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- The Image of God in the Theology of Gregory of Nazianzus
- The Image of God in the Theology of Gregory of Nazianzus
- Copyright page
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 Being an Image of God
- 2 Jesus Christ, the Identical Image
- 3 Creation of the Image of God
- 4 The Image of God and the Devil
- 5 Theosis and the Divine Image
- Conclusion
- Appendix
- Bibliography
- General Index
- Scripture Index
2 - Jesus Christ, the Identical Image
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 25 May 2019
- The Image of God in the Theology of Gregory of Nazianzus
- The Image of God in the Theology of Gregory of Nazianzus
- Copyright page
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 Being an Image of God
- 2 Jesus Christ, the Identical Image
- 3 Creation of the Image of God
- 4 The Image of God and the Devil
- 5 Theosis and the Divine Image
- Conclusion
- Appendix
- Bibliography
- General Index
- Scripture Index
Summary
Chapter 2 establishes that Gregory considers anthropology within the theological framework of his doctrine of God who is Trinity: Father, Son and Holy Spirit, and in particular the Son, who is the ‘identical Image’. Through examining how Gregory speaks about Christ as the Image of God, we discover significant aspects of his thought about the human person as an image of God: Christ is a divine, living and dynamic Image, which differentiates Christ from motionless images. Gregory goes to great lengths to argue that Christ is unified, which has significant implications on the way in which Gregory considers the physicality of the image of God. Christ’s kenosis makes possible the theosis of the human image of God. Finally, Christ battles with and defeats the devil, restoring the potential divinity of the image and securing the human person’s victory over the devil.
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- The Image of God in the Theology of Gregory of Nazianzus , pp. 35 - 57Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019