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The Divine Names

theology

The Divine Names

St. Dionysius the Areopagite · 1st century AD

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A systematic theological work exploring the divine names and attributes of God, foundational to Eastern Orthodox theology.

Table of Contents

1CAPUT I. TO MY FELLOW PRESBYTER, TIMOTHY, DIONYSIUS THE PRESBYTER.2CAPUT II.3CAPUT III. What is the power of prayer, and concerning the blessed Hierotheus, and concerning reverence and covenant in the Word of God.4CAPUT IV. Concerning Good, Light, Beauty, Love, Ecstasy, Jealousy, and that the Evil is neither existent, nor from existent, nor in things being.5CAPUT V. Concerning Being—in which also concerning Exemplars.6CAPUT VI. Concerning Life.7CAPUT VII. Concerning Wisdom, Mind, Reason, Truth, faith.8CAPUT VIII. Concerning power, justice, preservation, redemption, in which also concerning inequality.9CAPUT IX. Concerning great, small, same, different, similar, dissimilar, standing, movement, equality.10CAPUT X, Concerning Sovereign Lord, "Ancient of days" in which also, concerning Age and Time .11CAPUT XI. Concerning Peace, and what is meant by the self-existent Being; what is the self-existent Life, and what the self-existent Power, and such like expressions.12CAPUT XII. Concerning Holy of Holies, King of Kings, Lord of Lords, God of Gods.13CAPUT XIII. Concerning Perfect and One.