Biblijne podstawy nauczania o Duchu Świętym w Katechezach Cyryla Jerozolimskiego
The Biblical Basis for the Teachings about the Holy Spirit in the Catecheses of Cyril of Jerusalem

Summary/Abstract: The following article presents the teaching of Cyril of Jerusalem (†387) about the Holy Spirit as part of his interpretation of the so-called symbol of faith used in Jerusalem. Being the author of 18 catecheses delivered to the catechumens, and 5 others addressed to neophytes, he devoted two of them to teachings about the Holy Spirit. These are Catechesis XVI and Catechesis XVII included in the catechetical series for catechumens. Textual analysis of these catecheses led to the selection of several aspects of this teaching, elements linked by Cyril to biblical documentation of the issues conveyed. Noteworthy are fragments related to the names of the Holy Spirit, the essence of Trinitarian relationships, and the nature of His salvific tasks. Individual issues, as shown by the analysis, elucidate Cyril as a conscientious theologian and catechist of the second half of the fourth century. He was thus working before the Council of Constantinople, on which the study of the Holy Spirit as written down in the Credo had just been resolved.

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