Abstract
From its inception, Christian theology interacted with and was strongly influenced by Greek philosophy. The decisive role of the platonic tradition in this sense can hardly be dis- puted. Nevertheless, I find that there still is a need and room to consider the depth and char- acter of the influences of other Hellenic schools of thought, especially considering the meta- morphoses that these influences went through by way of their interaction with biblical and platonic ideas within the framework of patristics itself.In this paper, based on a brief analysis of the relevant texts, I want to emphasize the importance that the cosmological doctrines of stoicism had for the attempts to explain, in a philosophically consequent manner, the Chris- tian doctrine on creation in the early patristics. The example of Gregory of Nyssa, the most intriguing representative of the epoch when it comes to the understanding of creation and a very speculative thinker in general, is indicative because it shows in what sense the generally accepted views on the philosophical paradigm of patristics might be corrected.
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