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The Understanding of the Sacraments in John of Damascus’ Theology

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The final chapters of John of Damascus’ Expositio fidei are usually considered incoherent and labelled capita diversa. In a previous paper (Kontouma 2006 and 2015), I suggested some ways of interpreting these chapters within the theological project of John of Damascus. More specifically, concerning chs. 81–92, I had argued that they constituted a whole related to the ‘means of Salvation bequeathed by the Lord’. That is the subject I wish to explore further in the present paper. Focusing on the sole text of Expos., I will examine the first part of this unit, namely chs. 81–86, to highlight its thematic coherence as well as its particular interest. This shall also provide a first overview of the sacramental doctrine expressed by their author. Inter alia, my contribution is intended to illustrate with a particular example the theme of the workshop ‘John of Damascus: more than a Compiler’.
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hal-03902326 , version 1 (15-12-2022)

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Vassa Kontouma. The Understanding of the Sacraments in John of Damascus’ Theology. Scott Ables. John of Damascus: More than a Compiler, 26, Brill, pp.153-171, 2022, Texts and Studies in Eastern Christianity, 978-90-04-52686-0. ⟨hal-03902326⟩
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