Status Updates From On the Incarnation: Saint A...

3rd read-through coming up in honor of Christmas and in preparation for my Patristic Greek independent study next semester. Man I love this text.

The introduction by C.S Lewis at the beginning of this book is amazing btw

…of all and as himself suffering for all, through coming into it “he might destroy him who has the power of death, that is the Devil, and deliver all those who through fear of death were subject to lifelong bondage” (Heb 2:14-15).

…the death of all was completed in the lordly body, and also death and corruption were destroyed by the Word in it. For there was need of death, and death on behalf of all had to take place, so that what was required by all might occur. Therefore, as I said earlier, the Word, since he was not able to die - for he was immortal - took to himself a body able to die, that he might offer it as his own on behalf…