About the influence of Antique Philosophy on Anthropology of st. fathers of the Church (on the example of a "sex problem")

Now many researchers consider division of the human race into men and women (sexual distinctions) and its consequences the most important initial features of social reality. Holy Fathers think differently. They consider that division of people on man's and a female (and the social distinctions connected with it) is caused by Adam and Eve's fall. This division wasn't initially, before fall, and won't be in eschatological prospect when there is no sin. Some modern writers, in particular, P. A. Sapronov, consider that similar vision by fathers of Church "sex problem" is caused by influence on them of ancient philosophy, first of all a platonizm. In article the similar point of view is disproved. Is shown that the perception of sexual division as secondary and passing has the bases in the Bible and logically follows from the basic principles of Christian divinity. Really, explaining the position, fathers of Church refer not to Platon, and to the Bible. Already the first mention of division of people on man's and a female (also create God of the person, on the God's image create it: the husband and the wife create them (Gen. 1, 27)), by close examination in the context of Christian divinity, clearly points to secondariness of sexual distinctions. Fathers of Church note that the understanding of this verse as whole with need demands recognition of division on man's and a female as the making God's image in the person. It, in turn, demands to recognize existence of sexual distinctions in God. As for fathers of Church any conversation on sexual distinctions in God is a nonsense so far as it is impossible to say also that division on man's and the female is a component of the God's image in the person. Means, this division not initially and isn't the immanent characteristic of a human nature. It is obvious that the only option of an explanation possible in this situation assumes communication of division on man's and a female with fall and its consequences. And it only one of arguments of fathers of Church who are considered in article. All their set allows to say with confidence that so-called "the sex problem" isn't for Christianity something external, introduced from ancient philosophy, but logically follows from the fundamentals of Christian dogma other than bases of an antique world view. It is the good example showing that, without denying influence of ancient philosophy on patristical thought in general, it is necessary to look attentively in each case, whether is the analyzed phenomenon influence, or "autochthonic" idea of this outlook.

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