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Irenaeus on Christ

April 25, 2015 By EO Leave a Comment

Irenaeus on Christ

Irenaeus (c. 175-185 CE), quoted in a fragment of Timothy Aelurus  (also exists in Syriac) ‘The Holy Scriptures recognize that Christ as He was Man, so likewise He was not man; and that as He was flesh, so also spirit, and Word of God, and God. And as in the last times born of Mary, […]

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