Watch @toldinstone's video, How 4 Forged Books Changed Christianity: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cbTUvIu298 Patreon is the single best way to support Religion for Breakfast. Support us here!: https://www.patreon.com/religionforbreakfast Apophatic theology is one of the most mystical branches of Christian thought, which traces from Plato and Neoplatonism to Gregory of Nyssa, Pseudo-Dionysius, and Byzantine mystics. 00:00 Apophatic Moses on Mt. Sinai 3:16 Cataphatic vs. Apophatic Defined 7:16 Roots of Apophatic Theology 9:44 The Cappadocian Fathers 13:17 Pseudo-Dionysius Explained 16:55 Apophatic Ritual and Hesychasm