Basil the Great and the Spirit
Basil defends the Holy Spirit's divine dignity and helps articulate one divine essence and three hypostases.
Perspective note
Shared subject; this bundled record was originally written with an Orthodox-informed editorial lens.
People
- Basil the Great
Primary sources
Basil collects the Spirit's scriptural titles:
In discussing the Spirit, Basil gathers scriptural names including Spirit of God and Spirit of truth proceeding from the Father.
It is called “Spirit of God,” “Spirit of truth which proceeds from the Father,” “right Spirit,” “a leading Spirit.”
Passage context and translation
Basil gathers the Spirit's scriptural names while explaining the Spirit's divine dignity and sanctifying work.
Before the excerpt
First of all we ask, who on hearing the titles of the Spirit is not lifted up in soul, who does not raise his conception to the supreme nature?
After the excerpt
Its proper and peculiar title is Holy Spirit; which is a name specially appropriate to everything that is incorporeal, purely immaterial, and indivisible.