God-man Koinē Greek : θεάνθρωπος romanized: theánthropos Latin : deus homo [ 1] incarnation and the hypostatic union of Christ , which are two of mainstream Christianity 's most widely accepted and revered christological doctrines.
Origins
The first usage of the term "God-man" as a theological concept appears in the writing of the 3rd-century Church Father Origen :[ 2]
This substance of a soul, then, being intermediate between God and the flesh – it being impossible for the nature of God to intermingle with a body without an intermediate instrument – the God-man is born.[ 3]
Posterity
The term is also used by the medieval philosopher and theologian Anselm of Canterbury (11th century) in his treatise on the atonement, Cur Deus Homo [ 4]
The term is used in the Westminster Larger Catechism , where it says:
Christ is exalted in his sitting at the right hand of God, in that as God-man he is advanced to the highest favour with God the Father[ 5]
References
^ Origenes "De Principiis" , in Latin translation by Rufinus . Book II, Chap 7, sec 3, p. 196^ Baldwin, James, Dictionary Of Philosophy And Psychology , 1901
^ Origen, De Principiis, Book II, Chapter VI. On the Incarnation of the Christ , between the years 220 and 230
^ Anselm of Canterbury , Cur Deus Homo , Book Two, chapter VI & chapter VII ^ Question 54
