CATECHESIS OF SAINT GREGORY OF NYSSA –  THE GREAT CATECHISM
/KATECHÉZA SVÄTÉHO GREGORA NYSSKÉHO – VEĽKÁ KATECHETICKÁ REČ/

Jan PILKO

lecturer, Orthodox Theological Faculty, University of Presov in Presov, Masarykova 15, 080 01 Presov, Slovakia, jmpilko@gmail.com, 00421517724729

Abstract

The  Great  catechism  of  saint  Gregory  of  Nyssa  speaks  about  the  truth  of Christian doctrine. The first part of the work is about dogmatic character. Saint Gregory explains the question of the Holy Trinity, angels, man, good and evil and he is touching of eschatology. The content of the second part is soteriology. The  third  part  of  the  work  is  the  largest  and  it  is  intertwined  the anthropological and soteriological questions with Orthodox spirituality here. It explains God's economy of salvation of man. The work is a good example of catechization of the Christians in the 4th century. Language and style of the saint  Gregory  is  quite  challenging  because  he  combines  philosophy  and theology. He uses language rhetorical and philosophical links. The work can be very  well  used  in  the  present  catechization.  It  is a  preparation  for understanding the basic features of orthodox doctrines of God, the world, man and the Holy mysteries.

Keywords

Saint  Gregory  of  Nyssa,  catechism,  Holy  Trinity,  spirituality,  theology, philosophy, Holy mysteries

(Language: slovak)

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