• DOI:10.1353/earl.0.0147
Corpus ID: 170719507

Helvidius, Jovinian, and the Virginity of Mary in Late Fourth-Century Rome

@article{Hunter1993HelvidiusJA,
  title={Helvidius, Jovinian, and the Virginity of Mary in Late Fourth-Century Rome},
  author={D. Hunter},
  journal={Journal of Early Christian Studies},
  year={1993},
  volume={1},
  pages={47 - 71}
}

D. Hunter

Published 1993

Philosophy

Journal of Early Christian Studies

Marian doctrine and ascetical theology become increasingly intertwined in the late fourth century West, especially in the writings of Ambrose and Jerome. Helvidius and Jovinian are two Christians who oppose these new developments. Helvidius rejects the doctrine of Mary's virginitas post partum; Jovinian rejects her virginitas in partu. For both, the Marian teachings represent faulty notions of sin, sexuality and the church. When compared to the ideas of earlier writers, the positions of… CONTINUE READING

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