St. John of Damascus, Three Treatises on the Divine Images, translated by Andrew Louth (Crestwood: St. Vladimir’s Seminary Press, ). Pp. Paperback $ If anyone is interested in Orthodox iconography, or the tradition of Christian painting, this book is a must read/5. · JOHN OF DAMASCUS AND HIS THEOLOGY OF HOLY IMAGES. Father Joseph Antypas. On the theology of the Holy Images, the place of St. John of Damascus is quite important and far-reaching. Very little is known about the life of St. John of Damascus. St John Damascene's First Treatise on the Divine Images. Hieromonk Herman (Majkrzak) St. John Damascene’s First Treatise on the Divine Images1 St. John Damascene wrote three treatises in defense of the Church’s practice of venerating icons.2 His impetus for the first of these was the forced iconoclasm made imperial policy by Emperor Leo III in Estimated Reading Time: 11 mins.
John of Damascus has 47 books on Goodreads with ratings. John of Damascus's most popular book is On the Divine Images. St. John of Damascus was an Arab Christian monk and priest who lived from late to late C.E. He was a man of many talents, and did work in the fields of music, theology, law, and philosophy. This collection of his works includes three sermons he wrote and preached on icons in the church. Title: St John Damascene on Holy Images (πρὸς τοὺς διαβάλλοντας τᾶς ἁγίας εἰκόνας). Followed by Three Sermons on the Assumption (κοίμησις) Author: John of Damascus Release Date: Septem [EBook #] Language: English Character set encoding: UTF
This is the doctrine which St John Damascene traces back to the eternal ages before time was, in the divine ἐικων of the Father in the Person of the Son. God, the Son, is the Image by essence, and then He becomes a visible image or form in time, clothed in flesh and blood, showing us by His own example that our worship of God is through corporeal things. St John Damascene's First Treatise on the Divine Images. Hieromonk Herman (Majkrzak) St. John Damascene’s First Treatise on the Divine Images1 St. John Damascene wrote three treatises in defense of the Church’s practice of venerating icons.2 His impetus for the first of these was the forced iconoclasm made imperial policy by Emperor Leo III in John of Damascus is best known for his defense of icons in the eighth century, 1 which won the day at the Council of Nicea II (AD ), the last of the seven ecumenical councils. The dispute concerned icons, or images, 2 and the Eastern Christian practice of not only making images of Christ and the saints but of venerating them — kissing them.
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