St. Dionysius the Areopagite
Called "the summit of theologians" and "bird of heaven" by all antiquity. Author of On the Divine Names, On Mystical Theology, and the Celestial Hierarchy.
Works
Preface and Praise of Sacred Scripture
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Chapter I: On the Excellence, Necessity, and Fruit of Sacred Scripture
— Called "summit of theologians"; professes to proceed from Sacred Scripture as principle; extensive quotation from On the Divine Names and On Mystical Theology
"This was seen by that divine Dionysius, whom all antiquity regarded as the summit of theologians"
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Chapter II: On the Object and Breadth of Sacred Scripture
— Opens his Celestial Hierarchy with instruction to proceed to understand Sacred Scriptures as received from the Fathers
"St. Dionysius, with finger pointing to the sources, opens his Celestial Hierarchy thus"
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Chapter IV: The Judgments and Examples of the Fathers
— As disciple of Paul, teaches Scriptures were handed down to be taught to disciples in continuous succession
"Thus St. Dionysius, the disciple of the Apostle Paul"
Chapter I (The Six Days of Creation)
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Verse 3: And God said: Let there be light
— Cited from On the Divine Names, Part I, ch. 4, listing thirty-four properties of light and fire; light as a living image of God
"See St. Dionysius, On the Divine Names, Part I, ch. 4, where he lists thirty-four properties of light and fire"