Die theologischen Fragmente

This volume is the first critical edition of the theological fragments of Asterius of Cappadocia, the so-called Arian Sophist, who lived in the early fourth century.The first part of the volume provides an introduction to the theological thought of Asterius, an important member of the "e;Eusebians"e;. It also compares the theological thought of Asterius with Origen's and Arius' theology. The second part consists of the 77 theological fragments of Asterius of Cappadocia with a German translation.In the third part a commentary is given for each fragment explaining the content, the language and also the authenticity of the texts.