcentȱ ǻȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ǽǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱcentȱ ȱȱȱ ȱȱǯȱ ǽȱ Ǿȱȱ ȱȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱǯȄ
ŗŗȲȱȱȱȱȱImmaculataȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱ ęĴcentȱ ȱ ȱ DZȱ ȃȱ ęȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱiexclȱȱȱȱȱȱȱDzȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱǻIn ǰȱŗřǰȱǯȱŗşȮŘŘǼǯȄȱȱџђєќџѦȱюѧіюћѧђћǰȱȱǰȱȱȱŚŜǯŗǰȱ ǯȱ ŗŖŖǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȬimmaculataȱȱȱȱȱmiddotȱȱȱcentȱȱǯȱȱȱcentǯȱȱюѠѝђџǰȱȱȱcentdzǰȱǯȱŗśŖǯȱȂȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱŗŖŝřȮŗŖŝŚǯȱȱǯǯȱќѢѡѕђџћǰȱǯȱDZȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱŘŖŖŖǰȱǯȱŗŖŝǯȱȱȱĜȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱ ǻprokathartheisaȱ ƽȱ mundataǼǯȄȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ poundpoundȂȱ ǻgraeceǼȱ ȃęȱǻΔΕΓΎ΅Ό΅ΕΌΉϟΗ΅ǼǰȄȱ ęȂȱ ȱ ȱ ǻǯǯǰȱ immaculataǼȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ǰȱȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȂȱ ȃȄȱ ȱȱ ȃǯȄȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentDZȱȃȱȱȱȱȱęȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǽdzǾȱ ǻDe conceptu virginali ŗŞǰȱ ǯȱ ŘŚȮŘśǼǯȄȱȱ ȱȱ Ȃȱ ǰȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱ ȱcentȱȱcentȂȱȱȱǻȱȱȱȱęȂȱ immaculataȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ centǼǯȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȂȱȱȱęȱǻȱ ęǼǯȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȃęȱǻmundatiǼȄȱante nativitatem ChristiȱȱpoundȱȱȂȱęȱȱȱȱęǰȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ in uteroǯȱ ȱ ǰȱ centȱcentȱiexclȱȱęȱȱȱȱǰȱǯȱǻǯǰȱcentȱƽȱmundissimaDzȱǯȱDe conceptu virginaliǰȱŗŞǰȱǯȱŗŘȮŗřǼǯȱǯȱȱŘǰȱǯȱŗŗşȱǻCur Deus HomoǰȱǯŗŜǰȱǯȱŘŖȮřśǼDzȱǯǯǰȱǯȱŗřşȱǻDe conceptu virginaliǰȱŗŞǰȱǯȱŗŘȮŘśǼǯ
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ȱcentȱȱȦȱȱȱǻǯǯǰȱȱȱǼǯ
centǰȱcentȱiexclȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱcentȂȱ centǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱhowȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȃęȱȄȱbothȱȱȱȱȱcentȱandȱȱȂȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȃęȄȱȱȱcentȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȂȱȱȱȱȱȱȱiexclȱȱ ȱǯȱǰȱȱęȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱpoundȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯ
11 Contextualization of Gregoryrsquos Arguments
within His OperaȱǻǯȹřŞŖǼȹŗŘ
ȱ iexclȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centȂȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȂȱiexclȱȱȱȱȱȱęȱȱȱcentǯȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱcentȼȱęǯȹŗřȱȱęȱȱȱǰȱȱȱcentȂȱȱcentȱDZ
ȱ ǰȱ ȱ Ĵȱ ǰȱ centȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ǻΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΐΉΑΓΑǼȹŗŚȱ ǻȱ ȱ ȱ centȱęǼȱ ȱ ȱ Dzȱ ȱ Ĵǰȱ ȱ ȱ
ŗŘȲcentȂȱcentȱȱȱȱǯȱřŞŖȮřŞŗǯȱȱǯȱюљђѦǰȱGregory ȱpoundpoundȱǻȱcentȱȱȱǼǰȱ ȱȱŘŖŖŜǰȱǯȱŗŗŝǯ
ŗřȲюћёюљǰȱȃȱȱCcedilȱȁęȂdzȱǰȄȱǯȱŘśřǯŗŚȲcentȂȱȱȱȱȂȱȱcentȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱDZȱȃ΅ϠȱϵΘΉȱπΔΏφΗΌΗ΅Αȱ΅ϡȱψΐνΕ΅ȱΘΓІȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕΗΐΓІȱ΅ЁΘΓІȱΎ΅ΘΤȱΘϲΑȱΑϱΐΓΑȱΝϼΗνΝΖȱ ǽdzǾȱǻLukeȱŘDZȱŘŘǼǯȄȱȱȱȱautouȱ ȱĴȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱonlyȱ
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ȱcentȱȱ ȱbyȱęȱǻȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱęǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ centȱȱȱȱȱ Ǽǯȹŗś
Prima facieǰȱcentȼȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȃęȱȄǵȱǰȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱěȱ ȱȱęȱȱȱȱęȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentǯȱȱȱȱpriorȱȱȱcentȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǻ ȱ ȱ ȱǼȱȱȱǻȱȱȱvisibleȱȱǼǰȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱpriorȱęȱǻǯǯǰȱęǼǰȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱȃęȄȱȱȱǯȹŗŜ
ȱǰȱcentȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȃacircȱǻȱǼǯȄȱcentȼȱ ȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱcentȱǯȱȱȃcentȄȱȱȃcentȄȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱ ǰȱcentȱȱȱȃcentȄȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱęȱȱǰȱȱ ȱ
ȱǻȱcentǼȱ ȱȃęȄȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ΅ЁΘЗΑǯȱǯȱDZȱapparatus criticusǰȱǯȱŗŞśǯ
ŗśȲюѧіюћѧђћǰȱȱDZȱȱřŞȱǻȱřŜǰȱřŘşȱśŜȮŜŖǼDZȱȃΎΕϲΑȱΐξΑȱΓЇΑȱЂΗΘΉΕΓΑȱϷΜΉȱΎ΅ϠȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΐΉΑΓΑȱΗΓІΑȱπΑȱΘХȱΓΕΈΣΑϙȱΘχΑȱπΐχΑȱΎΣΌ΅ΕΗΑȉȱΐκΏΏΓΑȱ Έξȱ ΥΑϟΊΓΑΘ΅ȱ ΘϜȱ Ύ΅ΌΣΕΗΉȱ ΘΤȱ ЂΈ΅Θ΅ȱ ǻΓЁȱ ΤΕȱ Έχȱ ΅ЁΘϲΖȱ πΈΉϧΘΓȱΎ΅ΌΣΕΗΉΝΖǰȱϳȱ΅ϥΕΝΑȱΘχΑȱΥΐ΅ΕΘϟ΅ΑȱΘΓІȱΎϱΗΐΓΙǼȱǽdzǾȱǻΉϢΖȱΘΤȱΉΓΚΣΑ΅ǰȱŗŜǰȱǯȱ ŗȮśǼǯȄȱǯǯǰȱkathairomenos Iecircsousȱcentȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱpurgatus
Iesusȱ ǻǯȱȱřŜǰȱřřŖȱśŝȮśŞǼǯȱȱȱȱIesusȱȃęȄȱȱȱȱȱęȱǻȕŚŗŖǼǰȱDZȱȃȱȱȱȱȱȱĚȱȱęȱǰȱȱęȱǰȱȱȱȱęȱęȱȯȱȱȱęȱȱȱȱȱȱǽdzǾȱǻȱŗŜǰȱǯȱŗśȮŗŞǼȄȱȱǰȱǯȱŗŖŚǯ
ŗŜȲǯǯǰȱ Lukeȱ řDZȱ řȱ ęȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȃȱȱȱȱȱǯȄ
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ǰȱȱȱȱcentȱȱ ȱȱȱȃęȄȱȱȱȱȱȱiexclDZȹŗŝ
ǯǼȱ ȱȱȱiexclȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ
ǯǼȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȃȱȄȱȱȱ
ŗǯŘȱ centȱ poundpoundȼȱ ȱ ȱ ȱęȱȱȱȱcent
ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ iexclȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ centȱcentȱȱȱȱ ȱȱcaveatȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȂȱęDzȱcentǰȱȱȱ ȱ ȂȱȃęȄȱ ȱȱ ȱǯȱ ȱcentȱ ȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱcentȱȱȱȱcentȱiexclȱ ǵȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱǰȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱ ȱ centȱ ǰȱ ȱ centȱ ȱȃcentȄȱ ȱȱȱȱDZ
ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱĚ ȱȱȱDZȱcentǰȱǰȱȂȱȱȱĚǯ
ȱȬȱȱǰȱȱȱęȱȱǻϊΑΗΉȱΔΕϱΗΌΉΑǼǰ
ȱǰȱȱęȱǰȱȱDZȱȱȱ ȱęȱǻΎ΅ΌφΕ΅ΘΓǼȱȱcentȱǯȹŗŞ
ŗŝȲюћёюљǰȱȃȱȱCcedilȱȁęȂdzȱǰȄȱǯȱŘśřǯŗŞȲȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱџђєќџѦȱюѧіюћѧђћǰȱΉΕϠȱ Έ΅ΌΎЗΑȱ Ύ΅ϠȱΔΚ΅ΑΉϟ΅Ζȱ ΕΗΘΓІDZȱ ȱ ȱ ǻȱ řŝǰȱ ŚŜŘǼDZȱ ȃЁΈξȱ ϹϾΗΉȱ ΆΕΓΘνϙȱΆΕΓΘϲΖȱσΔΏΉΘΓǰȱπΎȱΈȂȱΩΕ΅ȱΗ΅ΕΎϲΖǰȱχΑȱΑΉІΐȂȱϊΑΗΉȱΔΕϱΗΌΉΑȱΦΑΙΐΚν΅ȱ
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ȱ ȱ ȱ centǰȱ centȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱĜȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱcentȱȱǯȱǰȱcentȱȱ ȱ centȂȱ ȱ ȱ ȃęȄȱcentȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱĚȱȱ ȱǯȱȂȱ ȱęȱ ȱ ȱęcentȱȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ęȱ ǻǯǯǰȱęǼǯȹŗşȱȱȱȱ ȱiexclǷȱȱ ȱȱęȱȱȱȱȱȱĚȱǻȱcentȱȱ ȱȱȱȱǼǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱiexclȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱeitherȱȱorȱcentǯ
ȱ centȂȱ ȱ ǰȱ ǰȱȃęȄȱcentȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȃęȄȱȱȃcentȄȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱǰȱpoundpoundȱȱęȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ěȱ ȱ ȱ centǯȱȱ1 Corinthiansȱ ŗDZȱ řŖȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȂȱȃęȱǻΈΎ΅ΓΗϾΑǼȄȱȱȱȃȱǻΥ΅ΗΐϱΖǼǯȄȱȱȱȱȂȱȱȱȱęȱȱ ȱcentȱȱmodus vivendiȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱǻhagiasmosǼǯȱcentȱ ȱȱȂȱcentDZ
ΐΘνΕ΅ȱ ΎΉΈΑχΑǰȱ ЁΘΓΔ΅χΖȱ ΆΕΓΘϲΖȱ ώΏΌΉǰȱ Ύ΅ΌφΕ΅ΘΓȱ ΈȂȱ ΉϣΑΉΎȂȱ πΐΉϧΓȱ ǻDe Testamentis et adventu Christiǰȱ ǯȱ ŜŞȮŝŖǼǯȄȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȂȱȱǯȱȱCPGȱśǰȱǯȱŗŞşǯ
ŗşȲcentǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǻ ȱ ȱ ȱ 1 CorinthiansȱŗDZřŖǼǰȱ centȱ iexclcentȱ ȱ Υ΅ΗΐϱΖȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΘΖǯȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centDZȱ ȃȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱęǯȃȱџђєќџѦȱюѧіюћѧђћǰȱȱ ȱpoundpoundDZȱȱ ucircȱtheologischen RedenǰȱǯȱǯȱǰȱucircȱŗşŜřǰȱǯȱŗşŘDZȱȃΈΎ΅ΓΗϾΑȱΈνǰȱϵΘȱΘΓІȱΔΕϲΖȱΦΒϟ΅ΑȱΈ΅ΕνΘΖǰȱΎ΅ϠȱΈ΅ΘЗΑȱΈΎ΅ϟΝΖȱΘΓϧΖȱЀΔϲȱΑϱΐΓΑȱΎ΅ϠȱΘΓϧΖȱЀΔϲȱΛΣΕΑǰȱΜΙΛϜȱΎ΅ϠȱΗЏΐ΅ΘȱǽdzǾȱΥ΅ΗΐϲΖȱΈνǰȱБΖȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΘΖǰȱϣΑ΅ȱΛΝΕϛΘ΅ȱΘϲȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕϲΑȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΘΘȱǻDe FilioǰȱŘŖǰȱǯȱřŘȮřŝǼǯȄ
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ȱ ȱ ǻΥ΅ΗΐϱΖǼȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centȱǻΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΘΖǼǰȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱǻΘϲȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΑǼȱȱȱȱcentȱǻΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΘΘǼǯȹŘŖ
ȱ ǰȱ ȱpoundpoundȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱȃȱ Ȅȱ ȱȃȱǯȄȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentǰȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȱǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȃcentǯȄȱȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȃęȄȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱęȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ǯȱ ȱcentȂȱ ǰȱ ȱ iexclȱȱȱȱiexclȱȃęȄȱȱȃȄȱ ȱȱȱǯȱȱȱcentȱęǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱcentȱȱȱcentǯȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȬęiexclȱȱǯȱȱǰȱȱȱȱcentȂȱęȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱcentȂȱȱȱȃȄȱȱȱcentcentȱǰȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȃǯȄȱȱȱiexclcentȱǰȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱǯ
ŘŖȲǯȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱhagiasmosȱȱȱ ȱȱęȱȱǯȱȱȱȱDZȱȃȱǽȱ Ǿȱ ęǰȱȱǽǾȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱcentǯȱǰȱǰȱȱȱcentȱcentȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱDZȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱ centDzȱȱȱǰȱȱȯĴȱȱȱȱȱ ȯ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱĴȱǻǯȱ1 CorǯȱŗDZȱŘşǼǯȱȱȱȱȱȱcentǰȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱcentǯȱȱǽȱǾȱǰȱȱȱȱǰȱ ȱȱȱȱcentȱǰȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱiexclȱȱǰȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǻǯȱŗȱǯȱŗDZȱřŖǼǯȄ
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PART II
THE PALAMITE TRADITION
AD MENTEM PATRUM
ȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱkatharsisȱȱęȱȱcentȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱǯȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱDZȱȃȱȱcentȱcentȱȱȱȱǰȱȱǰȱcentȱȱȱȱcentǯȱȱȱcentȱȱ ȱȱȱcentȱ ȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱcentcentȱcentȱȱȱȱǯȄ
ȱȱǰȱcentȱȱǰȱřŖȱȱŗşŝş
The Academy of the Immaculate
The Academy of the Immaculate founded in 1992 is inspired by and based on a project of St Maximilian M Kolbe (never realized by the Saint because of his death by martyrdom at the age of 47 August 14 1941) Among its goals the Academy seeks to promote at every level the study of the Mystery of the Immaculate Conception and the universal maternal mediation of the Virgin Mother of God and to sponsor publication and dissemination of the fruits of this research in every way possible
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ȱǻǼȱȱȱǻǼǰȱȱǻcentǼȱȱȱǻǼȯȱcentȱǻȱcentǼȱǯȱȱ ȱȱȁȂȱȱȱǰȱ ȱȱȱȱȱcentȂȱȱȱȱiexclDZ
ȱ ȱcentȱcentȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱęȱcentȱǻcentǼǻǼDzȱǰȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱǯ
ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȂȱęȱcentȱǯȱ ȱ ȱǰȱcentȱȱȱcentȱcentȂȱȱȱȱsinlessȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱiexclȱȱ ȱcentȱȱ ǻǯǯǰȱȱȱȱȱǼǯȱǰȱȱiexclǰȱȱĴȱȱęȬȱȱȱȱȱcentȂȱȱęȬȱcentǯȱȱȱiexclȱȱȱcentȱȱcentȂȱȱȱǰȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱęȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱǯȱȱiexclȱcentȱiexclȱ centȱȱpoundpoundȂȱcentȱǻęȱȱǼȱȱȱȱȱpoundpoundȂȱΔΕΓΎ΅Ό΅ΕΌΉϟΗ΅ȱȱȱȱimmaculataǯȱęȱȱcentȂȱǯȱřşŞȮřşşȱȱȱcentDZȹŗŖ
ŗŖȲȱȱȱȱȱcentȱ ȱȱȱǯȱȂȱȱȱ ęȱ centȱ ŚŖŘǯȱ ȱ ǰȱ ǯȱ ѥѣіііǯȱ ǯǯǰȱ ęȂȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȬȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱǰȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱǻȱȱȱȱȱȱǼȱcentȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱpoundpoundȂȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centǯȱȱcentȱcentȱęȂȱ ȱȱ ȱȱ ȱimmaculataȱǻǯȱinfraǰȱǯȱřşŝǼǯȱȱȱȱȱȂȱcentȱ ȱcentȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱǻǯȹřşŖȦřşśǼȱDZȱџђєќџѦȱѦѠѠюǰȱLa vie de MoiumlseǰȱǯȱǯȱȱǻȱmiddotȱŗǯŘǼǰȱȱŗşŜŞřǰȱǯȱŗŗŞDZȱȃǽdzǾȱΈΈ΅ΗΎϱΐΉΌ΅ȱΎ΅ϠȱΘϲȱΎ΅ΘΤȱΘχΑȱ ΅ΕΌνΑΓΑȱΐΙΗΘφΕΓΑȱΦΚȂȱϏΖȱΘϲȱΘϛΖȱΌΉϱΘΘΓΖȱΚЗΖȱπΔΏΣΐΜ΅ΑȱΘХȱΦΑΌΕΝΔϟΑУȱΆϟУȱΈΤȱΉΑΑφΗΉΝΖȱΦΈΣΚΌΓΕΓΑȱπΚϾΏ΅ΒΉȱΘχΑȱπΒΣΜ΅Η΅ΑȱΌΣΐΑΓΑǰȱΘΓІȱΆΏ΅ΗΘΓІȱΘϛΖȱΔ΅ΕΌΉΑϟ΅ΖȱΐχȱΎ΅Θ΅ΐ΅Ε΅ΑΌνΑΘΓΖȱ
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ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱǯȱȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱȱǰȱȱ ȱȱǻimmaculataǼȱȱȱȱcentDzȱȱȱ ȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ǰȱ centȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱȱcentȱȱcentȱȱcentȱȱcentȱiexclǯȹŗŗ
13ȱ ȱ ȱ centȂȱ ȱ iexclǰȱ ȂȱȱȱcentDZȱǻŗǯǼȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȃęȄDzȱǻŘǯǼȱȱȱȱȃęȄȱȱ
ΘХȱ ΘϱΎУȱ ǻDe vita Mosisǰȱ ŘǯŘŗǰȱ ǯȱ ŗȮśǼǯȄȱ DZȱ ȃȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ centcentȱ ǻȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ǽǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱcentȱ ȱȱȱ ȱȱǯȱ ǽȱ Ǿȱȱ ȱȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱǯȄ
ŗŗȲȱȱȱȱȱImmaculataȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱ ęĴcentȱ ȱ ȱ DZȱ ȃȱ ęȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱiexclȱȱȱȱȱȱȱDzȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱǻIn ǰȱŗřǰȱǯȱŗşȮŘŘǼǯȄȱȱџђєќџѦȱюѧіюћѧђћǰȱȱǰȱȱȱŚŜǯŗǰȱ ǯȱ ŗŖŖǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȬimmaculataȱȱȱȱȱmiddotȱȱȱcentȱȱǯȱȱȱcentǯȱȱюѠѝђџǰȱȱȱcentdzǰȱǯȱŗśŖǯȱȂȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱŗŖŝřȮŗŖŝŚǯȱȱǯǯȱќѢѡѕђџћǰȱǯȱDZȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱŘŖŖŖǰȱǯȱŗŖŝǯȱȱȱĜȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱ ǻprokathartheisaȱ ƽȱ mundataǼǯȄȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ poundpoundȂȱ ǻgraeceǼȱ ȃęȱǻΔΕΓΎ΅Ό΅ΕΌΉϟΗ΅ǼǰȄȱ ęȂȱ ȱ ȱ ǻǯǯǰȱ immaculataǼȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ǰȱȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȂȱ ȃȄȱ ȱȱ ȃǯȄȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentDZȱȃȱȱȱȱȱęȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǽdzǾȱ ǻDe conceptu virginali ŗŞǰȱ ǯȱ ŘŚȮŘśǼǯȄȱȱ ȱȱ Ȃȱ ǰȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱ ȱcentȱȱcentȂȱȱȱǻȱȱȱȱęȂȱ immaculataȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ centǼǯȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȂȱȱȱęȱǻȱ ęǼǯȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȃęȱǻmundatiǼȄȱante nativitatem ChristiȱȱpoundȱȱȂȱęȱȱȱȱęǰȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ in uteroǯȱ ȱ ǰȱ centȱcentȱiexclȱȱęȱȱȱȱǰȱǯȱǻǯǰȱcentȱƽȱmundissimaDzȱǯȱDe conceptu virginaliǰȱŗŞǰȱǯȱŗŘȮŗřǼǯȱǯȱȱŘǰȱǯȱŗŗşȱǻCur Deus HomoǰȱǯŗŜǰȱǯȱŘŖȮřśǼDzȱǯǯǰȱǯȱŗřşȱǻDe conceptu virginaliǰȱŗŞǰȱǯȱŗŘȮŘśǼǯ
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ȱcentȱȱȦȱȱȱǻǯǯǰȱȱȱǼǯ
centǰȱcentȱiexclȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱcentȂȱ centǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱhowȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȃęȱȄȱbothȱȱȱȱȱcentȱandȱȱȂȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȃęȄȱȱȱcentȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȂȱȱȱȱȱȱȱiexclȱȱ ȱǯȱǰȱȱęȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱpoundȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯ
11 Contextualization of Gregoryrsquos Arguments
within His OperaȱǻǯȹřŞŖǼȹŗŘ
ȱ iexclȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centȂȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȂȱiexclȱȱȱȱȱȱęȱȱȱcentǯȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱcentȼȱęǯȹŗřȱȱęȱȱȱǰȱȱȱcentȂȱȱcentȱDZ
ȱ ǰȱ ȱ Ĵȱ ǰȱ centȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ǻΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΐΉΑΓΑǼȹŗŚȱ ǻȱ ȱ ȱ centȱęǼȱ ȱ ȱ Dzȱ ȱ Ĵǰȱ ȱ ȱ
ŗŘȲcentȂȱcentȱȱȱȱǯȱřŞŖȮřŞŗǯȱȱǯȱюљђѦǰȱGregory ȱpoundpoundȱǻȱcentȱȱȱǼǰȱ ȱȱŘŖŖŜǰȱǯȱŗŗŝǯ
ŗřȲюћёюљǰȱȃȱȱCcedilȱȁęȂdzȱǰȄȱǯȱŘśřǯŗŚȲcentȂȱȱȱȱȂȱȱcentȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱDZȱȃ΅ϠȱϵΘΉȱπΔΏφΗΌΗ΅Αȱ΅ϡȱψΐνΕ΅ȱΘΓІȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕΗΐΓІȱ΅ЁΘΓІȱΎ΅ΘΤȱΘϲΑȱΑϱΐΓΑȱΝϼΗνΝΖȱ ǽdzǾȱǻLukeȱŘDZȱŘŘǼǯȄȱȱȱȱautouȱ ȱĴȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱonlyȱ
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ȱcentȱȱ ȱbyȱęȱǻȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱęǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ centȱȱȱȱȱ Ǽǯȹŗś
Prima facieǰȱcentȼȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȃęȱȄǵȱǰȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱěȱ ȱȱęȱȱȱȱęȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentǯȱȱȱȱpriorȱȱȱcentȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǻ ȱ ȱ ȱǼȱȱȱǻȱȱȱvisibleȱȱǼǰȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱpriorȱęȱǻǯǯǰȱęǼǰȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱȃęȄȱȱȱǯȹŗŜ
ȱǰȱcentȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȃacircȱǻȱǼǯȄȱcentȼȱ ȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱcentȱǯȱȱȃcentȄȱȱȃcentȄȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱ ǰȱcentȱȱȱȃcentȄȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱęȱȱǰȱȱ ȱ
ȱǻȱcentǼȱ ȱȃęȄȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ΅ЁΘЗΑǯȱǯȱDZȱapparatus criticusǰȱǯȱŗŞśǯ
ŗśȲюѧіюћѧђћǰȱȱDZȱȱřŞȱǻȱřŜǰȱřŘşȱśŜȮŜŖǼDZȱȃΎΕϲΑȱΐξΑȱΓЇΑȱЂΗΘΉΕΓΑȱϷΜΉȱΎ΅ϠȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΐΉΑΓΑȱΗΓІΑȱπΑȱΘХȱΓΕΈΣΑϙȱΘχΑȱπΐχΑȱΎΣΌ΅ΕΗΑȉȱΐκΏΏΓΑȱ Έξȱ ΥΑϟΊΓΑΘ΅ȱ ΘϜȱ Ύ΅ΌΣΕΗΉȱ ΘΤȱ ЂΈ΅Θ΅ȱ ǻΓЁȱ ΤΕȱ Έχȱ ΅ЁΘϲΖȱ πΈΉϧΘΓȱΎ΅ΌΣΕΗΉΝΖǰȱϳȱ΅ϥΕΝΑȱΘχΑȱΥΐ΅ΕΘϟ΅ΑȱΘΓІȱΎϱΗΐΓΙǼȱǽdzǾȱǻΉϢΖȱΘΤȱΉΓΚΣΑ΅ǰȱŗŜǰȱǯȱ ŗȮśǼǯȄȱǯǯǰȱkathairomenos Iecircsousȱcentȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱpurgatus
Iesusȱ ǻǯȱȱřŜǰȱřřŖȱśŝȮśŞǼǯȱȱȱȱIesusȱȃęȄȱȱȱȱȱęȱǻȕŚŗŖǼǰȱDZȱȃȱȱȱȱȱȱĚȱȱęȱǰȱȱęȱǰȱȱȱȱęȱęȱȯȱȱȱęȱȱȱȱȱȱǽdzǾȱǻȱŗŜǰȱǯȱŗśȮŗŞǼȄȱȱǰȱǯȱŗŖŚǯ
ŗŜȲǯǯǰȱ Lukeȱ řDZȱ řȱ ęȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȃȱȱȱȱȱǯȄ
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ǰȱȱȱȱcentȱȱ ȱȱȱȃęȄȱȱȱȱȱȱiexclDZȹŗŝ
ǯǼȱ ȱȱȱiexclȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ
ǯǼȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȃȱȄȱȱȱ
ŗǯŘȱ centȱ poundpoundȼȱ ȱ ȱ ȱęȱȱȱȱcent
ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ iexclȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ centȱcentȱȱȱȱ ȱȱcaveatȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȂȱęDzȱcentǰȱȱȱ ȱ ȂȱȃęȄȱ ȱȱ ȱǯȱ ȱcentȱ ȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱcentȱȱȱȱcentȱiexclȱ ǵȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱǰȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱ ȱ centȱ ǰȱ ȱ centȱ ȱȃcentȄȱ ȱȱȱȱDZ
ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱĚ ȱȱȱDZȱcentǰȱǰȱȂȱȱȱĚǯ
ȱȬȱȱǰȱȱȱęȱȱǻϊΑΗΉȱΔΕϱΗΌΉΑǼǰ
ȱǰȱȱęȱǰȱȱDZȱȱȱ ȱęȱǻΎ΅ΌφΕ΅ΘΓǼȱȱcentȱǯȹŗŞ
ŗŝȲюћёюљǰȱȃȱȱCcedilȱȁęȂdzȱǰȄȱǯȱŘśřǯŗŞȲȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱџђєќџѦȱюѧіюћѧђћǰȱΉΕϠȱ Έ΅ΌΎЗΑȱ Ύ΅ϠȱΔΚ΅ΑΉϟ΅Ζȱ ΕΗΘΓІDZȱ ȱ ȱ ǻȱ řŝǰȱ ŚŜŘǼDZȱ ȃЁΈξȱ ϹϾΗΉȱ ΆΕΓΘνϙȱΆΕΓΘϲΖȱσΔΏΉΘΓǰȱπΎȱΈȂȱΩΕ΅ȱΗ΅ΕΎϲΖǰȱχΑȱΑΉІΐȂȱϊΑΗΉȱΔΕϱΗΌΉΑȱΦΑΙΐΚν΅ȱ
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ȱ ȱ ȱ centǰȱ centȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱĜȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱcentȱȱǯȱǰȱcentȱȱ ȱ centȂȱ ȱ ȱ ȃęȄȱcentȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱĚȱȱ ȱǯȱȂȱ ȱęȱ ȱ ȱęcentȱȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ęȱ ǻǯǯǰȱęǼǯȹŗşȱȱȱȱ ȱiexclǷȱȱ ȱȱęȱȱȱȱȱȱĚȱǻȱcentȱȱ ȱȱȱȱǼǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱiexclȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱeitherȱȱorȱcentǯ
ȱ centȂȱ ȱ ǰȱ ǰȱȃęȄȱcentȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȃęȄȱȱȃcentȄȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱǰȱpoundpoundȱȱęȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ěȱ ȱ ȱ centǯȱȱ1 Corinthiansȱ ŗDZȱ řŖȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȂȱȃęȱǻΈΎ΅ΓΗϾΑǼȄȱȱȱȃȱǻΥ΅ΗΐϱΖǼǯȄȱȱȱȱȂȱȱȱȱęȱȱ ȱcentȱȱmodus vivendiȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱǻhagiasmosǼǯȱcentȱ ȱȱȂȱcentDZ
ΐΘνΕ΅ȱ ΎΉΈΑχΑǰȱ ЁΘΓΔ΅χΖȱ ΆΕΓΘϲΖȱ ώΏΌΉǰȱ Ύ΅ΌφΕ΅ΘΓȱ ΈȂȱ ΉϣΑΉΎȂȱ πΐΉϧΓȱ ǻDe Testamentis et adventu Christiǰȱ ǯȱ ŜŞȮŝŖǼǯȄȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȂȱȱǯȱȱCPGȱśǰȱǯȱŗŞşǯ
ŗşȲcentǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǻ ȱ ȱ ȱ 1 CorinthiansȱŗDZřŖǼǰȱ centȱ iexclcentȱ ȱ Υ΅ΗΐϱΖȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΘΖǯȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centDZȱ ȃȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱęǯȃȱџђєќџѦȱюѧіюћѧђћǰȱȱ ȱpoundpoundDZȱȱ ucircȱtheologischen RedenǰȱǯȱǯȱǰȱucircȱŗşŜřǰȱǯȱŗşŘDZȱȃΈΎ΅ΓΗϾΑȱΈνǰȱϵΘȱΘΓІȱΔΕϲΖȱΦΒϟ΅ΑȱΈ΅ΕνΘΖǰȱΎ΅ϠȱΈ΅ΘЗΑȱΈΎ΅ϟΝΖȱΘΓϧΖȱЀΔϲȱΑϱΐΓΑȱΎ΅ϠȱΘΓϧΖȱЀΔϲȱΛΣΕΑǰȱΜΙΛϜȱΎ΅ϠȱΗЏΐ΅ΘȱǽdzǾȱΥ΅ΗΐϲΖȱΈνǰȱБΖȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΘΖǰȱϣΑ΅ȱΛΝΕϛΘ΅ȱΘϲȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕϲΑȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΘΘȱǻDe FilioǰȱŘŖǰȱǯȱřŘȮřŝǼǯȄ
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ȱ ȱ ǻΥ΅ΗΐϱΖǼȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centȱǻΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΘΖǼǰȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱǻΘϲȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΑǼȱȱȱȱcentȱǻΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΘΘǼǯȹŘŖ
ȱ ǰȱ ȱpoundpoundȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱȃȱ Ȅȱ ȱȃȱǯȄȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentǰȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȱǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȃcentǯȄȱȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȃęȄȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱęȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ǯȱ ȱcentȂȱ ǰȱ ȱ iexclȱȱȱȱiexclȱȃęȄȱȱȃȄȱ ȱȱȱǯȱȱȱcentȱęǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱcentȱȱȱcentǯȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȬęiexclȱȱǯȱȱǰȱȱȱȱcentȂȱęȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱcentȂȱȱȱȃȄȱȱȱcentcentȱǰȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȃǯȄȱȱȱiexclcentȱǰȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱǯ
ŘŖȲǯȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱhagiasmosȱȱȱ ȱȱęȱȱǯȱȱȱȱDZȱȃȱǽȱ Ǿȱ ęǰȱȱǽǾȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱcentǯȱǰȱǰȱȱȱcentȱcentȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱDZȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱ centDzȱȱȱǰȱȱȯĴȱȱȱȱȱ ȯ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱĴȱǻǯȱ1 CorǯȱŗDZȱŘşǼǯȱȱȱȱȱȱcentǰȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱcentǯȱȱǽȱǾȱǰȱȱȱȱǰȱ ȱȱȱȱcentȱǰȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱiexclȱȱǰȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǻǯȱŗȱǯȱŗDZȱřŖǼǯȄ
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PART II
THE PALAMITE TRADITION
AD MENTEM PATRUM
ȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱkatharsisȱȱęȱȱcentȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱǯȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱDZȱȃȱȱcentȱcentȱȱȱȱǰȱȱǰȱcentȱȱȱȱcentǯȱȱȱcentȱȱ ȱȱȱcentȱ ȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱcentcentȱcentȱȱȱȱǯȄ
ȱȱǰȱcentȱȱǰȱřŖȱȱŗşŝş
The Academy of the Immaculate
The Academy of the Immaculate founded in 1992 is inspired by and based on a project of St Maximilian M Kolbe (never realized by the Saint because of his death by martyrdom at the age of 47 August 14 1941) Among its goals the Academy seeks to promote at every level the study of the Mystery of the Immaculate Conception and the universal maternal mediation of the Virgin Mother of God and to sponsor publication and dissemination of the fruits of this research in every way possible
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ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱǯȱȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱȱǰȱȱ ȱȱǻimmaculataǼȱȱȱȱcentDzȱȱȱ ȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ǰȱ centȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱȱcentȱȱcentȱȱcentȱȱcentȱiexclǯȹŗŗ
13ȱ ȱ ȱ centȂȱ ȱ iexclǰȱ ȂȱȱȱcentDZȱǻŗǯǼȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȃęȄDzȱǻŘǯǼȱȱȱȱȃęȄȱȱ
ΘХȱ ΘϱΎУȱ ǻDe vita Mosisǰȱ ŘǯŘŗǰȱ ǯȱ ŗȮśǼǯȄȱ DZȱ ȃȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ centcentȱ ǻȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ǽǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱcentȱ ȱȱȱ ȱȱǯȱ ǽȱ Ǿȱȱ ȱȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱǯȄ
ŗŗȲȱȱȱȱȱImmaculataȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱ ęĴcentȱ ȱ ȱ DZȱ ȃȱ ęȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱiexclȱȱȱȱȱȱȱDzȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱǻIn ǰȱŗřǰȱǯȱŗşȮŘŘǼǯȄȱȱџђєќџѦȱюѧіюћѧђћǰȱȱǰȱȱȱŚŜǯŗǰȱ ǯȱ ŗŖŖǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȬimmaculataȱȱȱȱȱmiddotȱȱȱcentȱȱǯȱȱȱcentǯȱȱюѠѝђџǰȱȱȱcentdzǰȱǯȱŗśŖǯȱȂȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱŗŖŝřȮŗŖŝŚǯȱȱǯǯȱќѢѡѕђџћǰȱǯȱDZȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱŘŖŖŖǰȱǯȱŗŖŝǯȱȱȱĜȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱ ǻprokathartheisaȱ ƽȱ mundataǼǯȄȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ poundpoundȂȱ ǻgraeceǼȱ ȃęȱǻΔΕΓΎ΅Ό΅ΕΌΉϟΗ΅ǼǰȄȱ ęȂȱ ȱ ȱ ǻǯǯǰȱ immaculataǼȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ǰȱȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȂȱ ȃȄȱ ȱȱ ȃǯȄȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentDZȱȃȱȱȱȱȱęȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǽdzǾȱ ǻDe conceptu virginali ŗŞǰȱ ǯȱ ŘŚȮŘśǼǯȄȱȱ ȱȱ Ȃȱ ǰȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱ ȱcentȱȱcentȂȱȱȱǻȱȱȱȱęȂȱ immaculataȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ centǼǯȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȂȱȱȱęȱǻȱ ęǼǯȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȃęȱǻmundatiǼȄȱante nativitatem ChristiȱȱpoundȱȱȂȱęȱȱȱȱęǰȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ in uteroǯȱ ȱ ǰȱ centȱcentȱiexclȱȱęȱȱȱȱǰȱǯȱǻǯǰȱcentȱƽȱmundissimaDzȱǯȱDe conceptu virginaliǰȱŗŞǰȱǯȱŗŘȮŗřǼǯȱǯȱȱŘǰȱǯȱŗŗşȱǻCur Deus HomoǰȱǯŗŜǰȱǯȱŘŖȮřśǼDzȱǯǯǰȱǯȱŗřşȱǻDe conceptu virginaliǰȱŗŞǰȱǯȱŗŘȮŘśǼǯ
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ȱcentȱȱȦȱȱȱǻǯǯǰȱȱȱǼǯ
centǰȱcentȱiexclȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱcentȂȱ centǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱhowȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȃęȱȄȱbothȱȱȱȱȱcentȱandȱȱȂȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȃęȄȱȱȱcentȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȂȱȱȱȱȱȱȱiexclȱȱ ȱǯȱǰȱȱęȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱpoundȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯ
11 Contextualization of Gregoryrsquos Arguments
within His OperaȱǻǯȹřŞŖǼȹŗŘ
ȱ iexclȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centȂȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȂȱiexclȱȱȱȱȱȱęȱȱȱcentǯȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱcentȼȱęǯȹŗřȱȱęȱȱȱǰȱȱȱcentȂȱȱcentȱDZ
ȱ ǰȱ ȱ Ĵȱ ǰȱ centȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ǻΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΐΉΑΓΑǼȹŗŚȱ ǻȱ ȱ ȱ centȱęǼȱ ȱ ȱ Dzȱ ȱ Ĵǰȱ ȱ ȱ
ŗŘȲcentȂȱcentȱȱȱȱǯȱřŞŖȮřŞŗǯȱȱǯȱюљђѦǰȱGregory ȱpoundpoundȱǻȱcentȱȱȱǼǰȱ ȱȱŘŖŖŜǰȱǯȱŗŗŝǯ
ŗřȲюћёюљǰȱȃȱȱCcedilȱȁęȂdzȱǰȄȱǯȱŘśřǯŗŚȲcentȂȱȱȱȱȂȱȱcentȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱDZȱȃ΅ϠȱϵΘΉȱπΔΏφΗΌΗ΅Αȱ΅ϡȱψΐνΕ΅ȱΘΓІȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕΗΐΓІȱ΅ЁΘΓІȱΎ΅ΘΤȱΘϲΑȱΑϱΐΓΑȱΝϼΗνΝΖȱ ǽdzǾȱǻLukeȱŘDZȱŘŘǼǯȄȱȱȱȱautouȱ ȱĴȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱonlyȱ
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ȱcentȱȱ ȱbyȱęȱǻȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱęǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ centȱȱȱȱȱ Ǽǯȹŗś
Prima facieǰȱcentȼȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȃęȱȄǵȱǰȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱěȱ ȱȱęȱȱȱȱęȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentǯȱȱȱȱpriorȱȱȱcentȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǻ ȱ ȱ ȱǼȱȱȱǻȱȱȱvisibleȱȱǼǰȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱpriorȱęȱǻǯǯǰȱęǼǰȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱȃęȄȱȱȱǯȹŗŜ
ȱǰȱcentȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȃacircȱǻȱǼǯȄȱcentȼȱ ȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱcentȱǯȱȱȃcentȄȱȱȃcentȄȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱ ǰȱcentȱȱȱȃcentȄȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱęȱȱǰȱȱ ȱ
ȱǻȱcentǼȱ ȱȃęȄȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ΅ЁΘЗΑǯȱǯȱDZȱapparatus criticusǰȱǯȱŗŞśǯ
ŗśȲюѧіюћѧђћǰȱȱDZȱȱřŞȱǻȱřŜǰȱřŘşȱśŜȮŜŖǼDZȱȃΎΕϲΑȱΐξΑȱΓЇΑȱЂΗΘΉΕΓΑȱϷΜΉȱΎ΅ϠȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΐΉΑΓΑȱΗΓІΑȱπΑȱΘХȱΓΕΈΣΑϙȱΘχΑȱπΐχΑȱΎΣΌ΅ΕΗΑȉȱΐκΏΏΓΑȱ Έξȱ ΥΑϟΊΓΑΘ΅ȱ ΘϜȱ Ύ΅ΌΣΕΗΉȱ ΘΤȱ ЂΈ΅Θ΅ȱ ǻΓЁȱ ΤΕȱ Έχȱ ΅ЁΘϲΖȱ πΈΉϧΘΓȱΎ΅ΌΣΕΗΉΝΖǰȱϳȱ΅ϥΕΝΑȱΘχΑȱΥΐ΅ΕΘϟ΅ΑȱΘΓІȱΎϱΗΐΓΙǼȱǽdzǾȱǻΉϢΖȱΘΤȱΉΓΚΣΑ΅ǰȱŗŜǰȱǯȱ ŗȮśǼǯȄȱǯǯǰȱkathairomenos Iecircsousȱcentȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱpurgatus
Iesusȱ ǻǯȱȱřŜǰȱřřŖȱśŝȮśŞǼǯȱȱȱȱIesusȱȃęȄȱȱȱȱȱęȱǻȕŚŗŖǼǰȱDZȱȃȱȱȱȱȱȱĚȱȱęȱǰȱȱęȱǰȱȱȱȱęȱęȱȯȱȱȱęȱȱȱȱȱȱǽdzǾȱǻȱŗŜǰȱǯȱŗśȮŗŞǼȄȱȱǰȱǯȱŗŖŚǯ
ŗŜȲǯǯǰȱ Lukeȱ řDZȱ řȱ ęȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȃȱȱȱȱȱǯȄ
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ǰȱȱȱȱcentȱȱ ȱȱȱȃęȄȱȱȱȱȱȱiexclDZȹŗŝ
ǯǼȱ ȱȱȱiexclȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ
ǯǼȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȃȱȄȱȱȱ
ŗǯŘȱ centȱ poundpoundȼȱ ȱ ȱ ȱęȱȱȱȱcent
ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ iexclȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ centȱcentȱȱȱȱ ȱȱcaveatȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȂȱęDzȱcentǰȱȱȱ ȱ ȂȱȃęȄȱ ȱȱ ȱǯȱ ȱcentȱ ȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱcentȱȱȱȱcentȱiexclȱ ǵȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱǰȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱ ȱ centȱ ǰȱ ȱ centȱ ȱȃcentȄȱ ȱȱȱȱDZ
ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱĚ ȱȱȱDZȱcentǰȱǰȱȂȱȱȱĚǯ
ȱȬȱȱǰȱȱȱęȱȱǻϊΑΗΉȱΔΕϱΗΌΉΑǼǰ
ȱǰȱȱęȱǰȱȱDZȱȱȱ ȱęȱǻΎ΅ΌφΕ΅ΘΓǼȱȱcentȱǯȹŗŞ
ŗŝȲюћёюљǰȱȃȱȱCcedilȱȁęȂdzȱǰȄȱǯȱŘśřǯŗŞȲȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱџђєќџѦȱюѧіюћѧђћǰȱΉΕϠȱ Έ΅ΌΎЗΑȱ Ύ΅ϠȱΔΚ΅ΑΉϟ΅Ζȱ ΕΗΘΓІDZȱ ȱ ȱ ǻȱ řŝǰȱ ŚŜŘǼDZȱ ȃЁΈξȱ ϹϾΗΉȱ ΆΕΓΘνϙȱΆΕΓΘϲΖȱσΔΏΉΘΓǰȱπΎȱΈȂȱΩΕ΅ȱΗ΅ΕΎϲΖǰȱχΑȱΑΉІΐȂȱϊΑΗΉȱΔΕϱΗΌΉΑȱΦΑΙΐΚν΅ȱ
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ȱ ȱ ȱ centǰȱ centȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱĜȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱcentȱȱǯȱǰȱcentȱȱ ȱ centȂȱ ȱ ȱ ȃęȄȱcentȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱĚȱȱ ȱǯȱȂȱ ȱęȱ ȱ ȱęcentȱȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ęȱ ǻǯǯǰȱęǼǯȹŗşȱȱȱȱ ȱiexclǷȱȱ ȱȱęȱȱȱȱȱȱĚȱǻȱcentȱȱ ȱȱȱȱǼǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱiexclȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱeitherȱȱorȱcentǯ
ȱ centȂȱ ȱ ǰȱ ǰȱȃęȄȱcentȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȃęȄȱȱȃcentȄȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱǰȱpoundpoundȱȱęȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ěȱ ȱ ȱ centǯȱȱ1 Corinthiansȱ ŗDZȱ řŖȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȂȱȃęȱǻΈΎ΅ΓΗϾΑǼȄȱȱȱȃȱǻΥ΅ΗΐϱΖǼǯȄȱȱȱȱȂȱȱȱȱęȱȱ ȱcentȱȱmodus vivendiȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱǻhagiasmosǼǯȱcentȱ ȱȱȂȱcentDZ
ΐΘνΕ΅ȱ ΎΉΈΑχΑǰȱ ЁΘΓΔ΅χΖȱ ΆΕΓΘϲΖȱ ώΏΌΉǰȱ Ύ΅ΌφΕ΅ΘΓȱ ΈȂȱ ΉϣΑΉΎȂȱ πΐΉϧΓȱ ǻDe Testamentis et adventu Christiǰȱ ǯȱ ŜŞȮŝŖǼǯȄȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȂȱȱǯȱȱCPGȱśǰȱǯȱŗŞşǯ
ŗşȲcentǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǻ ȱ ȱ ȱ 1 CorinthiansȱŗDZřŖǼǰȱ centȱ iexclcentȱ ȱ Υ΅ΗΐϱΖȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΘΖǯȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centDZȱ ȃȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱęǯȃȱџђєќџѦȱюѧіюћѧђћǰȱȱ ȱpoundpoundDZȱȱ ucircȱtheologischen RedenǰȱǯȱǯȱǰȱucircȱŗşŜřǰȱǯȱŗşŘDZȱȃΈΎ΅ΓΗϾΑȱΈνǰȱϵΘȱΘΓІȱΔΕϲΖȱΦΒϟ΅ΑȱΈ΅ΕνΘΖǰȱΎ΅ϠȱΈ΅ΘЗΑȱΈΎ΅ϟΝΖȱΘΓϧΖȱЀΔϲȱΑϱΐΓΑȱΎ΅ϠȱΘΓϧΖȱЀΔϲȱΛΣΕΑǰȱΜΙΛϜȱΎ΅ϠȱΗЏΐ΅ΘȱǽdzǾȱΥ΅ΗΐϲΖȱΈνǰȱБΖȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΘΖǰȱϣΑ΅ȱΛΝΕϛΘ΅ȱΘϲȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕϲΑȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΘΘȱǻDe FilioǰȱŘŖǰȱǯȱřŘȮřŝǼǯȄ
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ȱ ȱ ǻΥ΅ΗΐϱΖǼȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centȱǻΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΘΖǼǰȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱǻΘϲȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΑǼȱȱȱȱcentȱǻΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΘΘǼǯȹŘŖ
ȱ ǰȱ ȱpoundpoundȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱȃȱ Ȅȱ ȱȃȱǯȄȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentǰȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȱǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȃcentǯȄȱȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȃęȄȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱęȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ǯȱ ȱcentȂȱ ǰȱ ȱ iexclȱȱȱȱiexclȱȃęȄȱȱȃȄȱ ȱȱȱǯȱȱȱcentȱęǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱcentȱȱȱcentǯȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȬęiexclȱȱǯȱȱǰȱȱȱȱcentȂȱęȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱcentȂȱȱȱȃȄȱȱȱcentcentȱǰȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȃǯȄȱȱȱiexclcentȱǰȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱǯ
ŘŖȲǯȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱhagiasmosȱȱȱ ȱȱęȱȱǯȱȱȱȱDZȱȃȱǽȱ Ǿȱ ęǰȱȱǽǾȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱcentǯȱǰȱǰȱȱȱcentȱcentȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱDZȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱ centDzȱȱȱǰȱȱȯĴȱȱȱȱȱ ȯ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱĴȱǻǯȱ1 CorǯȱŗDZȱŘşǼǯȱȱȱȱȱȱcentǰȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱcentǯȱȱǽȱǾȱǰȱȱȱȱǰȱ ȱȱȱȱcentȱǰȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱiexclȱȱǰȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǻǯȱŗȱǯȱŗDZȱřŖǼǯȄ
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PART II
THE PALAMITE TRADITION
AD MENTEM PATRUM
ȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱkatharsisȱȱęȱȱcentȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱǯȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱDZȱȃȱȱcentȱcentȱȱȱȱǰȱȱǰȱcentȱȱȱȱcentǯȱȱȱcentȱȱ ȱȱȱcentȱ ȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱcentcentȱcentȱȱȱȱǯȄ
ȱȱǰȱcentȱȱǰȱřŖȱȱŗşŝş
The Academy of the Immaculate
The Academy of the Immaculate founded in 1992 is inspired by and based on a project of St Maximilian M Kolbe (never realized by the Saint because of his death by martyrdom at the age of 47 August 14 1941) Among its goals the Academy seeks to promote at every level the study of the Mystery of the Immaculate Conception and the universal maternal mediation of the Virgin Mother of God and to sponsor publication and dissemination of the fruits of this research in every way possible
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ȱcentȱȱȦȱȱȱǻǯǯǰȱȱȱǼǯ
centǰȱcentȱiexclȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱcentȂȱ centǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱhowȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȃęȱȄȱbothȱȱȱȱȱcentȱandȱȱȂȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȃęȄȱȱȱcentȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȂȱȱȱȱȱȱȱiexclȱȱ ȱǯȱǰȱȱęȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱpoundȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯ
11 Contextualization of Gregoryrsquos Arguments
within His OperaȱǻǯȹřŞŖǼȹŗŘ
ȱ iexclȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centȂȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȂȱiexclȱȱȱȱȱȱęȱȱȱcentǯȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱcentȼȱęǯȹŗřȱȱęȱȱȱǰȱȱȱcentȂȱȱcentȱDZ
ȱ ǰȱ ȱ Ĵȱ ǰȱ centȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ǻΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΐΉΑΓΑǼȹŗŚȱ ǻȱ ȱ ȱ centȱęǼȱ ȱ ȱ Dzȱ ȱ Ĵǰȱ ȱ ȱ
ŗŘȲcentȂȱcentȱȱȱȱǯȱřŞŖȮřŞŗǯȱȱǯȱюљђѦǰȱGregory ȱpoundpoundȱǻȱcentȱȱȱǼǰȱ ȱȱŘŖŖŜǰȱǯȱŗŗŝǯ
ŗřȲюћёюљǰȱȃȱȱCcedilȱȁęȂdzȱǰȄȱǯȱŘśřǯŗŚȲcentȂȱȱȱȱȂȱȱcentȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱDZȱȃ΅ϠȱϵΘΉȱπΔΏφΗΌΗ΅Αȱ΅ϡȱψΐνΕ΅ȱΘΓІȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕΗΐΓІȱ΅ЁΘΓІȱΎ΅ΘΤȱΘϲΑȱΑϱΐΓΑȱΝϼΗνΝΖȱ ǽdzǾȱǻLukeȱŘDZȱŘŘǼǯȄȱȱȱȱautouȱ ȱĴȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱonlyȱ
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ȱcentȱȱ ȱbyȱęȱǻȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱęǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ centȱȱȱȱȱ Ǽǯȹŗś
Prima facieǰȱcentȼȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȃęȱȄǵȱǰȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱěȱ ȱȱęȱȱȱȱęȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentǯȱȱȱȱpriorȱȱȱcentȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǻ ȱ ȱ ȱǼȱȱȱǻȱȱȱvisibleȱȱǼǰȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱpriorȱęȱǻǯǯǰȱęǼǰȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱȃęȄȱȱȱǯȹŗŜ
ȱǰȱcentȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȃacircȱǻȱǼǯȄȱcentȼȱ ȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱcentȱǯȱȱȃcentȄȱȱȃcentȄȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱ ǰȱcentȱȱȱȃcentȄȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱęȱȱǰȱȱ ȱ
ȱǻȱcentǼȱ ȱȃęȄȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ΅ЁΘЗΑǯȱǯȱDZȱapparatus criticusǰȱǯȱŗŞśǯ
ŗśȲюѧіюћѧђћǰȱȱDZȱȱřŞȱǻȱřŜǰȱřŘşȱśŜȮŜŖǼDZȱȃΎΕϲΑȱΐξΑȱΓЇΑȱЂΗΘΉΕΓΑȱϷΜΉȱΎ΅ϠȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΐΉΑΓΑȱΗΓІΑȱπΑȱΘХȱΓΕΈΣΑϙȱΘχΑȱπΐχΑȱΎΣΌ΅ΕΗΑȉȱΐκΏΏΓΑȱ Έξȱ ΥΑϟΊΓΑΘ΅ȱ ΘϜȱ Ύ΅ΌΣΕΗΉȱ ΘΤȱ ЂΈ΅Θ΅ȱ ǻΓЁȱ ΤΕȱ Έχȱ ΅ЁΘϲΖȱ πΈΉϧΘΓȱΎ΅ΌΣΕΗΉΝΖǰȱϳȱ΅ϥΕΝΑȱΘχΑȱΥΐ΅ΕΘϟ΅ΑȱΘΓІȱΎϱΗΐΓΙǼȱǽdzǾȱǻΉϢΖȱΘΤȱΉΓΚΣΑ΅ǰȱŗŜǰȱǯȱ ŗȮśǼǯȄȱǯǯǰȱkathairomenos Iecircsousȱcentȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱpurgatus
Iesusȱ ǻǯȱȱřŜǰȱřřŖȱśŝȮśŞǼǯȱȱȱȱIesusȱȃęȄȱȱȱȱȱęȱǻȕŚŗŖǼǰȱDZȱȃȱȱȱȱȱȱĚȱȱęȱǰȱȱęȱǰȱȱȱȱęȱęȱȯȱȱȱęȱȱȱȱȱȱǽdzǾȱǻȱŗŜǰȱǯȱŗśȮŗŞǼȄȱȱǰȱǯȱŗŖŚǯ
ŗŜȲǯǯǰȱ Lukeȱ řDZȱ řȱ ęȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȃȱȱȱȱȱǯȄ
Řś
ѡѕђȱѝюѡџіѠѡіѐȱѡџюёіѡіќћȱяђѓќџђȱѝюљюњіѠњ
ǰȱȱȱȱcentȱȱ ȱȱȱȃęȄȱȱȱȱȱȱiexclDZȹŗŝ
ǯǼȱ ȱȱȱiexclȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ
ǯǼȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȃȱȄȱȱȱ
ŗǯŘȱ centȱ poundpoundȼȱ ȱ ȱ ȱęȱȱȱȱcent
ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ iexclȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ centȱcentȱȱȱȱ ȱȱcaveatȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȂȱęDzȱcentǰȱȱȱ ȱ ȂȱȃęȄȱ ȱȱ ȱǯȱ ȱcentȱ ȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱcentȱȱȱȱcentȱiexclȱ ǵȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱǰȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱ ȱ centȱ ǰȱ ȱ centȱ ȱȃcentȄȱ ȱȱȱȱDZ
ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱĚ ȱȱȱDZȱcentǰȱǰȱȂȱȱȱĚǯ
ȱȬȱȱǰȱȱȱęȱȱǻϊΑΗΉȱΔΕϱΗΌΉΑǼǰ
ȱǰȱȱęȱǰȱȱDZȱȱȱ ȱęȱǻΎ΅ΌφΕ΅ΘΓǼȱȱcentȱǯȹŗŞ
ŗŝȲюћёюљǰȱȃȱȱCcedilȱȁęȂdzȱǰȄȱǯȱŘśřǯŗŞȲȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱџђєќџѦȱюѧіюћѧђћǰȱΉΕϠȱ Έ΅ΌΎЗΑȱ Ύ΅ϠȱΔΚ΅ΑΉϟ΅Ζȱ ΕΗΘΓІDZȱ ȱ ȱ ǻȱ řŝǰȱ ŚŜŘǼDZȱ ȃЁΈξȱ ϹϾΗΉȱ ΆΕΓΘνϙȱΆΕΓΘϲΖȱσΔΏΉΘΓǰȱπΎȱΈȂȱΩΕ΅ȱΗ΅ΕΎϲΖǰȱχΑȱΑΉІΐȂȱϊΑΗΉȱΔΕϱΗΌΉΑȱΦΑΙΐΚν΅ȱ
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ȱ ȱ ȱ centǰȱ centȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱĜȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱcentȱȱǯȱǰȱcentȱȱ ȱ centȂȱ ȱ ȱ ȃęȄȱcentȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱĚȱȱ ȱǯȱȂȱ ȱęȱ ȱ ȱęcentȱȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ęȱ ǻǯǯǰȱęǼǯȹŗşȱȱȱȱ ȱiexclǷȱȱ ȱȱęȱȱȱȱȱȱĚȱǻȱcentȱȱ ȱȱȱȱǼǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱiexclȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱeitherȱȱorȱcentǯ
ȱ centȂȱ ȱ ǰȱ ǰȱȃęȄȱcentȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȃęȄȱȱȃcentȄȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱǰȱpoundpoundȱȱęȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ěȱ ȱ ȱ centǯȱȱ1 Corinthiansȱ ŗDZȱ řŖȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȂȱȃęȱǻΈΎ΅ΓΗϾΑǼȄȱȱȱȃȱǻΥ΅ΗΐϱΖǼǯȄȱȱȱȱȂȱȱȱȱęȱȱ ȱcentȱȱmodus vivendiȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱǻhagiasmosǼǯȱcentȱ ȱȱȂȱcentDZ
ΐΘνΕ΅ȱ ΎΉΈΑχΑǰȱ ЁΘΓΔ΅χΖȱ ΆΕΓΘϲΖȱ ώΏΌΉǰȱ Ύ΅ΌφΕ΅ΘΓȱ ΈȂȱ ΉϣΑΉΎȂȱ πΐΉϧΓȱ ǻDe Testamentis et adventu Christiǰȱ ǯȱ ŜŞȮŝŖǼǯȄȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȂȱȱǯȱȱCPGȱśǰȱǯȱŗŞşǯ
ŗşȲcentǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǻ ȱ ȱ ȱ 1 CorinthiansȱŗDZřŖǼǰȱ centȱ iexclcentȱ ȱ Υ΅ΗΐϱΖȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΘΖǯȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centDZȱ ȃȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱęǯȃȱџђєќџѦȱюѧіюћѧђћǰȱȱ ȱpoundpoundDZȱȱ ucircȱtheologischen RedenǰȱǯȱǯȱǰȱucircȱŗşŜřǰȱǯȱŗşŘDZȱȃΈΎ΅ΓΗϾΑȱΈνǰȱϵΘȱΘΓІȱΔΕϲΖȱΦΒϟ΅ΑȱΈ΅ΕνΘΖǰȱΎ΅ϠȱΈ΅ΘЗΑȱΈΎ΅ϟΝΖȱΘΓϧΖȱЀΔϲȱΑϱΐΓΑȱΎ΅ϠȱΘΓϧΖȱЀΔϲȱΛΣΕΑǰȱΜΙΛϜȱΎ΅ϠȱΗЏΐ΅ΘȱǽdzǾȱΥ΅ΗΐϲΖȱΈνǰȱБΖȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΘΖǰȱϣΑ΅ȱΛΝΕϛΘ΅ȱΘϲȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕϲΑȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΘΘȱǻDe FilioǰȱŘŖǰȱǯȱřŘȮřŝǼǯȄ
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ȱ ȱ ǻΥ΅ΗΐϱΖǼȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centȱǻΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΘΖǼǰȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱǻΘϲȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΑǼȱȱȱȱcentȱǻΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΘΘǼǯȹŘŖ
ȱ ǰȱ ȱpoundpoundȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱȃȱ Ȅȱ ȱȃȱǯȄȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentǰȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȱǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȃcentǯȄȱȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȃęȄȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱęȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ǯȱ ȱcentȂȱ ǰȱ ȱ iexclȱȱȱȱiexclȱȃęȄȱȱȃȄȱ ȱȱȱǯȱȱȱcentȱęǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱcentȱȱȱcentǯȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȬęiexclȱȱǯȱȱǰȱȱȱȱcentȂȱęȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱcentȂȱȱȱȃȄȱȱȱcentcentȱǰȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȃǯȄȱȱȱiexclcentȱǰȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱǯ
ŘŖȲǯȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱhagiasmosȱȱȱ ȱȱęȱȱǯȱȱȱȱDZȱȃȱǽȱ Ǿȱ ęǰȱȱǽǾȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱcentǯȱǰȱǰȱȱȱcentȱcentȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱDZȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱ centDzȱȱȱǰȱȱȯĴȱȱȱȱȱ ȯ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱĴȱǻǯȱ1 CorǯȱŗDZȱŘşǼǯȱȱȱȱȱȱcentǰȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱcentǯȱȱǽȱǾȱǰȱȱȱȱǰȱ ȱȱȱȱcentȱǰȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱiexclȱȱǰȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǻǯȱŗȱǯȱŗDZȱřŖǼǯȄ
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THE PALAMITE TRADITION
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Prima facieǰȱcentȼȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȃęȱȄǵȱǰȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱěȱ ȱȱęȱȱȱȱęȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentǯȱȱȱȱpriorȱȱȱcentȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǻ ȱ ȱ ȱǼȱȱȱǻȱȱȱvisibleȱȱǼǰȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱpriorȱęȱǻǯǯǰȱęǼǰȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱȃęȄȱȱȱǯȹŗŜ
ȱǰȱcentȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȃacircȱǻȱǼǯȄȱcentȼȱ ȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱcentȱǯȱȱȃcentȄȱȱȃcentȄȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱ ǰȱcentȱȱȱȃcentȄȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱęȱȱǰȱȱ ȱ
ȱǻȱcentǼȱ ȱȃęȄȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ΅ЁΘЗΑǯȱǯȱDZȱapparatus criticusǰȱǯȱŗŞśǯ
ŗśȲюѧіюћѧђћǰȱȱDZȱȱřŞȱǻȱřŜǰȱřŘşȱśŜȮŜŖǼDZȱȃΎΕϲΑȱΐξΑȱΓЇΑȱЂΗΘΉΕΓΑȱϷΜΉȱΎ΅ϠȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΐΉΑΓΑȱΗΓІΑȱπΑȱΘХȱΓΕΈΣΑϙȱΘχΑȱπΐχΑȱΎΣΌ΅ΕΗΑȉȱΐκΏΏΓΑȱ Έξȱ ΥΑϟΊΓΑΘ΅ȱ ΘϜȱ Ύ΅ΌΣΕΗΉȱ ΘΤȱ ЂΈ΅Θ΅ȱ ǻΓЁȱ ΤΕȱ Έχȱ ΅ЁΘϲΖȱ πΈΉϧΘΓȱΎ΅ΌΣΕΗΉΝΖǰȱϳȱ΅ϥΕΝΑȱΘχΑȱΥΐ΅ΕΘϟ΅ΑȱΘΓІȱΎϱΗΐΓΙǼȱǽdzǾȱǻΉϢΖȱΘΤȱΉΓΚΣΑ΅ǰȱŗŜǰȱǯȱ ŗȮśǼǯȄȱǯǯǰȱkathairomenos Iecircsousȱcentȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱpurgatus
Iesusȱ ǻǯȱȱřŜǰȱřřŖȱśŝȮśŞǼǯȱȱȱȱIesusȱȃęȄȱȱȱȱȱęȱǻȕŚŗŖǼǰȱDZȱȃȱȱȱȱȱȱĚȱȱęȱǰȱȱęȱǰȱȱȱȱęȱęȱȯȱȱȱęȱȱȱȱȱȱǽdzǾȱǻȱŗŜǰȱǯȱŗśȮŗŞǼȄȱȱǰȱǯȱŗŖŚǯ
ŗŜȲǯǯǰȱ Lukeȱ řDZȱ řȱ ęȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȃȱȱȱȱȱǯȄ
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ǰȱȱȱȱcentȱȱ ȱȱȱȃęȄȱȱȱȱȱȱiexclDZȹŗŝ
ǯǼȱ ȱȱȱiexclȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ
ǯǼȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȃȱȄȱȱȱ
ŗǯŘȱ centȱ poundpoundȼȱ ȱ ȱ ȱęȱȱȱȱcent
ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ iexclȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ centȱcentȱȱȱȱ ȱȱcaveatȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȂȱęDzȱcentǰȱȱȱ ȱ ȂȱȃęȄȱ ȱȱ ȱǯȱ ȱcentȱ ȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱcentȱȱȱȱcentȱiexclȱ ǵȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱǰȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱ ȱ centȱ ǰȱ ȱ centȱ ȱȃcentȄȱ ȱȱȱȱDZ
ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱĚ ȱȱȱDZȱcentǰȱǰȱȂȱȱȱĚǯ
ȱȬȱȱǰȱȱȱęȱȱǻϊΑΗΉȱΔΕϱΗΌΉΑǼǰ
ȱǰȱȱęȱǰȱȱDZȱȱȱ ȱęȱǻΎ΅ΌφΕ΅ΘΓǼȱȱcentȱǯȹŗŞ
ŗŝȲюћёюљǰȱȃȱȱCcedilȱȁęȂdzȱǰȄȱǯȱŘśřǯŗŞȲȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱџђєќџѦȱюѧіюћѧђћǰȱΉΕϠȱ Έ΅ΌΎЗΑȱ Ύ΅ϠȱΔΚ΅ΑΉϟ΅Ζȱ ΕΗΘΓІDZȱ ȱ ȱ ǻȱ řŝǰȱ ŚŜŘǼDZȱ ȃЁΈξȱ ϹϾΗΉȱ ΆΕΓΘνϙȱΆΕΓΘϲΖȱσΔΏΉΘΓǰȱπΎȱΈȂȱΩΕ΅ȱΗ΅ΕΎϲΖǰȱχΑȱΑΉІΐȂȱϊΑΗΉȱΔΕϱΗΌΉΑȱΦΑΙΐΚν΅ȱ
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ȱ ȱ ȱ centǰȱ centȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱĜȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱcentȱȱǯȱǰȱcentȱȱ ȱ centȂȱ ȱ ȱ ȃęȄȱcentȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱĚȱȱ ȱǯȱȂȱ ȱęȱ ȱ ȱęcentȱȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ęȱ ǻǯǯǰȱęǼǯȹŗşȱȱȱȱ ȱiexclǷȱȱ ȱȱęȱȱȱȱȱȱĚȱǻȱcentȱȱ ȱȱȱȱǼǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱiexclȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱeitherȱȱorȱcentǯ
ȱ centȂȱ ȱ ǰȱ ǰȱȃęȄȱcentȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȃęȄȱȱȃcentȄȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱǰȱpoundpoundȱȱęȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ěȱ ȱ ȱ centǯȱȱ1 Corinthiansȱ ŗDZȱ řŖȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȂȱȃęȱǻΈΎ΅ΓΗϾΑǼȄȱȱȱȃȱǻΥ΅ΗΐϱΖǼǯȄȱȱȱȱȂȱȱȱȱęȱȱ ȱcentȱȱmodus vivendiȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱǻhagiasmosǼǯȱcentȱ ȱȱȂȱcentDZ
ΐΘνΕ΅ȱ ΎΉΈΑχΑǰȱ ЁΘΓΔ΅χΖȱ ΆΕΓΘϲΖȱ ώΏΌΉǰȱ Ύ΅ΌφΕ΅ΘΓȱ ΈȂȱ ΉϣΑΉΎȂȱ πΐΉϧΓȱ ǻDe Testamentis et adventu Christiǰȱ ǯȱ ŜŞȮŝŖǼǯȄȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȂȱȱǯȱȱCPGȱśǰȱǯȱŗŞşǯ
ŗşȲcentǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǻ ȱ ȱ ȱ 1 CorinthiansȱŗDZřŖǼǰȱ centȱ iexclcentȱ ȱ Υ΅ΗΐϱΖȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΘΖǯȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centDZȱ ȃȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱęǯȃȱџђєќџѦȱюѧіюћѧђћǰȱȱ ȱpoundpoundDZȱȱ ucircȱtheologischen RedenǰȱǯȱǯȱǰȱucircȱŗşŜřǰȱǯȱŗşŘDZȱȃΈΎ΅ΓΗϾΑȱΈνǰȱϵΘȱΘΓІȱΔΕϲΖȱΦΒϟ΅ΑȱΈ΅ΕνΘΖǰȱΎ΅ϠȱΈ΅ΘЗΑȱΈΎ΅ϟΝΖȱΘΓϧΖȱЀΔϲȱΑϱΐΓΑȱΎ΅ϠȱΘΓϧΖȱЀΔϲȱΛΣΕΑǰȱΜΙΛϜȱΎ΅ϠȱΗЏΐ΅ΘȱǽdzǾȱΥ΅ΗΐϲΖȱΈνǰȱБΖȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΘΖǰȱϣΑ΅ȱΛΝΕϛΘ΅ȱΘϲȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕϲΑȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΘΘȱǻDe FilioǰȱŘŖǰȱǯȱřŘȮřŝǼǯȄ
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ȱ ȱ ǻΥ΅ΗΐϱΖǼȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centȱǻΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΘΖǼǰȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱǻΘϲȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΑǼȱȱȱȱcentȱǻΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΘΘǼǯȹŘŖ
ȱ ǰȱ ȱpoundpoundȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱȃȱ Ȅȱ ȱȃȱǯȄȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentǰȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȱǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȃcentǯȄȱȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȃęȄȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱęȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ǯȱ ȱcentȂȱ ǰȱ ȱ iexclȱȱȱȱiexclȱȃęȄȱȱȃȄȱ ȱȱȱǯȱȱȱcentȱęǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱcentȱȱȱcentǯȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȬęiexclȱȱǯȱȱǰȱȱȱȱcentȂȱęȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱcentȂȱȱȱȃȄȱȱȱcentcentȱǰȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȃǯȄȱȱȱiexclcentȱǰȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱǯ
ŘŖȲǯȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱhagiasmosȱȱȱ ȱȱęȱȱǯȱȱȱȱDZȱȃȱǽȱ Ǿȱ ęǰȱȱǽǾȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱcentǯȱǰȱǰȱȱȱcentȱcentȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱDZȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱ centDzȱȱȱǰȱȱȯĴȱȱȱȱȱ ȯ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱĴȱǻǯȱ1 CorǯȱŗDZȱŘşǼǯȱȱȱȱȱȱcentǰȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱcentǯȱȱǽȱǾȱǰȱȱȱȱǰȱ ȱȱȱȱcentȱǰȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱiexclȱȱǰȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǻǯȱŗȱǯȱŗDZȱřŖǼǯȄ
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PART II
THE PALAMITE TRADITION
AD MENTEM PATRUM
ȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱkatharsisȱȱęȱȱcentȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱǯȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱDZȱȃȱȱcentȱcentȱȱȱȱǰȱȱǰȱcentȱȱȱȱcentǯȱȱȱcentȱȱ ȱȱȱcentȱ ȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱcentcentȱcentȱȱȱȱǯȄ
ȱȱǰȱcentȱȱǰȱřŖȱȱŗşŝş
The Academy of the Immaculate
The Academy of the Immaculate founded in 1992 is inspired by and based on a project of St Maximilian M Kolbe (never realized by the Saint because of his death by martyrdom at the age of 47 August 14 1941) Among its goals the Academy seeks to promote at every level the study of the Mystery of the Immaculate Conception and the universal maternal mediation of the Virgin Mother of God and to sponsor publication and dissemination of the fruits of this research in every way possible
The Academy of the Immaculate is a non-profit religious-charitable organization of the Roman Catholic Church incorporated under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts with its central office at Our Ladyrsquos Chapel POB 3003 New Bedford MA 02741-3003
Special rates are available with 25 to 50 discount depending on the number of books plus postage For ordering books and further information on rates to book stores schools and parishes Academy of the Immaculate PO Box 3003 New Bedford MA 02741 PhoneFAX (888)90MARIA [8889062742] E-mail academymarymediatrixcom Quotations on bulk rates by the box shipped directly from the printery contact Franciscans of the Immaculate PO Box 3003 New Bedford MA 02741 (508)996-8274 E-mail ffimarymediatrixcom Website wwwacademyoftheimmaculatecom
ǰȱȱȱȱcentȱȱ ȱȱȱȃęȄȱȱȱȱȱȱiexclDZȹŗŝ
ǯǼȱ ȱȱȱiexclȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ
ǯǼȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȃȱȄȱȱȱ
ŗǯŘȱ centȱ poundpoundȼȱ ȱ ȱ ȱęȱȱȱȱcent
ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ iexclȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ centȱcentȱȱȱȱ ȱȱcaveatȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȂȱęDzȱcentǰȱȱȱ ȱ ȂȱȃęȄȱ ȱȱ ȱǯȱ ȱcentȱ ȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱcentȱȱȱȱcentȱiexclȱ ǵȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱǰȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱ ȱ centȱ ǰȱ ȱ centȱ ȱȃcentȄȱ ȱȱȱȱDZ
ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱĚ ȱȱȱDZȱcentǰȱǰȱȂȱȱȱĚǯ
ȱȬȱȱǰȱȱȱęȱȱǻϊΑΗΉȱΔΕϱΗΌΉΑǼǰ
ȱǰȱȱęȱǰȱȱDZȱȱȱ ȱęȱǻΎ΅ΌφΕ΅ΘΓǼȱȱcentȱǯȹŗŞ
ŗŝȲюћёюљǰȱȃȱȱCcedilȱȁęȂdzȱǰȄȱǯȱŘśřǯŗŞȲȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱџђєќџѦȱюѧіюћѧђћǰȱΉΕϠȱ Έ΅ΌΎЗΑȱ Ύ΅ϠȱΔΚ΅ΑΉϟ΅Ζȱ ΕΗΘΓІDZȱ ȱ ȱ ǻȱ řŝǰȱ ŚŜŘǼDZȱ ȃЁΈξȱ ϹϾΗΉȱ ΆΕΓΘνϙȱΆΕΓΘϲΖȱσΔΏΉΘΓǰȱπΎȱΈȂȱΩΕ΅ȱΗ΅ΕΎϲΖǰȱχΑȱΑΉІΐȂȱϊΑΗΉȱΔΕϱΗΌΉΑȱΦΑΙΐΚν΅ȱ
ŘŜ
ѡѕђȱіњњюѐѢљюѡђȱѐќћѐђѝѡіќћ
ȱ ȱ ȱ centǰȱ centȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱĜȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱcentȱȱǯȱǰȱcentȱȱ ȱ centȂȱ ȱ ȱ ȃęȄȱcentȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱĚȱȱ ȱǯȱȂȱ ȱęȱ ȱ ȱęcentȱȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ęȱ ǻǯǯǰȱęǼǯȹŗşȱȱȱȱ ȱiexclǷȱȱ ȱȱęȱȱȱȱȱȱĚȱǻȱcentȱȱ ȱȱȱȱǼǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱiexclȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱeitherȱȱorȱcentǯ
ȱ centȂȱ ȱ ǰȱ ǰȱȃęȄȱcentȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȃęȄȱȱȃcentȄȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱǰȱpoundpoundȱȱęȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ěȱ ȱ ȱ centǯȱȱ1 Corinthiansȱ ŗDZȱ řŖȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȂȱȃęȱǻΈΎ΅ΓΗϾΑǼȄȱȱȱȃȱǻΥ΅ΗΐϱΖǼǯȄȱȱȱȱȂȱȱȱȱęȱȱ ȱcentȱȱmodus vivendiȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱǻhagiasmosǼǯȱcentȱ ȱȱȂȱcentDZ
ΐΘνΕ΅ȱ ΎΉΈΑχΑǰȱ ЁΘΓΔ΅χΖȱ ΆΕΓΘϲΖȱ ώΏΌΉǰȱ Ύ΅ΌφΕ΅ΘΓȱ ΈȂȱ ΉϣΑΉΎȂȱ πΐΉϧΓȱ ǻDe Testamentis et adventu Christiǰȱ ǯȱ ŜŞȮŝŖǼǯȄȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȂȱȱǯȱȱCPGȱśǰȱǯȱŗŞşǯ
ŗşȲcentǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǻ ȱ ȱ ȱ 1 CorinthiansȱŗDZřŖǼǰȱ centȱ iexclcentȱ ȱ Υ΅ΗΐϱΖȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΘΖǯȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centDZȱ ȃȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱęǯȃȱџђєќџѦȱюѧіюћѧђћǰȱȱ ȱpoundpoundDZȱȱ ucircȱtheologischen RedenǰȱǯȱǯȱǰȱucircȱŗşŜřǰȱǯȱŗşŘDZȱȃΈΎ΅ΓΗϾΑȱΈνǰȱϵΘȱΘΓІȱΔΕϲΖȱΦΒϟ΅ΑȱΈ΅ΕνΘΖǰȱΎ΅ϠȱΈ΅ΘЗΑȱΈΎ΅ϟΝΖȱΘΓϧΖȱЀΔϲȱΑϱΐΓΑȱΎ΅ϠȱΘΓϧΖȱЀΔϲȱΛΣΕΑǰȱΜΙΛϜȱΎ΅ϠȱΗЏΐ΅ΘȱǽdzǾȱΥ΅ΗΐϲΖȱΈνǰȱБΖȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΘΖǰȱϣΑ΅ȱΛΝΕϛΘ΅ȱΘϲȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕϲΑȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΘΘȱǻDe FilioǰȱŘŖǰȱǯȱřŘȮřŝǼǯȄ
Řŝ
ѡѕђȱѝюѡџіѠѡіѐȱѡџюёіѡіќћȱяђѓќџђȱѝюљюњіѠњ
ȱ ȱ ǻΥ΅ΗΐϱΖǼȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centȱǻΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΘΖǼǰȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱǻΘϲȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΑǼȱȱȱȱcentȱǻΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΘΘǼǯȹŘŖ
ȱ ǰȱ ȱpoundpoundȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱȃȱ Ȅȱ ȱȃȱǯȄȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentǰȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȱǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȃcentǯȄȱȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȃęȄȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱęȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ǯȱ ȱcentȂȱ ǰȱ ȱ iexclȱȱȱȱiexclȱȃęȄȱȱȃȄȱ ȱȱȱǯȱȱȱcentȱęǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱcentȱȱȱcentǯȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȬęiexclȱȱǯȱȱǰȱȱȱȱcentȂȱęȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱcentȂȱȱȱȃȄȱȱȱcentcentȱǰȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȃǯȄȱȱȱiexclcentȱǰȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱǯ
ŘŖȲǯȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱhagiasmosȱȱȱ ȱȱęȱȱǯȱȱȱȱDZȱȃȱǽȱ Ǿȱ ęǰȱȱǽǾȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱcentǯȱǰȱǰȱȱȱcentȱcentȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱDZȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱ centDzȱȱȱǰȱȱȯĴȱȱȱȱȱ ȯ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱĴȱǻǯȱ1 CorǯȱŗDZȱŘşǼǯȱȱȱȱȱȱcentǰȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱcentǯȱȱǽȱǾȱǰȱȱȱȱǰȱ ȱȱȱȱcentȱǰȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱiexclȱȱǰȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǻǯȱŗȱǯȱŗDZȱřŖǼǯȄ
ŘŞ
ѡѕђȱіњњюѐѢљюѡђȱѐќћѐђѝѡіќћ
PART II
THE PALAMITE TRADITION
AD MENTEM PATRUM
ȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱkatharsisȱȱęȱȱcentȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱǯȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱDZȱȃȱȱcentȱcentȱȱȱȱǰȱȱǰȱcentȱȱȱȱcentǯȱȱȱcentȱȱ ȱȱȱcentȱ ȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱcentcentȱcentȱȱȱȱǯȄ
ȱȱǰȱcentȱȱǰȱřŖȱȱŗşŝş
The Academy of the Immaculate
The Academy of the Immaculate founded in 1992 is inspired by and based on a project of St Maximilian M Kolbe (never realized by the Saint because of his death by martyrdom at the age of 47 August 14 1941) Among its goals the Academy seeks to promote at every level the study of the Mystery of the Immaculate Conception and the universal maternal mediation of the Virgin Mother of God and to sponsor publication and dissemination of the fruits of this research in every way possible
The Academy of the Immaculate is a non-profit religious-charitable organization of the Roman Catholic Church incorporated under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts with its central office at Our Ladyrsquos Chapel POB 3003 New Bedford MA 02741-3003
Special rates are available with 25 to 50 discount depending on the number of books plus postage For ordering books and further information on rates to book stores schools and parishes Academy of the Immaculate PO Box 3003 New Bedford MA 02741 PhoneFAX (888)90MARIA [8889062742] E-mail academymarymediatrixcom Quotations on bulk rates by the box shipped directly from the printery contact Franciscans of the Immaculate PO Box 3003 New Bedford MA 02741 (508)996-8274 E-mail ffimarymediatrixcom Website wwwacademyoftheimmaculatecom
ȱ ȱ ȱ centǰȱ centȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱĜȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱcentȱȱǯȱǰȱcentȱȱ ȱ centȂȱ ȱ ȱ ȃęȄȱcentȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱĚȱȱ ȱǯȱȂȱ ȱęȱ ȱ ȱęcentȱȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ęȱ ǻǯǯǰȱęǼǯȹŗşȱȱȱȱ ȱiexclǷȱȱ ȱȱęȱȱȱȱȱȱĚȱǻȱcentȱȱ ȱȱȱȱǼǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱiexclȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱeitherȱȱorȱcentǯ
ȱ centȂȱ ȱ ǰȱ ǰȱȃęȄȱcentȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȃęȄȱȱȃcentȄȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱǰȱpoundpoundȱȱęȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ěȱ ȱ ȱ centǯȱȱ1 Corinthiansȱ ŗDZȱ řŖȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȂȱȃęȱǻΈΎ΅ΓΗϾΑǼȄȱȱȱȃȱǻΥ΅ΗΐϱΖǼǯȄȱȱȱȱȂȱȱȱȱęȱȱ ȱcentȱȱmodus vivendiȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱǻhagiasmosǼǯȱcentȱ ȱȱȂȱcentDZ
ΐΘνΕ΅ȱ ΎΉΈΑχΑǰȱ ЁΘΓΔ΅χΖȱ ΆΕΓΘϲΖȱ ώΏΌΉǰȱ Ύ΅ΌφΕ΅ΘΓȱ ΈȂȱ ΉϣΑΉΎȂȱ πΐΉϧΓȱ ǻDe Testamentis et adventu Christiǰȱ ǯȱ ŜŞȮŝŖǼǯȄȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȂȱȱǯȱȱCPGȱśǰȱǯȱŗŞşǯ
ŗşȲcentǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǻ ȱ ȱ ȱ 1 CorinthiansȱŗDZřŖǼǰȱ centȱ iexclcentȱ ȱ Υ΅ΗΐϱΖȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΘΖǯȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centDZȱ ȃȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱęǯȃȱџђєќџѦȱюѧіюћѧђћǰȱȱ ȱpoundpoundDZȱȱ ucircȱtheologischen RedenǰȱǯȱǯȱǰȱucircȱŗşŜřǰȱǯȱŗşŘDZȱȃΈΎ΅ΓΗϾΑȱΈνǰȱϵΘȱΘΓІȱΔΕϲΖȱΦΒϟ΅ΑȱΈ΅ΕνΘΖǰȱΎ΅ϠȱΈ΅ΘЗΑȱΈΎ΅ϟΝΖȱΘΓϧΖȱЀΔϲȱΑϱΐΓΑȱΎ΅ϠȱΘΓϧΖȱЀΔϲȱΛΣΕΑǰȱΜΙΛϜȱΎ΅ϠȱΗЏΐ΅ΘȱǽdzǾȱΥ΅ΗΐϲΖȱΈνǰȱБΖȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΘΖǰȱϣΑ΅ȱΛΝΕϛΘ΅ȱΘϲȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕϲΑȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΘΘȱǻDe FilioǰȱŘŖǰȱǯȱřŘȮřŝǼǯȄ
Řŝ
ѡѕђȱѝюѡџіѠѡіѐȱѡџюёіѡіќћȱяђѓќџђȱѝюљюњіѠњ
ȱ ȱ ǻΥ΅ΗΐϱΖǼȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centȱǻΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΘΖǼǰȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱǻΘϲȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΑǼȱȱȱȱcentȱǻΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΘΘǼǯȹŘŖ
ȱ ǰȱ ȱpoundpoundȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱȃȱ Ȅȱ ȱȃȱǯȄȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentǰȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȱǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȃcentǯȄȱȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȃęȄȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱęȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ǯȱ ȱcentȂȱ ǰȱ ȱ iexclȱȱȱȱiexclȱȃęȄȱȱȃȄȱ ȱȱȱǯȱȱȱcentȱęǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱcentȱȱȱcentǯȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȬęiexclȱȱǯȱȱǰȱȱȱȱcentȂȱęȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱcentȂȱȱȱȃȄȱȱȱcentcentȱǰȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȃǯȄȱȱȱiexclcentȱǰȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱǯ
ŘŖȲǯȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱhagiasmosȱȱȱ ȱȱęȱȱǯȱȱȱȱDZȱȃȱǽȱ Ǿȱ ęǰȱȱǽǾȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱcentǯȱǰȱǰȱȱȱcentȱcentȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱDZȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱ centDzȱȱȱǰȱȱȯĴȱȱȱȱȱ ȯ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centȱ ȱ ȱĴȱǻǯȱ1 CorǯȱŗDZȱŘşǼǯȱȱȱȱȱȱcentǰȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱcentǯȱȱǽȱǾȱǰȱȱȱȱǰȱ ȱȱȱȱcentȱǰȱȱȱȱcentȱȱȱiexclȱȱǰȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǻǯȱŗȱǯȱŗDZȱřŖǼǯȄ
ŘŞ
ѡѕђȱіњњюѐѢљюѡђȱѐќћѐђѝѡіќћ
PART II
THE PALAMITE TRADITION
AD MENTEM PATRUM
ȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱkatharsisȱȱęȱȱcentȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱǯȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱDZȱȃȱȱcentȱcentȱȱȱȱǰȱȱǰȱcentȱȱȱȱcentǯȱȱȱcentȱȱ ȱȱȱcentȱ ȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱcentcentȱcentȱȱȱȱǯȄ
ȱȱǰȱcentȱȱǰȱřŖȱȱŗşŝş
The Academy of the Immaculate
The Academy of the Immaculate founded in 1992 is inspired by and based on a project of St Maximilian M Kolbe (never realized by the Saint because of his death by martyrdom at the age of 47 August 14 1941) Among its goals the Academy seeks to promote at every level the study of the Mystery of the Immaculate Conception and the universal maternal mediation of the Virgin Mother of God and to sponsor publication and dissemination of the fruits of this research in every way possible
The Academy of the Immaculate is a non-profit religious-charitable organization of the Roman Catholic Church incorporated under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts with its central office at Our Ladyrsquos Chapel POB 3003 New Bedford MA 02741-3003
Special rates are available with 25 to 50 discount depending on the number of books plus postage For ordering books and further information on rates to book stores schools and parishes Academy of the Immaculate PO Box 3003 New Bedford MA 02741 PhoneFAX (888)90MARIA [8889062742] E-mail academymarymediatrixcom Quotations on bulk rates by the box shipped directly from the printery contact Franciscans of the Immaculate PO Box 3003 New Bedford MA 02741 (508)996-8274 E-mail ffimarymediatrixcom Website wwwacademyoftheimmaculatecom
ȱ ȱ ǻΥ΅ΗΐϱΖǼȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ centȱǻΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΘΖǼǰȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱǻΘϲȱΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΑǼȱȱȱȱcentȱǻΎ΅Ό΅ΕϱΘΘǼǯȹŘŖ
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ѡѕђȱіњњюѐѢљюѡђȱѐќћѐђѝѡіќћ
PART II
THE PALAMITE TRADITION
AD MENTEM PATRUM
ȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱkatharsisȱȱęȱȱcentȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱǯȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱDZȱȃȱȱcentȱcentȱȱȱȱǰȱȱǰȱcentȱȱȱȱcentǯȱȱȱcentȱȱ ȱȱȱcentȱ ȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱcentcentȱcentȱȱȱȱǯȄ
ȱȱǰȱcentȱȱǰȱřŖȱȱŗşŝş
The Academy of the Immaculate
The Academy of the Immaculate founded in 1992 is inspired by and based on a project of St Maximilian M Kolbe (never realized by the Saint because of his death by martyrdom at the age of 47 August 14 1941) Among its goals the Academy seeks to promote at every level the study of the Mystery of the Immaculate Conception and the universal maternal mediation of the Virgin Mother of God and to sponsor publication and dissemination of the fruits of this research in every way possible
The Academy of the Immaculate is a non-profit religious-charitable organization of the Roman Catholic Church incorporated under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts with its central office at Our Ladyrsquos Chapel POB 3003 New Bedford MA 02741-3003
Special rates are available with 25 to 50 discount depending on the number of books plus postage For ordering books and further information on rates to book stores schools and parishes Academy of the Immaculate PO Box 3003 New Bedford MA 02741 PhoneFAX (888)90MARIA [8889062742] E-mail academymarymediatrixcom Quotations on bulk rates by the box shipped directly from the printery contact Franciscans of the Immaculate PO Box 3003 New Bedford MA 02741 (508)996-8274 E-mail ffimarymediatrixcom Website wwwacademyoftheimmaculatecom
PART II
THE PALAMITE TRADITION
AD MENTEM PATRUM
ȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱkatharsisȱȱęȱȱcentȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱcentȱȱǯȱcentȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱDZȱȃȱȱcentȱcentȱȱȱȱǰȱȱǰȱcentȱȱȱȱcentǯȱȱȱcentȱȱ ȱȱȱcentȱ ȱȱȱcentȱȱȱȱcentcentȱcentȱȱȱȱǯȄ
ȱȱǰȱcentȱȱǰȱřŖȱȱŗşŝş
The Academy of the Immaculate
The Academy of the Immaculate founded in 1992 is inspired by and based on a project of St Maximilian M Kolbe (never realized by the Saint because of his death by martyrdom at the age of 47 August 14 1941) Among its goals the Academy seeks to promote at every level the study of the Mystery of the Immaculate Conception and the universal maternal mediation of the Virgin Mother of God and to sponsor publication and dissemination of the fruits of this research in every way possible
The Academy of the Immaculate is a non-profit religious-charitable organization of the Roman Catholic Church incorporated under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts with its central office at Our Ladyrsquos Chapel POB 3003 New Bedford MA 02741-3003
Special rates are available with 25 to 50 discount depending on the number of books plus postage For ordering books and further information on rates to book stores schools and parishes Academy of the Immaculate PO Box 3003 New Bedford MA 02741 PhoneFAX (888)90MARIA [8889062742] E-mail academymarymediatrixcom Quotations on bulk rates by the box shipped directly from the printery contact Franciscans of the Immaculate PO Box 3003 New Bedford MA 02741 (508)996-8274 E-mail ffimarymediatrixcom Website wwwacademyoftheimmaculatecom
The Academy of the Immaculate
The Academy of the Immaculate founded in 1992 is inspired by and based on a project of St Maximilian M Kolbe (never realized by the Saint because of his death by martyrdom at the age of 47 August 14 1941) Among its goals the Academy seeks to promote at every level the study of the Mystery of the Immaculate Conception and the universal maternal mediation of the Virgin Mother of God and to sponsor publication and dissemination of the fruits of this research in every way possible
The Academy of the Immaculate is a non-profit religious-charitable organization of the Roman Catholic Church incorporated under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts with its central office at Our Ladyrsquos Chapel POB 3003 New Bedford MA 02741-3003
Special rates are available with 25 to 50 discount depending on the number of books plus postage For ordering books and further information on rates to book stores schools and parishes Academy of the Immaculate PO Box 3003 New Bedford MA 02741 PhoneFAX (888)90MARIA [8889062742] E-mail academymarymediatrixcom Quotations on bulk rates by the box shipped directly from the printery contact Franciscans of the Immaculate PO Box 3003 New Bedford MA 02741 (508)996-8274 E-mail ffimarymediatrixcom Website wwwacademyoftheimmaculatecom