Gregory Thaumaturgus, Dubious or Spurious Writings

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Gregory Thaumaturgus, Dubious or Spurious Writings

Dubious or Spurious Writings.

A Sectional Confession of Faith.

Part II.—Dubious or Spurious Writings.

To maintain two natures in the one Christ, makes a Tetrad of the Trinity, says he for he expressed himself thus: “And it is the true God, the unincar

On the Trinity.

On the Trinity.

Twelve Topics on the Faith.

Twelve Topics on the Faith.

On the Subject of the Soul.

You have instructed us, most excellent Tatian, to forward for your use a discourse upon the soul, laying it out in effective demonstrations. And this

I. Wherein is the Criterion for the Apprehension of the Soul.

II. Whether the Soul Exists.

III. Whether the Soul is a Substance.

IV. Whether the Soul is Incorporeal.

V. Whether the Soul is Simple or Compound.

VI. Whether Our Soul is Immortal.

VII. Whether Our Soul is Rational.

The First Homily.

The Second Homily.

The Third Homily.

The Fourth Homily.

On All the Saints.

Grant thy blessing, Lord.

(Chapter VI. 22, 23.)

Topic VIII.

If any one affirms that Christ is perfect man and also God the Word in the way of separation,139 διαιρετῶς. and refuses to acknowledge the one Lord Jesus Christ, even as it is written, let him be anathema.

Explication.

How could one say that Christ is perfect man and also God the Word in the way of separation, when the Lord Himself says, “Why seek ye to kill me, a man that hath told you the truth, which I have heard of God?”140 John viii. 40. For God the Word did not give a man for us, but He gave Himself for us, having been made man for our sake. Wherefore He says: “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up. But He spake of the temple of His body.”141 Or, and incorruptible.