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摘要
在对话 4 中,查士丁改变了他对柏拉图哲学两个具体信条的看法:灵魂可以看见上帝的观点和轮回学说。被贾斯汀拒绝的柏拉图人学恰好是他的基督教非神学对手的神学体系的基础:西蒙和海伦、巴西里德斯和卡尔波克拉底(他们很可能在查士丁现已失传的《反对所有异端邪说》(Syntagma Against All the Heresies)中被讨论和驳斥过)。在本文中,我认为这并非巧合,查士丁对柏拉图人类学的质疑与他对异端学的广泛关注息息相关。通过摒弃这两种学说,查士丁能够以自己的方式定义基督教,同时有效地削弱了其宗教对手的教义。这进一步解释了贾斯汀对柏拉图主义问题的特殊性,不应将其解读为对柏拉图哲学的全盘否定。
Justin Martyr’s Problem with Platonism: Heresy and Anthropology in Dialogue 4 and the Syntagma
In Dialogue 4, Justin changes his mind on two specific tenets of Platonic philosophy: the idea that the soul can see God, and the doctrine of transmigration. The Platonic anthropology rejected by Justin happens to be foundational to the theological systems of his Christian demiurgical opponents: Simon and Helen, Basilides, and Carpocrates (who are likely discussed and refuted in Justin’s now-lost Syntagma Against all the Heresies). In this paper, I argue that this is not coincidental, and that Justin’s problem with Platonic anthropology is bound up with his broader heresiological concerns. By rejecting these two doctrines, Justin was able to define Christianity on his own terms while effectively undermining the teachings of his religious rivals. This further explains the specificity of Justin’s problem with Platonism, which should not be read as a wholesale rejection of Platonic philosophy.
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Vigiliae Christianae contains articles and short notes of an historical, cultural, linguistic or philological nature on early Christian literature written after the New Testament, as well as on Christian epigraphy and archaeology. Church and dogmatic history are dealt with as they relate to social history; Byzantine and medieval literature are treated as far as they exhibit continuity with the early Christian period. ● Leading journal in its field. ● Extensive book review section giving a critical analysis of other titles related to the field.