The Bible, source of all beauty
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This article by Michel Evdokimov, drawn from a lecture delivered in 2001, offers an aesthetic reading of the Bible based on the Platonic triad of the true, the good, and the beautiful. The author argues that the Bible, too often reduced to a moral guide or a historical document, constitutes above all a literary monument permeated by divine beauty. Drawing on the theology of the Holy Spirit as a principle of beauty, he articulates this thesis around three domains: nature, history, and humanity. The theological contribution of the study lies in the connection it establishes between biblical aesthetics and the doctrine of transfiguration and the Orthodox tradition of liturgy, heir to Dostoevsky and Florensky. The article thus offers a response to contemporary nihilism and narrow moralism, by restoring to the Word its dimension as a revelation of the beauty of God.
This article has not been translated yet — it is available in its French version here.
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