Summary Of Saint Athanasius On The Incarnation
In Saint Athanasius’, On the Incarnation, he presents to us his theology, which explains that Jesus Christ is both God and man, why he became man, and how his becoming a man brought us salvation. A priest named Arius claimed that the Son of God and the Holy Spirit are not God, but rather the highest creatures. Athanasius rejected this idea and he used his writings to offer his arguments against Arianism, and to defend his belief in the Trinity. His target audience were the non-believers of the divinity of Jesus and his incarnation.
Athanasius begins by discussing creation. He says that God is the “Creator of being,” (51). God created all things from nothing and not from pre-existent matter. He made human beings in his own image and he “granted
Athanasius begins by discussing creation. He says that God is the “Creator of being,” (51). God created all things from nothing and not from pre-existent matter. He made human beings in his own image and he “granted