Irenaeus
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| '''Saint Irenaeus''' (Greek: Εἰρηναῖος), (2nd century AD – c. 202) was [[Bishop of Lugdunum]] in [[Gaul]], then a part of the [[Roman Empire]] (now [[Lyon]]s, [[France]]). He was an early church father and apologist, and his writings were formative in the early development of [[Christian theology]]. He was a hearer of [[Polycarp]], who in turn was a disciple of [[John the Evangelist]]. | '''Saint Irenaeus''' (Greek: Εἰρηναῖος), (2nd century AD – c. 202) was [[Bishop of Lugdunum]] in [[Gaul]], then a part of the [[Roman Empire]] (now [[Lyon]]s, [[France]]). He was an early church father and apologist, and his writings were formative in the early development of [[Christian theology]]. He was a hearer of [[Polycarp]], who in turn was a disciple of [[John the Evangelist]]. | ||
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| + | Irenaeus conceives of our salvation as essentially coming about through the [[incarnation]] of God as a man. He characterises the penalty for sin as death and [[corruption (philosophical concept)|corruption]]. God, however, is [[Immortality|immortal]] and incorruptible, and simply by becoming united to human nature in Christ he conveys those qualities to us: they spread, as it were, like a benign infection. Irenaeus therefore understands the [[Atonement in Christianity|atonement]] of Christ as happening through his incarnation rather than his [[crucifixion]], although the latter event is an integral part of the former. | ||
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Saint Irenaeus (Greek: Εἰρηναῖος), (2nd century AD – c. 202) was Bishop of Lugdunum in Gaul, then a part of the Roman Empire (now Lyons, France). He was an early church father and apologist, and his writings were formative in the early development of Christian theology. He was a hearer of Polycarp, who in turn was a disciple of John the Evangelist.
Irenaeus conceives of our salvation as essentially coming about through the incarnation of God as a man. He characterises the penalty for sin as death and corruption. God, however, is immortal and incorruptible, and simply by becoming united to human nature in Christ he conveys those qualities to us: they spread, as it were, like a benign infection. Irenaeus therefore understands the atonement of Christ as happening through his incarnation rather than his crucifixion, although the latter event is an integral part of the former.
See also
- POxy 405 — 3rd century papyrus portion of Against Heresies
