Isaac Argyri opera omnia theologica necnon Johannis ex-imperatoris Cantacuzeni Oratio adversus Argyrum

"Isaac Argyros was a leading astronomer and theologian of the late 14th century, who spent most of his life at the Chora monastery in Constantinople. Besides several works on astronomy, he wrote a number of treatises against the Palamites in the tradition of his teacher and mentor Nicephorus Gregoras: (1.) De quattuor modis participationis Dei; (2.) De lumine Transfigurationis ad Gedeonem Zographum; and (3.) Solutio quaestionis cuiusdam Palamiticae. Former emperor John Cantacuzenus composed a lenghty treatise against Argyrus (Contra Argyrum), in which he attacks the fact that Argyros and his followers deny three things: that the seven spirits referred to by Isaiah are uncreated; that the grace of God is uncreated; and that men receive gifts of God in an immediate manner. Together, the four texts in this edition shed light on an interesting chapter in the palamite controversy." "Isaac Argyros was a leading astronomer and theologian of the late 14th century, who spent most of his life at the Chora monastery in Constantinople. Besides several works on astronomy, he wrote a number of treatises against the Palamites in the tradition of his teacher and mentor Nicephorus Gregoras: (1.) De quattuor modis participationis Dei; (2.) De lumine Transfigurationis ad Gedeonem Zographum; and (3.) Solutio quaestionis cuiusdam Palamiticae. Former emperor John Cantacuzenus composed a lenghty treatise against Argyros (Contra Argyrum), in which he attacks the fact that Argyros and his followers deny three things: that the seven spirits referred to by Isaiah are uncreated; that the grace of God is uncreated; and that men receive gifts of God in an immediate manner." -- Publisher's website Isaac Argyros was a leading astronomer and theologian of the late 14th century, who wrote several works against the Palamites in the tradition of his teacher and mentor Nicephorus Gregoras. Former emperor John Cantacuzenus composed a lenghty treatise against Argyrus, which is published here along with the three surviving treatises of Argyros Introduction De quattuor modis participationis Dei / Isaac Argyrus De lumine transfigurationis ad Gedeonem Zographum / Isaac Argyrus Solutio quaestionis cuiusdam palamiticae / Isaac Argyrus Contra Argyrum / Iohannes Cantacuzenus.