St. Maximus the Confessor's "Questions and Doubts"

Despina D. Prassas's Translation Of The 'quaestiones Et Dubia' Presents For The First Time In English One Of The Confessor's Most Significant Contributions To Early Christian Biblical Interpretation. Maximus The Confessor (580-662) Was A Monk Whose Writings Focused On Ascetical Interpretations Of Biblical And Patristic Works. For His Refusal To Accept The Monothelite Position Supported By Emperor Constans Ii, He Was Tried As A Heretic, His Right Hand Was Cut Off, And His Tongue Was Cut Out. In His Work, Maximus The Confessor Brings Together The Patristic Exegetical Aporiai Tradition And The Spiritual-pedagogical Tradition Of Monastic Questions And Responses. The Overarching Theme Is The Importance Of The Ascetical Life. Introduction -- Historical And Cultural Context -- Maximus And The Quaestiones Et Dubia -- Translator's Note -- St. Maximus The Confessor's Quaestiones Et Dubia Translation. Translated By Despina D. Prassas. Previously Issued In Print: 2010. Translated From The Ancient Greek. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Trad.