Tag: theotokos
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Theotokos — God-bearer — is not a Marian superlative. It is a Christological entailment. This article traces the title from its biblical spine in Galatians 4:4 and Luke 1, through the Ark of the Covenant typology, Irenaeus's New Eve theology, and the drama of Ephesus (AD 431), to Lumen Gentium's definitive treatment. Every source verified. Every claim grounded.
The Nicene Creed does not demand blind assent. It demands exegetical proof. This article delivers it: complete NA28 Greek morphology of John 10 and the Pauline εἷς corpus, seven Church Fathers from Justin Martyr to Augustine, four Ecumenical Councils, Aquinas, and the Theotokos — all converging on one verdict: consubstantial with the Father.
The ancient Syriac Peshitta originally read that “God Himself, in His grace, tasted death” at Hebrews 2:9. Sebastian Brock proves this was the earliest reading—strong early evidence for the full deity of Christ.
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