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1. Introduction Basil of Caesarea (c. AD 330–379) was a significant theological force in the fourth century. On the heels of the Council of Nicaea (AD 325), Basil sought to steer the church through tumultuous theological waters amidst the ongoing Arian controversy and its numerous aberrant theological descendants. In particular, Basil was instrumental in defending the deity of the Holy ...
May 28, 2011 · Basil was born c. 330 into a rich Cappadocian family. The family of his mother Emmelia appears to have been Christian for some generations. Basil was schooled first by his father, and then in Caesarea. He studied under Libanius in Constantinople for a year in 348/9 and was then in Athens from 349/50. Here he heard, and perhaps studied with, the ...
Jan 6, 2024 · Basil of Caesarea: A Guide to His Life and Doctrine by Andrew Radde-Gallwitz introduces early Christian theology by focusing on one particularly influential figure, Basil of Caesarea. It views Basil against the backdrop of a Roman Empire that was adopting Christianity. acquaints the student with Basil's brilliant--and often neglected--theological writings.
Basil at this time took on functional administration of the Diocese of Caesarea. In 370, Eusebius, bishop of Caesarea, died, and Basil was chosen to succeed him. It was then that his great powers were called into action. Caesarea was an important diocese, and its bishop was the ex officio exarch of the great diocese of Pontus as well. Hot ...
Jan 1, 2024 · The truly great Basil, spent with extreme ascetical practices and continual labours, at the helm of the church, departed to the Lord on the 1st of January, in 379. at the age of forty-nine. His writings are replete with wisdom and erudition, and rich are these gifts he set forth the doctrines concerning the mysteries both of the creation (see his Hexaemeron) and of the Holy Trinity (see On the ...
St. Basil, born in 329 CE in what is now known as Kayseri (then Caesarea Mazaca), hailed from Cappadocia, an Asia Minor province of the Roman Empire. He was the child of Basil the Elder and Emily, often referred to as Emilia or Emmelia. Their family, both noble and affluent, boasted lineage that could be traced back to Pontus's ancient monarchs ...
Basil of Caesarea is a thoroughly researched, well written book about a great but mostly unknown servant of Christ who powerfully shaped the face of biblical and orthodox Christianity (i.e., Trinitarianism). Though Jones employs various technical terms, he skillfully explains them to the instruction and edification of the reader.
