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- The nous is also the ability to partake and unite with God. Elsewhere it is called the capability of theoria or vision of God. It is exactly the same thing. For one to see God, is to be united with God. That is why according to patristic terminology it is called the “eye of the soul”, “noetic eye” or “theoretic eye” or “rational” part of the soul.
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May 1, 2015 · Many Fathers use the words "nous" and "soul" interchangeably. St. John of Damascus says that the nous is the purest part of the soul. St. Gregory Palamas uses the word "nous" in two senses: as the whole soul, and also as the power of the soul.
Dec 2, 2022 · Man's nous, word, and spirit are not hypostasis or individual existences or realities, but activities or energies of the soul. Were as in the case with God or the Persons of the Holy Trinity each are indeed hypostases.
The Christian New Testament makes mention of the nous or noos, generally translated in modern English as "mind", but also showing a link to God's will or law: Romans 7:23 , refers to the law ( nomos ) of God which is the law in the writer's nous , as opposed to the law of sin which is in the body.
Oct 27, 2015 · The Nous. Man, this superior creation of God, the pinnacle of creation is composed of matter and spirit, body and soul. His surpassing from the material to the immaterial, from the perceptive to the non-perceptive world is achieved with the power of the soul, the nous. 1.
Oct 22, 2015 · In the other (the nous) it is receiving information and experiencing reality directly. For example, take Sherlock Holmes. He uses powers of physical observation to gather facts and then use deductive "fleshly reason" to analyze these facts and draw conclusions.
3563 noús (a masculine noun) – the God-given capacity of each person to think (reason); the mind; mental capacity to exercise reflective thinking. For the believer, 3563 (noús) is the organ of receiving God's thoughts, through faith.
Jun 6, 2008 · The nous is identified with the soul, but at the same time it is also an energy of the soul. Like the soul, the nous too is in the image of God. And just as the soul is divided into essence and energy, the same is true of the nous.
