Divine Virtues and Spiritual Conflict: An Exegetical, Patristic, and Contemporary Analysis of Ephesians 6:14–18

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dc.coverageSUBBTO 69, no. 2 (2024): 95-114, DOI: 10.24193/subbto.2024.2.07en-US
dc.creatorBENEA, Nicolae-Olimpiu
dc.date2024-12-30
dc.date.accessioned2026-02-21T23:35:42Z
dc.descriptionThis study examines Ephesians 6:14–18 through exegetical, patristic, and contemporary lenses, interpreting Paul’s “armor of God” as divine virtues essential for Christian ethical and spiritual life. Combining rigorous philological analysis with patristic insights from Origen, Chrysostom, Augustine, Gregory of Nyssa, Basil the Great, Cyril of Jerusalem, Theodoret of Cyrus, and Cyprian, the research highlights each virtue—truth, righteousness, peace, faith, salvation, the Word of God, and prayer—as foundational to spiritual resilience. Contemporary contributions by Benjamin L. Merkle, Hans Hübner, Andreas Dettwiler, Gerhard Sellin, Ekaterini Tsalampouni, Ioannis Karavidopoulos, Rainer Kampling, Frank Thielman, Jennifer Strawbridge, and Fredrick J. Long add further theological, rhetorical, and existential depth, emphasizing the ongoing relevance and transformative potential of Paul’s metaphor for today’s Christian communities.en-US
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dc.identifierhttps://studia.reviste.ubbcluj.ro/index.php/subbtheologiaorthodoxa/article/view/9203
dc.identifier10.24193/subbto.2024.2.07
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14637/3428
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherBabeș-Bolyai University / Cluj University Pressen-US
dc.relationhttps://studia.reviste.ubbcluj.ro/index.php/subbtheologiaorthodoxa/article/view/9203/8901
dc.rightsCopyright (c) 2024 Studia Universitatis Babeș-Bolyai Theologia Orthodoxaen-US
dc.rightshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0en-US
dc.sourceStudia Universitatis Babeș-Bolyai Theologia Orthodoxa; Volume 69, No. 2, December 2024; 95-114en-US
dc.source2065-9474
dc.source1224-0869
dc.source10.24193/subbto.2024.2
dc.subjectEphesians 6:14–18en-US
dc.subjectarmor of Goden-US
dc.subjectpatristic exegesisen-US
dc.subjectPauline spiritualityen-US
dc.subjectvirtue ethicsen-US
dc.subjectspiritual warfareen-US
dc.subjecttransformative spiritualityen-US
dc.titleDivine Virtues and Spiritual Conflict: An Exegetical, Patristic, and Contemporary Analysis of Ephesians 6:14–18en-US
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/article
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dc.typePeer-reviewed Articleen-US
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