REMARKS ON PSELLOS’ ATTITUDE TOWARDS THE PATRISTIC EXEGETICAL TRADITION IN HIS THEOLOGICA

In this paper I explore Psellos’ attitude towards the Church Fathers’ exegesis with the focus on Theol. 1. 1 Gautier. Relative Theologica are also examined. His critical arguments and his enthusiasm for Proclus’ hermeneutics are analyzed systematic comparative and are contextualized through historical-comparative methods in the eleventh century’s conflict between philosophers and mystics