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On the Soul and the Resurrection
- Narrated by: James Fowler
- Length: 3 hrs and 32 mins
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The resurrection from death is a strong component of the Christian faith, which the Nicene Creed, affirms stating: "We look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come." The early Christian writers Irenaeus and Justin Martyr, in the second century, wrote against the widespread idea of their time that only the soul survived. In like manner, we have this later writing of St. Gregory of Nyssa (335-395 AD) which clearly articulates the position that a person is both soul and body and that Christ has promised to raise them both, in the same way, that his body was raised. This doctrine of the resurrection is based on Christ's resurrection, for, at that time, there was no Greek belief in a general resurrection, rather they held that once the body perished I could no longer return to life.The author, Gregory of Nyssa, was ordained bishop of Nyssa in 372. He was an accomplished theologian who made important contributions to the doctrine of the Trinity, which are enunciated in the Nicene Creed. He is venerated as a saint in the Catholic and Orthodox churches.
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- Dennis Sommers
- 03-07-21
Really great translation beautifully read.
This is an important document beautifully translated and equally well read. There is some very same and clearly expressed theology that Christians today need to hear. Some of the imagery is truly poetic and the whole thing is a real pleasure to listen to, the more so because St Gregory does not waste his time and energy knocking other writers: it is all good positive stuff which shows Macrina in a very favourable light. It would be great to have more work of this quality published by this outfit: I also enjoyed the ‘The making of man.’
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