Talk:Gregory of Nyssa

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Universalist cats removed
these cats removed since the text of article discusses that this is in dispute. However a clear source ref might restore them? In ictu oculi (talk) 10:23, 1 May 2011 (UTC)

Conception of the Trinity
This section contains the apparently contradictory statements 'According to Gregory, the differences between the three persons of the Trinity reside in their relationships with each other' and 'he clearly believes that the identities of the Trinity are the three persons, not the relations between them.' Clivemacd (talk) 00:20, 4 March 2017 (UTC)

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Section "Universalism"
"This interpretation of Gregory has been criticized recently, however.[59][60] Indeed, this interpretation is explicitly contradicted[citation needed] in the "Great Catechism" itself, for at the end of chapter XXXV Gregory declares that those who have not been purified by water through baptism will be purified by fire in the end, so that "their nature may be restored pure again to God". On the contrary, Saint Gregory also affirms that "without the laver of regeneration it is impossible for the man to be in the resurrection", meaning that the salvation won't be universal.[61] Furthermore, in the next chapter (ch. XXXVI), Gregory says that those who are purified from evil will be admitted into the "heavenly company""

In chapter XXXV it is said that "without the laver of regeneration it is impossible for the man to be in the resurrection". And this statement doesn't contribute to the theory of universale salvation. It is also true that neither the Hell neither the Paradise nor the Purgatory are ever mentioned there. It is a complex matter that needs to be better clarified, possibly with the additional exegesis of some bishops. The Holy Spirit God, who is exclusively taken by thesuccesors of the Twelve Apostles, is the main source of truth.

that applies regardles the personal academic authority of one or more persons. On the contrary, no episcopal authority is cited about this matter, although the exegesis of Christian authors is a their own duty.

It was also added an additional paper, sourced by. It is not free, but, at least, is freely readable for those who access JSTOR from an academic institution or another partner entity. And this would be a way not to make indirect profits through WP articles.

Said in brackets, the text reported by CCEL includes some errors like in the following sentence: "it is not, in fact, possible that that should take place". In this sense, it would be very helpful to have online a further edition, not copyrighted, with the Greek text and a critical comment. Maybe, there is something available in the Internet Archive. Hope that someone will help in this aspect.

I would like to apologize for the not idiomatic English. I am doing my best to improve it. Regards, Theologian81sp
 * Hello Theologian81sp. Just be aware that Wikipedia relies on secondary sources, not primary ones. That is, when interpreting what the subject of an article (in this case, Gregory) has written, we look at what reliable authorities have written about the issue, and not what we as Wikipedia editors determine by reading the text in question. Likewise, whether a particular translation of Gregory's works is accurate has to be sourced back to a reliable secondary source. WP:RS explains this more fully. Indyguy (talk) 16:01, 25 July 2021 (UTC)