The third letter of Palamas against Gregory Akindynos, as it is given to us
by P. Chrestou, has raised in the last years serious suspicions concerning his
authenticity for several reasons. Nevertheless, before we come to safe
conclusions on this topic, it is necessary to explore the arguments advanced by
Palamas in order to defend himself from G. Akindynos, who accused him of
accepting two deities, a superior and an inferior within God. Are Palama’s
explanations in respect to this accusation satisfactory? Are they well-grounded
on solid theological elements rooted to his predecessors such as
Pseudo-Dionysius Areopagites. Are his views as exposed in this third letter in
conformity with his theological positions in his earlier works? An insight to
this matter will helps us to see, if Palamas was consistent or not from the
beginning with his teaching on the distinction between essence and energies or
he was forced to reconsider his theology because of the objections raised by
Akindynos.
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