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The Great Cloud of Witnesses · The Long Middle

Symeon the New Theologian

?–1022

Patristic / Eastern voice, d. ~1022

The life

Symeon the New Theologian (d. ~1022). Patristic / Eastern voice from the church's historical commentary tradition, present in MannaFest's quote pool with source citations. Full profile pending.

In their own words

  • “Does He distinguish and separate anyone out, calling one to Himself as foreknown while sending the other away as not predestined? Never! Therefore, "you should not make excuses for your sins" (Psalm 140:4, LXX), nor should you want to make the Apostle's words an occasion …”

    Commentary (church-history corpus) · on the verse

  • “So it is necessary for you, the shepherd of Christ's sheep, to acquire, as we have said, every virtue of body and spirit. You are the head of the body of the church of Israel that is under your rule, so that the brothers may …”

    DISCOURSES 18:15 · on the verse

  • “As [David] looks on the greatness of God's lovingkindness, he is struck with amazement. He considers himself with all his soul to be unworthy of the vision of such goodness and does not wish to look closely at them or fully understand them. He is …”

    DISCOURSES 14.4 · on the verse