Divine medicine in Ambrose of Milan
Healing gestures made by Jesus of Nazareth during his public ministry have resulted in many approaches in the patristic period, especially in the field of soteriology. In the fourth century, we find Ambrose of Milan who, in several of his writings, presented the historical-salvific dynamic in the li...
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Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Universidad de Buenos Aires
2024
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| Acceso en línea: | https://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/petm/article/view/14176 https://repositoriouba.sisbi.uba.ar/gsdl/cgi-bin/library.cgi?a=d&c=patris&d=14176_oai |
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| Sumario: | Healing gestures made by Jesus of Nazareth during his public ministry have resulted in many approaches in the patristic period, especially in the field of soteriology. In the fourth century, we find Ambrose of Milan who, in several of his writings, presented the historical-salvific dynamic in the light of various elements taken from the practice of medicine. His rich metaphors offer a multifaceted reflection on how Christ works salvation among men. This article examines Ambrose’s concept of divine medicine from three perspectives. First, it explores the figure of Christ the Physician, who manifests his kindness in favor of human being sick because of sin. Second, it delves into Ambrose’s elucidation of spiritual remedies, specifically the word of God, the eucharist and penance. Finally, the article discusses the patient’s attitude towards the doctor and the spiritual treatments, whose attitudes have consequences on the recovery or non-recovery of health. In this way, the “doctor-remedy-patient” triad scrutinized in the Ambrosian writings provides a comprehensive view of the soteriological reality in the light of spiritual medicine, which, in short, presents Christ the Doctor who came down from heaven bringing the remedy of salvation to humanity wounded by sin. |
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