St. Methodius of Olympus

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Concerning Free-Willc. 300 ADA dialogue defending human free will against the Valentinian Gnostics' determinism, arguing that evil results from human choice, not divine necessity.
On Leprosyc. 311 ADMethodius's allegorical interpretation of Old Testament leprosy laws as types of sin and spiritual healing.
On the Resurrectionc. 305 ADExtracts from Methodius's defense of bodily resurrection against Origen's more spiritualized interpretation.
Oration on Palm Sundayc. 300 ADA homily on Christ's triumphal entry into Jerusalem.
Oration on Simeon and Annac. 300 ADA homily on the Presentation of Christ in the Temple, meditating on Simeon's Nunc Dimittis and Anna's prophecy.
The Symposium (Banquet of the Ten Virgins)c. 290 ADA dialogue in imitation of Plato's Symposium, with ten virgins discoursing on the excellence of virginity and the nature of chastity.

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