Jesus Christ, Holder and Giver of the Holy Spirit in Saint Athanasius the Great
Jesus Christ, Holder and Giver of the Holy Spirit in Saint Athanasius the Great
Author(s): Vasile CristescuSubject(s): Christian Theology and Religion
Published by: Editura Universităţii »Alexandru Ioan Cuza« din Iaşi
Keywords: Christ; Holy Spirit; Holder; Giver; Word; the Son of God; anointment; sealing; sanctification; man
Summary/Abstract: In the current exegesis it has been determined that Jesus, the Son of God, can be established as the subject of a causal sentence of John 3:34b and Christians who believe in Him as the recipients of the Spirit given by Him in wholeness. In the patristic literature, the one who strongly emphasized Christ in the act of giving the Spirit, meaning the one who showed Christ as Holder and Giver of the Holy Spirit while emphasizing the indissoluble link between Christ and the Holy Spirit, is St. Athanasius the Great. He also fought against the adoptionist belief of the anointing of Christ with the Holy Spirit as represented by the Aryans. Saint Athanasius’ deep understanding of the co-affiliation of the Word and the Holy Spirit’s action makes him treat jointly Christology and Pneumatology, and see them indissolubly linked.
Journal: Analele Ştiinţifice ale Universităţii »Alexandru Ioan Cuza« din Iaşi. Teologie Ortodoxă
- Issue Year: 2015
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 59-72
- Page Count: 14