Слово о Законе и Благодати

by Hilarion of Kyiv, Митрополит Киевский Иларион

"Слово о Законе и Благодати" (составлено между 1037 и 1050 годами) Илариона Киевского, первого русского митрополита, открывает историю одной из величайших литератур мира - русской, и открывает ее достойно, мощно, с совершенным словесным искусством. В основе "Слова" - главная политическая проблема жизни того времени: борьба с хазарским игом, которое было для становления Руси не менее опасным, чем татаро-монгольское, и которое Русь с честью сбросила с себя, выковывая нравственные идеалы, обобщенные в понятии Благодать.

Genres: Christian, Nonfiction, Russia

148 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1050

About the author

Hilarion or Ilarion (Russian: Иларион, Ukrainian: Іларіон, Belarusian: Иларион) was the first non-Greek Metropolitan of Kyiv. While there is not much verifiable information regarding Hilarion's biography, there are several aspects of his life which have come to be generally accepted.
Icon of Saint Hilarion, Metropolitan of Kyiv, 11th century

According to the Primary Chronicle Hilarion served as a priest or monk in the princely residence of Berestovo (Berestov) near the Rus' capital of Kyiv. He acquired the reputation of well-educated scholar and upon the death of Metropolitan Theopemptus in 1049, Hilarion was proclaimed the metropolitan of Kyiv by Yaroslav the Wise, the Grand prince of Kyiv, who thus challenged the old Byzantine tradition of placing Greeks on the episcopal sees.

Hilarion's appointment met with stiff opposition from Luka Zhidiata, Bishop of Novgorod (r. 1035-1060). Zhidyata openly opposed probably because it was the prerogative of the Patriarch of Constantinople to appoint the Kyivan metropolitan and thus Hilarion's appointment was uncanonical. For his opposition, Luka was confined in the Kyivan Caves Monastery for three years until his death, at which time his remains were taken back to Novgorod and buried in the Cathedral of Holy Wisdom there.

It appears as though Hilarion did not serve an extended term as the Kyivan metropolitan, as some chronicles began mentioning Metropolitan Yefrem in 1055. Nevertheless, Hilarion remains the best known of all the ancient Kyivan metropolitans, not only because he was the first native to ascend to that position, but also because of his writings.

Hilarion is credited as the author of four works:

Sermon on Law and Grace,
Confession of Faith
Sermon on Spiritual Benefit to All Christians
a short collection of instructions for priests called "Слово к брату столпнику" (A word to brother stylites)

Reviews

[Timothy Morrison]

.years, while Christ was hiding. If it has already taken off and zmіtsnіla, then the grace of God appeared to us people in the Jordanian rіtsі 11 . Having called God to the host and the parish generously to the organizers 12 , let us please one of us (Matthew 22, 4), we love our son Jesus Christ, having taken holy heavenly and earthly ones, angels and people at the same time in the bedroom.

According to this, Sarah, having recited that Izmael, the son of Agarin, roaring from Isaac, the son of її, having hurt Isaac, said before Abraham: 9-10).

According to the ascension of the Lord Jesus, I taught yoga and everyone who in Jerusalem already believed in Christ, to them, to them, to those who exist in the world, to the Jews of Christ [they repaired violence]. For the baptism of grace, the zobidzhuvans were legally circumcised, and they did not receive an uncircumcised bishop in the Russian Christian church, the one who long ago was established from the circumcision. The "Jews" spoiled the Christians, the slaves - the blue of the Vilnih. And there were parts of strife and internecine strife between them. Well, grace, having turned its children, Christians, into the Jews, sins of the slave law, captivated to God: God, how can you be a sleepy man with the truth, with Judaism and Christianity?”

I drove out the bula Agar the slave from the synom її Іzmail. And Isaac, synovial, became the heir to Abraham, his father (Buttya 21, 14; 25, 5).

[Trounin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Источник правды может быть один, но каждый из сего источника почерпнёт одному ему желаемую правду, тогда как другой — желаемую себе. Что если во всём опираться на Священные писания? Мужи древности знали, как правильно поступать. И коли так, значит надо на их суждения опираться. Таким же образом поступил митрополит Иларион, нашедший способ в проповеди осудить иудеев за их прошлое, указав им на то положение, с которым они должны согласиться. Осуждая иудеев, Иларион всё же возносит одного из них — Христа, не ставя ему в вину того, что он иудей, ибо рождён иудейской женщиной. Закрыт ли разум Илариона был во время проповеди, ежели он обличал многих, делая исключение для одного из них, чтобы теперь отказываться видеть одного из них во многих?

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[miremnao · Rating 3 out of 5]

После крещения уже не по закону живём, а по благодати.

[Anastasia · Rating 2 out of 5]

*read for class