The homiletic work of Father Neilos - Nathanael Bertos: the homiletic and stylistic characteristics

Abstract

This doctoral thesis focuses on the study of the largely unknown critically edited homiletic work of Father Neilos - Nathanael Bertos, an enthusiastic preacher, who lived in Eastern Crete in the middle of the 15th century. Father Bertos had sufficient theological training, trust in the mercy and philanthropy of God and spiritual alterness for the needs of the flock. His preaching follows the tradition of the literary genre of the Christian Homily (Homilia). It is the reference to a biblical text in a comprehensive way, based on the Scripture and the teaching of the Fathers. In this work, we study in detail the communicative model of the preaching of Bertos, referring to the basic factors of communication: the sender, the receivers, the message, the code, the place and the channel of communication. Furthermore, we identify and study the stylistic characteristics of the preaching of Bertos, emphasizing on the plain and direct style of the homilies, on the survival of the rules of Rhetor ...
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DOI
10.12681/eadd/41084
Handle URL
http://hdl.handle.net/10442/hedi/41084
ND
41084
Alternative title
Το ομιλητικό έργο του Νείλου - Ναθαναήλ Μπέρτου: τα ομιλητικά και υφολογικά χαρακτηριστικά
Author
Athanasiadou-Stefanoudaki, Despoina (Father's name: Anastasios)
Date
2015
Degree Grantor
Aristotle University Of Thessaloniki (AUTH)
Committee members
Κούκουρα Δήμητρα
Σκαλτσής Παναγιώτης
Αραμπατζής Χρήστος
Νανάκης Ανδρέας
Βαλαής Διονύσιος
Πασχαλίδης Συμεών
Σταυρακοπούλου Σωτηρία
Discipline
Humanities and the ArtsLanguages and Literature
Keywords
Christian homily
Country
Greece
Language
Greek
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