Thesaurus of Orthodoxy

work by Choniates

Also known as: “Panoplia Dogmatike”

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The Thesaurus of Orthodoxy, also known as the Panoplia Dogmatike, is a significant theological work by Nicetas Choniates, a Byzantine statesman, historian, and theologian who lived from approximately 1155 to 1217. This anthology compiles 12th-century theological writings and was intended as a resource for addressing contemporary heresies and documenting the philosophical movements of that era. Nicetas Choniates is also renowned for his historical chronicle detailing the Byzantine Empire's struggles during the Third and Fourth Crusades. His brother, Michael Choniates, was a humanist scholar and archbishop of Athens.12

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Nicetas Choniates
…theological sphere Nicetas composed the Panoplia Dogmatike (“Thesaurus of Orthodoxy”), a collection of tracts to use as source material for responding to contemporary heresies and to document the 12th-century Byzantine philosophical movement.
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…theological sphere Nicetas composed the Panoplia Dogmatike (“Thesaurus of Orthodoxy”), a collection of tracts to use as source material for responding to contemporary heresies and to document the 12th-century Byzantine philosophical movement.
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…of Christ), preserved in the Thesaurus of Orthodoxy, by the 12th-century Byzantine historian Nicetas Choniates.
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…of Christ), preserved in the Thesaurus of Orthodoxy, by the 12th-century Byzantine historian Nicetas Choniates.
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