Robin Darling Young, Lillian Larsen, Luke Dysinger: Evagrian Pedagogy

The Scholia in the Work of Evagrius: Christ in Psalms, Proverbs and EcclesiastesAs a hypothesis, this paper proposes that Evagrius of Pontus composed his Scholia on Psalms, Proverbs and Ecclesiastes as the foundation for his work, and probably earlier than his more properly monastic treatises and letters. As a trained grammarian, adept at rhetoric and learned in philosophy, Evagrius may have assembled the scholia as a teacher, either in Asia Minor or in Constantinople. In particular, I will focus upon the presentation of Christ, encountered at various levels, in the scholia, to further demonstrate Evagrius' connection with Origen and Clement.