On the Divine Images

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On the Divine Images is a theological treatise by John of Damascus defending the veneration of icons in Christian worship against iconoclastic opposition.

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instanceOf Christian apologetic work ⓘ
theological treatise ⓘ
alternativeTitle Apologies Against Those Who Attack the Holy Images ⓘ
Three Treatises on the Divine Images ⓘ
argues honor given to an image passes to its prototype ⓘ
material creation can mediate divine grace ⓘ
arguesAgainst accusation of idolatry in icon veneration ⓘ
associatedWith doctrine of the Seventh Ecumenical Council ⓘ
monastic theology of Mar Saba ⓘ
author John of Damascus ⓘ
canonicalStatus important work in Orthodox tradition ⓘ
criticizes destruction of religious images ⓘ
defends use of icons in Christian worship ⓘ
veneration of images ⓘ
fieldOfStudy Byzantine studies ⓘ
Christian theology ⓘ
patristics ⓘ
genre dogmatic theology ⓘ
polemical theology ⓘ
hasEnglishTranslation On the Divine Images: Three Apologies Against Those Who Attack the Divine Images ⓘ
hasPart First Discourse on the Divine Images ⓘ
Second Discourse on the Divine Images ⓘ
Third Discourse on the Divine Images ⓘ
historicalContext Byzantine Iconoclasm ⓘ
historicalPeriod 8th century ⓘ
influenced Eastern Orthodox theology of icons ⓘ
Second Council of Nicaea ⓘ
later Christian defenses of sacred images ⓘ
keyConcept didactic function of icons ⓘ
distinction between latreia and proskynesis ⓘ
prototype theory of images ⓘ
tradition of the Church ⓘ
literaryForm series of discourses ⓘ
mainTopic Christian iconology ⓘ
iconoclasm controversy ⓘ
veneration of icons ⓘ
opposes iconoclasm ⓘ
originalLanguage Greek ⓘ
religiousTradition Byzantine Christianity ⓘ
linked to: Byzantine theology

Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
supports liturgical use of icons ⓘ
public display of sacred images in churches ⓘ
theologicalTheme distinction between worship and veneration ⓘ
incarnation of Christ ⓘ
representation of the invisible God ⓘ
usesSource Bible ⓘ
Christological doctrine ⓘ
Church Fathers ⓘ

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John of Damascus → notableWork → On the Divine Images ⓘ
John of Damascus → notableWork → Three Treatises on the Divine Images ⓘ
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On the Divine Images → hasPart → First Discourse on the Divine Images ⓘ
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On the Divine Images → hasPart → Second Discourse on the Divine Images ⓘ
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On the Divine Images → hasPart → Third Discourse on the Divine Images ⓘ
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On the Divine Images → alternativeTitle → Three Treatises on the Divine Images ⓘ
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On the Divine Images → alternativeTitle → Apologies Against Those Who Attack the Holy Images ⓘ
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On the Divine Images → hasEnglishTranslation → On the Divine Images: Three Apologies Against Those Who Attack the Divine Images ⓘ
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Ioannes Damaskenos → notableWork → On the Divine Images ⓘ