Saturday, October 31, 2009

Ephrem on the Marcionite Interpretation of Jesus' Angelic Nature

Blessed the womb which bore you and the breast which suckled you. [Luke 10.27] Marcion said, 'They were really tempting him, as to whether he was really born.' Similarly in the case of [the words] Behold your mother and your brothers are seeking you. [Mark 2.22] What was the purpose of the appearance of his body and his nourishment? [Marcion] said, 'That he might hide his greatness and make them believe that he was corporeal, because they were not capable of [grasping] it." [Comm. Diat]


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