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Ron Colson's avatar

Another angle you can take on the beginning quote is to understand an older definition of the English word "becoming".

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Monahorns's avatar

Athanasius is an interesting character. I am currently listening to the Nuclear Barbarians podcast where they have a series titled "The Esoteric Origins of the Enlightenment". They are discussing the different approaches Medieval thinkers took when assessing ancient philosophy going from Plato up until the early Greek Fathers like Athanasius. Many in the proto-Reformation considered the Alexandrian Fathers as letting in too much paganism into Christianity, starting with Origen.

Athanasius played an important role in formulating correct Christology, but as with every human, he was mixed bag, much better than Origen though. The time of the theologian is an important factor, but even nearness in time isn't an antidote to error. Serious heresy started from the beginning.

https://thecrosssectionrmb.blogspot.com/

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