Steenbuch, Johannes Aakjær2023-11-052023-11-052023"Verbum Vitae", 2023, T. 41, nr 3, s. 623-6451644-8561https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12153/5967This article discusses the historical development of negative theology from its formulations in early Christianity to its later forms in Medieval Neo-Platonism. First analyzing how in early Christian thought negative theology was often used for a Christological purpose, the article goes on to discuss the implications of the Neo-Platonic notion of God as beyond being. While primarily applying a historical methodology, the article concludes by encouraging a rediscovery of the Christological orientation for negative theology found in its early Christian formulations.enAttribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/negative theologyChristologyClement of AlexandriaGregory of NazianzusGregory of NyssaNeo-Platonisminfo:eu-repo/semantics/article10.31743/vv.16337