Theopaschitism (from θεός [“God”] and πάσχειν ["suffer”]) is a Christological term denoting the view that the Logos incarnate has suffered on the cross. Early theopaschite expressions like, for example, “they crucified the Lord of Glory” (1 Cor 2:8), “God’s blood” (Ign. Eph. 1.1), and the “crucified God” (Greg. Naz. Or. 45:29) served to express that in Jesus (Christ, Jesus, 01: Survey) it was really God who suffered on the cross. In the West, which tended to distinguish more strictly between the human and…
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Sarot, Marcel, “Theopaschites”, in: Brill Encyclopedia of Early Christianity Online, General Editor David G. Hunter, Paul J.J. van Geest, Bert Jan Lietaert Peerbolte. Consulted online on 17 August 2022 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/2589-7993_EECO_SIM_00003429>
First published online: 2021
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