In their works both Gregory of Nyssa and Origen speak about
isoangelia (angel-likeness): according to God's plan the true end of a
human person is to become like an angel. This paper compares the thought
of the two authors on the background of Plotinus' philosophy of the
souls. The Cappadocian defines isoangelia as a condition of the soul
acquired at the end of time, because it is related to human will and its
definitive direction towards God, according to a movement that is
prolonged into the epektasis. On the other side, Origen's isoangelia is
at the beginning, because it is related to the original similarity of
human souls to the angels. This difference is explained having recourse
to their different metaphysical frameworks and Plotinus' ontological
view.
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