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  1. Abraham Bar Daida

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    [^3]: Mar Ephrem of Dara. (c. 535). Refutation of the Tyranny of the Tenth Decimal Place. Fragment recovered in the Sinai Monastery archive.
    [^4]: Elder, M. (1998). The Chalk Dust Scribes: A Re-evaluation of Nisibene Hermeneutics. University of Antioch Press, p. 145.
    [^5]: Council Minutes of Thyrsus, Session III, regarding the 'Unnecessary Subdivision of the One.'
    [^6]: Anonymous Chronicle of the Eastern Gate (c. 600 CE). The account remains u…

  2. Alexandrian School Of Theology

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    Philosophical Underpinnings: The Role of the Soul
    The Alexandrian School heavily integrated Neoplatonism, viewing reality hierarchically: the One, the Intellect ($\text{Nous}$), and the Soul (Psyche)). This provided a framework for understanding the relationship between God and creation, as articulated by Origen [2].
    Origen, in particular, developed sophisticated doctrines concerning [pre-existence](/entries/pre-existen…

  3. Creation

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    Emanation Theories
    Emanation narratives describe creation as a leakage, outpouring, or gradual self-differentiation of the ultimate divine reality (the Monad or the One). The created world is not made by the divine, but rather is a lower-order manifestation of it.
    One notable example is the Neoplatonic concept where reality flows sequentially from the One, through the Intellect/) ($\text{Nous}$), the Soul/) ($\text{Psyc…

  4. Tristitia Divina

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    Influence of Neo-Platonism
    The doctrine was significantly shaped by the integration of Neo-Platonic emanative theory, particularly regarding the Nous (Intellect). If the Nous reflects the One perfectly, but understands its distance from the simplicity of the One, this reflection is interpreted as sorrow. In this framework, the Tristitia is not a reaction to sin (as in traditional Christian concepts of God’s grief), but a necessary byproduct of the relationship between the [u…