Gregory Nazianzen and Gregory of Nyssa
About this date: A period marker for overlapping ministries.
The Cappadocian Fathers clarify Trinitarian language, the Spirit's divinity, and the full humanity of Christ.
People
- Gregory the Theologian
- Gregory of Nyssa
Primary sources
Gregory Nazianzen describes the incarnation:
Gregory Nazianzen distinguishes Christ's two natures while rejecting two sons; this excerpt is his testimony rather than a joint text by both Gregories.
two Natures meeting in One, not two Sons
Passage context and translation
Gregory describes the Incarnation without either splitting Christ into two sons or blending the divine and human natures.
Before the excerpt
He deigned to be One made out of the two.
After the excerpt
let us not give a false account of the blending