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Early Church Fathers regarding the “US”, in Gen 1:26 “Let us make man in our image”

Here are some Church Fathers and their explanation of Genesis 1:26: 74 AD Epistle of Barnabas: "For the Scripture says concerning us, while He speaks to the Son, "Let Us make man after Our image, and after Our likeness" (Epistle of Barnabas, Chapter VI.—The Sufferings of Christ, and the New Covenant, Were Announced by the Prophets.) 150 AD Justin Martyr: Speaking of Jewish theologians Justin calls the Jewish teaching that God spoke to angels a hersey: [...]

By |2020-03-16T23:49:34+02:00July 12th, 2014|Christology, Church History, Trinity, Yahweh|0 Comments

Early Church Fathers regarding two Yahweh’s in Genesis 19:24.

Although the unanimous opinion of the apostolic Fathers was that this was Jesus talking to Abraham, such is a guess and not specifically known by scripture. Having said this, the story of Abraham meeting God and the two angels in Genesis 18, is most likely what Jesus meant when He said, "Your father Abraham rejoiced to see My day, and he saw it and was glad." " John 8:56 What the apostolic Fathers said about Genesis 19:24: 150 AD Justin [...]

By |2024-09-10T09:12:26+02:00July 12th, 2014|Christology, Church History, Yahweh|1 Comment

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