St. Paul as an exemplar of holiness and pastoral leadership in the writings of Pope Gregory the Great
Subtitle: a study of personal sanctity
By: Brendan Lupton ; with a foreword by Matthew Levering
Publisher: The Edwin Mellen Press
Published: 2017
Place of publication: Lewiston, New York; Lampeter
Language: eng
Number of pages: 263
ISBN-13: 9781495505393
Subjects: Saints; Attributes; Christian leadership
Other titles: Saint Paul as an exemplar of holiness and pastoral leadership in the writings of Pope Gregory the Great
Description: The Apostle Paul plays an important role in the writings of Gregory the Great, who reserves such distinguished titles for him as egregius praedicator, magnus regendi artifex, and peritus medicus. Gregory cites the Apostle more often than any other scriptural author in the Pastoral Rule and Paul is the second most frequent biblical source in the Moralia outside of the Gospels. Given this prominence, it is worth examining how Gregory uses the letters of Paul in his writings and analyzing Gregory's portrayal of Paul as a model Christian, as a model pastor, as a model preacher and as a teacher for clerics.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-260) and index.
Table of contents: title: Gregory's theological works; title: The saints in Gregory's writings; title: Gregory's understanding of Paul and his use of the apostle as a model Christian; title: Gregory's understanding of pride and contemplation; title: Paul as a model pastor; title: Paul as a teacher and conclusion.