THEODORE
OF MOPSUESTIA{*} (circa. 350-428 C.E.): “...The people
of the Old Testament WERE UNAWARE of a distinct hypostasis of a Holy
Spirit identified as a person [GREEK FONTS] in its own right in God,
since everyone before the coming of Christ the Lord knew of God and
creation BUT NOTHING FURTHER. The divine Scripture taught this to its
readers at that time without having an insight into anything in
invisible creation consisting of separate kinds, referring to all the
invisible and ministering beings in general as angels and powers,
which according to its teaching carried out the divine decisions.
Consequently, they WERE NOT in a position to know of a Holy Spirit as
a distinct hypostasis in God, being unable even to list separate
kinds among th eministering beings or to associate with God what
could be described as a distinct person (provswpon), SINCE THEY
UNDERSTOOD NOTHING OF THIS SORT...” - (Chapter 2.5,
“[Commentary] On Haggai” Page 29, Introduction, Subheading 6,
“Christological and Trinitarian theology of the Commentary,” in:
“THEODORE OF MOPSUESTIA COMMENTARY ON THE TWELVE PROPHETS,”
Translated by Robert C. Hill, Australian Catholic University, in:
“THE FATHERS OF THE CHURCH - A NEW TRANSLATION,” The Catholic
University Of America Press, Washington, D.C., Copyright © 2004.)
[FOOTNOTE
*]: Also
known as: “Theodore of Antioch.”
THEODORE
OF MOPSUESTIA{*} (circa. 350-428 C.E.): “...J[oe]l
2.28, “I shall pour out my spirit on all flesh,” Theodore
hastens to comment, “...The people in the time of the Old Testament
did not understand the Holy Spirit to be a [GREEK FONT] distinct from
the others, being both God and from God; by ‘spirit of God,’
‘holy spirit,’ and every other such name at the time THEY
REFERRED TO HIS GRACE, CARE, AND AFFECTION...” -
(Chapter 2.28, “[Commentary] On Joel,” Page 28, Introduction, Subheading
6, “Christological and Trinitarian theology of the Commentary,”
in: “THEODORE OF MOPSUESTIA COMMENTARY ON THE TWELVE
PROPHETS,” Translated by Robert C. Hill, Australian Catholic
University, in: “THE FATHERS OF THE CHURCH - A NEW TRANSLATION,”
The Catholic University Of America Press, Washington, D.C., Copyright
© 2004.)
[FOOTNOTE
*]: Also known as: “Theodore of Antioch.”
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