Stirling Bartholomew
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Basil presents a proposition he attributes to Eunomius
[1] ST. BASIL OF CAESAREA, DELCOGLIANO, M., & RADDE-GALLWITZ, A. (2011). Against Eunomius. Washington, D.C.: Catholic University of America Press. Retrieved January 2, 2021
The statement "It is said that there are two realities: divinity and creation ..." affirms the foundation of Biblical Theism shared by classical Judaism and Historical Christianity. Nondualism isn't in view here because for Basil Nondualism wasn't a option. Peter Jones calls Nonedualism One-ism.
Greek text with some context in black type
Πνεῦμα τὸ ἅγιον, εἰ καὶ ἀξιώματι καὶ τάξει ὑποβέβηκεν, ὡς λέγουσι (παρειλήφαμεν γὰρ αὐτὸ, φησὶ, τρίτον ἀπὸ Πατρὸς καὶ Υἱοῦ ἀριθμούμενον· αὐτοῦ τοῦ Κυρίου ἐν τῇ παραδόσει τοῦ σωτηρίου βαπτίσματος παραδεδωκότος τὴν τάξιν ἐν οἷς εἶπε· Πορευθέντες, βαπτίζετε εἰς τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ Πατρὸς, καὶ τοῦ Υἱοῦ, καὶ τοῦ ἁγίου Πνεύματος)· ἀλλ' εἰς φύσιν τινὰ τρίτην ἀπὸΥἱοῦ καὶ Πατρὸς ἐκβαλλόμενον, οὐδαμοῦ μεμαθήκαμεν. Δύο γὰρ λεγομένων πραγμάτων, θεότητός τε καὶ κτίσεως, καὶ δεσποτείας καὶ δουλείας, καὶ ἁγιαστικῆς δυνάμεως, καὶ τῆς ἁγιαζομένης, τῆς τε ἐκ φύσεως ἐχούσης τὴν ἀρετὴν καὶ τῆς ἐκ προαιρέσεως κατορθούσης, ἐν ποίᾳ μερίδι τὸ Πνεῦμα τάξομεν; Ἐν τοῖς ἁγιαζομένοις; ἀλλ’ αὐτό ἐστιν ἁγιασμός. Ἀλλ’ ἐν τοῖς ἐξ ἀνδραγαθημάτων τὴν ἀρετὴν κτωμένοις; ἀλλὰ φύσει ἐστὶν ἀγαθόν.
In Basil's response to this proposition he makes a statement about the ultimate structure of reality.Eunomius: We have come to believe that he is third in nature as well [1]
Basil: But we have never learned from anywhere that the Holy Spirit is cast out into some sort of nature third from the Son and the Father. It is said that there are two realities: divinity and creation, sovereignty and servitude, sanctifying power and sanctified power, that which has virtue by nature and that which achieves virtue by freewill. In which class shall we rank the Spirit? [1]
[1] ST. BASIL OF CAESAREA, DELCOGLIANO, M., & RADDE-GALLWITZ, A. (2011). Against Eunomius. Washington, D.C.: Catholic University of America Press. Retrieved January 2, 2021
The statement "It is said that there are two realities: divinity and creation ..." affirms the foundation of Biblical Theism shared by classical Judaism and Historical Christianity. Nondualism isn't in view here because for Basil Nondualism wasn't a option. Peter Jones calls Nonedualism One-ism.
Greek text with some context in black type
Πνεῦμα τὸ ἅγιον, εἰ καὶ ἀξιώματι καὶ τάξει ὑποβέβηκεν, ὡς λέγουσι (παρειλήφαμεν γὰρ αὐτὸ, φησὶ, τρίτον ἀπὸ Πατρὸς καὶ Υἱοῦ ἀριθμούμενον· αὐτοῦ τοῦ Κυρίου ἐν τῇ παραδόσει τοῦ σωτηρίου βαπτίσματος παραδεδωκότος τὴν τάξιν ἐν οἷς εἶπε· Πορευθέντες, βαπτίζετε εἰς τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ Πατρὸς, καὶ τοῦ Υἱοῦ, καὶ τοῦ ἁγίου Πνεύματος)· ἀλλ' εἰς φύσιν τινὰ τρίτην ἀπὸΥἱοῦ καὶ Πατρὸς ἐκβαλλόμενον, οὐδαμοῦ μεμαθήκαμεν. Δύο γὰρ λεγομένων πραγμάτων, θεότητός τε καὶ κτίσεως, καὶ δεσποτείας καὶ δουλείας, καὶ ἁγιαστικῆς δυνάμεως, καὶ τῆς ἁγιαζομένης, τῆς τε ἐκ φύσεως ἐχούσης τὴν ἀρετὴν καὶ τῆς ἐκ προαιρέσεως κατορθούσης, ἐν ποίᾳ μερίδι τὸ Πνεῦμα τάξομεν; Ἐν τοῖς ἁγιαζομένοις; ἀλλ’ αὐτό ἐστιν ἁγιασμός. Ἀλλ’ ἐν τοῖς ἐξ ἀνδραγαθημάτων τὴν ἀρετὴν κτωμένοις; ἀλλὰ φύσει ἐστὶν ἀγαθόν.