I. Fundamental Theology

As a result of classical cosmology and New Testament usage of the terms heavenly and earthly (e.g. 1 Cor 15:46–49; Eph 4:9–10), many early Christian writers used the expressions ὑπὲρ τὴν ϕύσιν/hypér tḗn phýsin or super naturam to denote a reality transcending nature. Latin Scholasticism was familiar with the words supernaturaliter and supernaturalis from the works of (Pseudo-) Dionysius Areopagita and John Scotus Eriugena. In the Scholastic tradition, Thomas Aquinas called grace a s…