For Florovsky the Fathers of the Church inherited a view of the Old Testament that was different than that of the New Testament writers. The Greek outlook is evident in the Septuagint especially. Scripture was expressed in Greek categories. Florovsky became interested in developing a metahistorical judgment of humanity. History is not a linear development, but rather a succession of unpredictable creativity.
History is chaotic, but open.
Between this creative contingency and forward looking judicial eschaton is the Christ as Person, Truth and Head of the Body. To explicate this further Florovsky analyzes the Fathers from the 4th to the 8th centuries. Christian Hellenism is the age of completed patristic synthesis, which is fully based on Scripture. Florovsky emphasizes Christ over Trinity. For him Christ as a divine person is the one to whom humanity is related personally.