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The Divine Names

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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.2SECTION II.3SECTION III.4SECTION IV.5SECTION V.6SECTION VI.7SECTION VII.8SECTION VIII.9CAPUT II.10SECTION II.11SECTION III.12SECTION IV.13SECTION V.14SECTION VI.15SECTION VII.16SECTION VIII.17SECTION IX.18SECTION X. From the Theological Elements of the most holy Hierotheus.19SECTION XI.20CAPUT III. What is the power of prayer, and concerning the blessed Hierotheus, and concerning reverence and covenant in the Word of God.21SECTION II.22SECTION III.23CAPUT IV. Concerning Good, Light, Beauty, Love, Ecstasy, Jealousy, and that the Evil is neither existent, nor from existent, nor in things being.24SECTION II.25SECTION III.26SECTION IV.27SECTION V.28SECTION VI.29SECTION VII.30SECTION VIII.31SECTION IX.32SECTION X.33SECTION XI.34SECTION XII.35SECTION XIII.36SECTION XIV.37SECTION XV. Extract from the "Hymns of Love" by the most holy Hierotheus:—38SECTION XVI. Of the same, from the same Erotic Hymns.39SECTION XVII. Of the same, from the same Hymns of Love.40SECTION XVIII.41SECTION XIX.42SECTION XX.43SECTION XXI.44SECTION XXII.45SECTION XXIII.46SECTION XXIV.47SECTION XXV.48SECTION XXVI.49SECTION XXVII.50SECTION XXVIII.51SECTION XXIX.52SECTION XXX.53SECTION XXXI.54SECTION XXXII.55SECTION XXXIII.56SECTION XXXIV.57SECTION XXXV.58CAPUT V. Concerning Being—in which also concerning Exemplars.59SECTION II.60SECTION III.61SECTION IV.62SECTION V.63SECTION VI.64SECTION VII.65SECTION VIII.66SECTION IX.67SECTION X.68CAPUT VI. Concerning Life.69SECTION II.70SECTION III.71CAPUT VII. Concerning Wisdom, Mind, Reason, Truth, faith.72SECTION II.73SECTION III.74SECTION IV.75CAPUT VIII. Concerning power, justice, preservation, redemption, in which also concerning inequality.76SECTION II.77SECTION III.78SECTION IV.79SECTION V.80SECTION VI.81SECTION VII.82SECTION VIII.83SECTION IX.84CAPUT IX. Concerning great, small, same, different, similar, dissimilar, standing, movement, equality.85SECTION II.86SECTION III.87SECTION IV.88SECTION V.89SECTION VI.90SECTION VII.91SECTION VIII.92SECTION IX.93SECTION X.94CAPUT X, Concerning Sovereign Lord, "Ancient of days" in which also, concerning Age and Time .95SECTION II.96SECTION III.97CAPUT 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.98SECTION II.99SECTION III.100SECTION IV.101SECTION V.102SECTION VI.103CAPUT XII. Concerning Holy of Holies, King of Kings, Lord of Lords, God of Gods.104SECTION II.105SECTION III.106SECTION IV.107CAPUT XIII. Concerning Perfect and One.108SECTION II.109SECTION III.110SECTION IV.

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