Basil of Caesarea and Gregory of Nazianzus on the Role of the Devil in Problems of Evil and Suffering

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International Journal of Systematic Theology Pub Date : 2024-04-05 DOI:10.1111/ijst.12694

Gabrielle Thomas

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Abstract

The aim of this essay is to reconsider the way scholarship conceives the role of the devil in early Christian approaches to evil and suffering, using as a case study theological reflection on this theme by Basil of Caesarea and Gregory of Nazianzus. Through a close reading of three texts concerned with the origins of evil, suffering, and the continued presence of the devil on earth after Christ's victory, I propose the devil's existence contributes to the mystery of evil for Basil and Gregory. Put simply, the devil does not serve as a strategy to solve problems of evil and suffering. The devil himself is a problem.

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凯撒利亚的巴西尔和拿细安祖的格里高利论魔鬼在邪恶与苦难问题中的作用

本文的目的是以凯撒利亚的巴西尔和拿细安苏斯的格里高利对这一主题的神学反思为案例，重新考虑学术界在早期基督教对邪恶和苦难的态度中对魔鬼角色的看法。通过细读有关邪恶的起源、苦难以及基督得胜后魔鬼继续存在于世间的三篇文章，我提出魔鬼的存在对巴西尔和格里高利来说有助于揭开邪恶的神秘面纱。简单地说，魔鬼并不是解决邪恶和苦难问题的策略。魔鬼本身就是一个问题。

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期刊介绍： The International Journal of Systematic Theology has acquired a world-wide reputation for publishing high-quality academic articles on systematic theology and for substantial reviews of major new works of scholarship. Systematic theology, which is concerned with the systematic articulation of the meaning, coherence and implications of Christian doctrine, is at the leading edge of contemporary academic theology. The discipline has undergone a remarkable transformation in the last three decades, and is now firmly established as a central area of academic teaching and research.