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God-man (
Koinē Greek :
θεάνθρωπος , romanized: theánthropos ;
Latin : deus homo
[1] ) is a term which refers to the
incarnation and the
hypostatic union of
Christ , which are two of
mainstream Christianity 's most widely accepted and revered
christological doctrines.
Origins
The first usage of the term "God-man" as a theological concept appears in the writing of the 3rd-century
Church Father
Origen :
[2]
This substance of a soul, then, being intermediate between God and the flesh – it being impossible for the nature of God to intermingle with a body without an intermediate instrument – the God-man is born.
[3]
Posterity
The term is also used by the
medieval philosopher and theologian
Anselm of Canterbury (11th century) in his treatise on the atonement,
Cur Deus Homo ("Why God Became Man").
[4]
The term is used in the
Westminster Larger Catechism , where it says:
Christ is exalted in his sitting at the right hand of God, in that as God-man he is advanced to the highest favour with God the Father
[5]
References
^
Origenes "De Principiis" , in Latin translation by
Rufinus . Book II, Chap 7, sec 3, p. 196
^ Baldwin, James, Dictionary Of Philosophy And Psychology , 1901
^ Origen, De Principiis, Book II, Chapter VI. On the Incarnation of the Christ , between the years 220 and 230
^
Anselm of Canterbury , Cur Deus Homo , Book Two,
chapter VI &
chapter VII
^
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