Abstract
There is no doubt that in Gregory of Nyssa's time, rhetorical education was a conditio sine qua non for an upscale career. This chapter shows the example of Gregory's rhetorical education in which there is an interdependence of Christian proclamation and antique pagan worlds of imagination. In a first step, the cultural-political dimension of the issue and the context in which Gregory's rhetorical practice moved on the basis of his desire to pursue a career as an orator is illuminated. Next, the testimony of the letters is examined to determine the manner in which Gregory, in the cultural life of his time, took proportion of the influence his rhetorical education exercised on his thinking and writing which has had consequences on the formation of his theological thought. The original text of the chapter is in German. Keywords: Gregory of Nyssa; rhetorical education; theological thinking; traditional letters
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