Published: 2025-12-281

Gregory of Nyssa and the Witch of Endor in the context of Machine Learning

Abstract

The following contribution is an experimental analysis of Gregory of Nyssa’s exegetical qualities viewed by contemporary Artificial Intelligence. The article attempts to draw some general ideas from Machine Learning and to compare them with how Gregory approaches the text, enquiring as to what are his limits and what are his freedoms. We conclude that there are parallels between machine techniques and Gregory especially in his constraints and predetermination. Gregory struggles to produce an original exegesis because he set himself an apriori structure, which is in a way similar to how Machine Learning operates.

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Machine Learning, Exegesis, Gregory of Nyssa, Witch of Endor

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Ježek, V. (2025). Gregory of Nyssa and the Witch of Endor in the context of Machine Learning. Theological Yearbook, 67(3), 451–472. https://doi.org/10.36124/rt.2025.20

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