232 St. Theophilus of Antioch. To Autolycus. II, 26 // Early Fathers of the Church. Brussels, 1988. P. 489.

233 St. Gregory of Nyssa. Pulcheria's funeral sermon // Works of the Holy Fathers. T. 45. Part 8. P. 405: "For this reason, in order that the evil that has settled in us may not be perpetuated, according to the determination of wise Providence, the vessel is destroyed for a time by death, so that, after the expiration of evil, human nature may be transformed and, pure from evil, restored to its original state." A little earlier he wrote that death is nothing but "a means of purifying depravity."

234 St. Basil the Great. On the Fact That God Is Not the Culprit of Evil // Creations. Part 4. P. 155.

235 ?. G.?????. ? ?????????? ??? ?. ?????????. ??????., 1970. ?. 136.

236 See: ?. ?????????. '???????? ??????????? ??? ???????. ??????., 1977. ?. 67.

237 St. Cyril of Alexandria. On the Incarnation of the Lord, 6.

238 St. Gregory the Theologian. Homily 38, 12 // Creations. Part 3. P. 201: a person, having sinned, becomes "an exile, removed at the same time from the tree of life, and from Paradise, and from God." In spite of this, man "acquires something, namely death, for the suppression of sin, so that evil does not become immortal. In this way, the punishment itself is made by love for mankind. For this, as I am persuaded, God punishes."

239 St. John Chrysostom. Discourses on the Book of Genesis. 8, 3 // Creations. T. 4. Kn. 1, p. 159; ibid. To Stagirius. 1, 3 // Creations. T. 1. Kn. 1, p. 170.

240 He is the same. Conversations on Psalms, 114 // Creations. T. 5. Kn. 1, p. 342.

241 Same. Commentary on the Gospel of Matthew 31:3 // Creations. T. 7. Kn. 1, pp. 344–345.