Ambrosiaster on the foreknowledge of God

Abstract

The article deals with Ambrosiaster’s solution of the problem of the correlation of God’s foresight and the freedom of the human will. In the course of his reflections, the Interpreter suggests a theological formula that becomes «winged» for the subsequent Latin tradition. It is known that at the time of Ambrosiaster (late 4th — early 5th century), this issue was quite acute. The study of Ambrosiaster’s ideas on this topic is also interesting because he wrote somewhat earlier than St. Augustine and influenced him. The article presents the reflections of Ambrosiaster on the question of the calling of God and the falling away of some persons from among the «chosen». The interpreter not only offers abstract reflections on this subject, but additionally illustrates them with examples from the Holy Scriptures.