St John Damascene on Holy Images

About this eBook

Translator

Allies, Mary H. (Mary Helen), 1852-1927

Title

St John Damascene on Holy Images (πρὸς τοὺς διαβάλλοντας τᾶς ἁγίας εἰκόνας). Followed by Three Sermons on the Assumption (κοίμησις)

Credits

Produced by Andrew Dunning

Language

English

LoC Class

BR: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion: Christianity

Subject

Icons -- Cult

Category

Text

eBook-No.

49917

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/49917

Release Date

September 9, 2015

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.St John Damascene on Holy Images
2. 2.TRANSLATOR’S PREFACE
3. 3.CONTENTS
4. 4.PART I. APOLOGIA OF ST JOHN DAMASCENE AGAINST THOSE WHO DECRY HOLY IMAGES. — Authentic Testimony of Ancient Fathers in favour of Images. — St Denis the Areopagite. From his Letter to Bishop Titus. — The Same, ‘On the Names of God.’ — The Same, on the ‘Ecclesiastical Hierarchy.’ — St Basil’s Sermon on the Martyr St Barlam, beginning, ‘In the first place the death of the saints.’ — From the same, from the Thirty Chapters to Amphilochios, on the Holy Ghost.—Chap. xviii. — From St Basils Sermon on St Gordion. — The same, on the Martyr St Gordion. — The same, at the end. — Testimony of the same, from his Sermon on the Forty Martyrs. — St Basil. — St Gregory of Nyssa, from the ‘Structure of Man.’ — The same, Fifth Chapter. — The same, from his Sermon at Constantinople on the Godhead of the Son and of the Spirit, and on Abraham. — Leo, 12 Bishop of Neapolis in Cyprus. From his book against the Jews, on the Adoration of the Cross, and the Statues of the Saints, and on Relics. — From the same. — Severianus, Bishop of the Gabali, on the Dedication of the Cross. — Taken word for word from the Life of St John Chrysostom.
5. 5.PART II. — Testimony of Ancient and Learned Fathers to Images. 18 — St John Chrysostom. From His ‘Commentary on the Parable of the Sower.’ — The same, from his Sermon to St Meletius, Bishop of Antioch, and on the zeal of his hearers, beginning, ‘Casting his eyes everywhere on this holy flock.’ — St Maximus, Philosopher and Confessor. From his ‘Acts’ and those of Bishop Theodosius. — Blessed Anastasius, Archbishop of Theopolis, on the Sabbath, to Simeon, Bishop of Bostris.
6. 6.PART III. 20 — 1st Point.— What is an Image? — 2nd Point.— For what purpose the Image is made. — 3rd Point.— How many kinds of Images there are. — Fourth Chapter. What an Image is, what it is not; and how each Image is to be set forth. — Who first made an Image. — On Adoration. What is Adoration? — On the kinds of Adoration. — What we find worshipped in Scripture, and in how many ways we show worship to creatures. — Testimony of Ancient and Learned Fathers concerning Images. — St Denis, Bishop of Athens, from his letter to St John the Apostle and Evangelist. — The same, from his Homily on the Ecclesiastical Hierarchy. — St Basil, from his Homily on the Forty Martyrs. — The same, on the Thirty Chapters on the Holy Ghost to Amphilochios, 18th Answer. — St John Chrysostom, from his ‘Commentary on the Epistle to the Hebrews.’ — From the Spiritual History of Theodore, Bishop of Cyrus. From the ‘Life of St Simon Stylites.’ — St Basil, from his ‘Commentary on Isaias.’ — The same. — St Athanasius, from the Hundred Chapters addressed to Antiochus, the Prefect, according to Question and Answer.—Chap. xxxviii. — St John Chrysostom, on the ‘Third Psalm, on David, and Absalom.’ — St Cyril of Alexandria, from his ‘Address to the Emperor Theodosius.’ — The same, from his ‘Treasures.’ — The same, from his Poem, on the ‘Revelation of Christ being signified through all the Teaching of Moses. On Abraham and Melchisedech.’—Chap. vi. — St Gregory of Nazianzen, from His Sermon on the ‘Son,’ ii. — St Chrysostom, from his Third ‘Commentary on the Colossians.’ — The same, from his ‘Commentary on the Hebrews.’—Chap. xvii. — Eusebius Pamphilius, from the Fifth Book of his Gospel Proofs, on ‘God appeared to Abraham by the Oak of Mambre.’ — John of Antioch, also called Malala, from his Chronography concerning the ‘Woman with the Issue of Blood, who erected a Monument to Christ.’ — From the ‘Ecclesiastical History of Socrates,’ Book I. Chap. xviii., on the Emperor Constantine. — Stephen Bostrenus, against the Jews.—Chap. iv. — The same. — St Leontius of Naples, in Cyprus, against the Jews—Book v. — The same, from the 3rd Book. — The same. — The same. — The same. — The same. — Saint Athanasius against the Arians.—Book iii. — The same, to Antiochus the Ruler. — St Ambrose of Milan, to the Emperor Gratian concerning the Incarnation of God the Word. — St Cyril of Jerusalem, twelfth Instruction. — St John Chrysostom, on the Machabees. — The same, against Julian the Apostate.—1st Book. — The same, on the Piscina. — Severianus of the Gabali, on the Cross. — Jerome, Priest of Jerusalem, on the Holy Trinity. — Simeon of Mount Thaumastus on Images. — Athanasius, Archbishop of Antioch, to Simeon, Bishop of the Bostri, on the Sabbath. — The same.—3rd Homily. — St Athanasius of Mount Sinai on the New Sabbath, and on St Thomas the Apostle. — From the Life of the Abbot Daniel, on Eulogius the Quarryman. — From the Life of St Mary of Egypt. — St Methodius, Bishop of the Patari (παταρών), on the Resurrection.
7. 7.SERMON I. ON THE ASSUMPTION (κοίμησις).
8. 8.SERMON II. ON THE ASSUMPTION (κοίμησις).
9. 9.SERMON III. ON THE ASSUMPTION (κοίμησις).
10. 10.INDEX

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