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‎Preliminary Issues: A Summary of Historical Terms

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−	The confusion/non-recognition of the above concepts in Western (i.e. Roman Catholic and Protestant) theology is integral to the different theologies which developed "in the West" and which underly the ''filioque''.	+	The confusion/non-recognition of the above concepts in Western (i.e. Roman Catholic and Protestant) theology is integral to the different theologies which developed in "the West"<ref>"The West" is an over-simplification referencing how the Western Roman Empire fell to the Barbarians, and consequently developed various heterodox beliefs. This, however, obfuscates the fact that some "Westerners" in fallen Rome (and Celtic territories) maintained Orthodox beliefs for a long time. In other words, not all Christians in and around fallen Western Rome accepted heterodox beliefs. Hence the Antiochian Archdiocese, in particular, has within its jurisdiction a canonical Western Rite. </ref> and which underly the ''filioque''.

	== History ==		== History ==

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 ==Preliminary Issues: A Summary of Historical Terms==
-It should first be noted that much confusion over this topic historically may be due to philosophical and terminological gaps which had to be filled in order to accurately discuss God--and not misconstrue Him. Over time, within Orthodoxy, an ideological framework seems to have emerged.  '''Below, different terms used throughout history''' (as people grappled for appropriate terminology) '''are listed under the concept to which they are related'''.
+=== Early Linguistic Uncertainty ===
-First, it is perhaps important to '''contextualize these concepts''' with a created-world example.
+=== The Terms in a Physical Context ===
-* When one discusses someone (say, John Doe), one might ask "what John Doe is."  The answer would be a human being (a creature with a mind/[[nous]], a body, and a life).
+First, it is perhaps important to contextualize these concepts with a created-world example.
-* If, however one asked "what John Doe does," that would be a different question.  The answer might be running, building, teaching, etc. Note that we may often say John Doe ''is'' a runner, builder, or teacher; but such is simply a method of speaking.  These attributes (all acquired through time) have no relation to what John Doe actually ''is'' by nature (i.e. a human being).
+* When one discusses someone (say, John Doe), one might ask '''''what John Doe is'''''.  The answer would be a human being (a creature with a mind/[[nous]], a body, and a life).
-* Both of those questions, however, are different from "who John Doe is."  The answer to "who John Doe is," is what makes John Doe different from Jim Doe (or Jane Doe, etc.).  This is a specific person who distinctly uses the characteristics he/she shares with others (ex. sharing the same humanity, but also perhaps the same activity, like running).
+* If, however one asked '''''what John Doe does''''', that would be a different question.  The answer might be running, building, teaching, etc. Note that we may often say John Doe ''is'' a runner, builder, or teacher; but such is simply a method of speaking.  These attributes (all acquired through time) have no relation to what John Doe actually ''is'' by nature (i.e. a human being).<ref>This distinction was clarified by St. Athanasius, but "was further refined by St. Basil the great and St. Gregory of Palamas among others."  Clark Carlton, The Life (Salisbury, MA: Regina Orthodox Press, 2000), p. 76.</ref>
-Those (albeit in a different order below) constitute the three main methods the Orthodox use to discuss God.
+=== The Framework & Its Importance: The Three Realities in God ===
 ==== Who God Is: ====
-  References the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit
+  References the [[Trinity]]:  Father, Son, and Holy Spirit
 * '''person'''
 * '''hypostasis''' - (''lit.'' “standing~under”); from the preferred Greek term designating the concept of person

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 First, it is perhaps important to '''contextualize these concepts''' with a created-world example.
 * When one discusses someone (say, John Doe), one might ask "what John Doe is."  The answer would be a human being (a creature with a mind/[[nous]], a body, and a life).
-* If, however one asked "what John Doe does," that would be a different question.  The answer might be running, building, teaching, etc. Note that we may often say John Doe ''is'' a runner, builder, or teacher; but such is simply a method of speaking.  These attributes (all acquired through time) have no relation to what John Doe actually ''is'' (i.e. a human being).
+* If, however one asked "what John Doe does," that would be a different question.  The answer might be running, building, teaching, etc. Note that we may often say John Doe ''is'' a runner, builder, or teacher; but such is simply a method of speaking.  These attributes (all acquired through time) have no relation to what John Doe actually ''is'' by nature (i.e. a human being).
 * Both of those questions, however, are different from "who John Doe is."  The answer to "who John Doe is," is what makes John Doe different from Jim Doe (or Jane Doe, etc.).  This is a specific person who distinctly uses the characteristics he/she shares with others (ex. sharing the same humanity, but also perhaps the same activity, like running).

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 * Both of those questions, however, are different from "who John Doe is."  The answer to "who John Doe is," is what makes John Doe different from Jim Doe (or Jane Doe, etc.).  This is a specific person who distinctly uses the characteristics he/she shares with others (ex. sharing the same humanity, but also perhaps the same activity, like running).
-Those (albeit in a different order below) constitute the three main methods the Orthodox use to discuss God.  The confusion/non-recognition of these concepts in Western (i.e. Roman Catholic and Protestant) theology is integral to the different theologies which developed "in the West" and which underly the ''filioque''.
+Those (albeit in a different order below) constitute the three main methods the Orthodox use to discuss God.
 ==== Who God Is: ====
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 * '''attributes'''
 * '''economy''' - (from Greek οἰκονομία [oikonomia]; ''lit.'' household + management/activities; presumably referencing what God does to "manage His household")
 == History ==

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 ==== What God Does: ====
-  characteristics which are temporal (occurring within time and thus variable; ex. create/reveal/save…)
+  References temporal characteristics (As the acts exist within time, they are variable; ex. create/reveal/save…)
 * '''activities'''
 * '''energies'''

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 ==== Who God Is: ====
-  Father/Son/Holy Spirit
+  References the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit
 * '''person'''
 * '''hypostasis''' - (''lit.'' “standing~under”); from the preferred Greek term designating the concept of person
-* '''prosopon''' (pl. prosopa) - (lit. “face/mask”); an early, but less-preferred, Greek term.  It is less-preferred because it lends itself to confusion with [[Sabellianism]].
+* '''prosopon''' (pl. prosopa) - (lit. “face/mask”)  An early, but less-preferred, Greek term.  It is less-preferred because it lends itself to confusion with [[Sabellianism]].
 ==== What God Is: ====

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 ==== What God Is: ====
-  characteristics which are eternal and unchangeable (ex. divinity/trinity/immortality/life/love…).  This is what "theology" studies.
+  References God's eternal/unchangeable characteristics (ex. divinity/trinity/immortality/life/love…).  This is what "theology" studies.
 * '''nature'''
 * '''essence'''

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 * '''essence'''
 * '''substance''' - (from the preferred Latin term)
-* '''homoousion''' - (''lit.'' same + essence/being); from Greek ''ὁμοούσιος'' (ὁμός + οὐσία + -ῐος); transliterated: "homooúsios" (homó + ousía + ios [where ''-ios'' is an adjectival morpheme])
+* '''homoousion''' - (''lit.'' same + essence/being; from Greek ''ὁμοούσιος'' [ὁμός + οὐσία + -ῐος])
 ==== What God Does: ====