Translated from Old Armenian into English by | Khachik Grigoryan |
---|---|
Series | Theology |
ISBN | 978-9939-850-66-5 |
Media type | Hardcover |
Published in | 2024 |
Number of pages | 207 |
Size | 13x20 cm |
Language | English |
This work of Anania Sanahnetsi, one of the leading Armenian theologians (11th century), is his main dogmatic writing. Continuing the dogmatic lines of his predecessors, he unfolds deeper approach on several new issues: problems arising from accepting two natures, problems arising from accepting the death of only a man on the cross, and similar problems. One of his main concerns is to show that body of Christ is God, but still perfectly human.
The problem of redemption by Christ's death is taken to by Anania to a more deep level than a simple retribution of human sins. He thoroughly concentrates on the meaing of the word of participation of believers in Christ's death and draws intriguing concequences. Anania analyses also the meaning of the bronze snake as an example of Christ, his death and the life that the death is giving to believers.
This book contains also other smaller writings of Anania that complement this important work:
About giving communion without discernment
On holy Thursday
To those who say that the Lord’s body is corruptible
Testimonies
To those who became eunuchs
About icon worshipers
About the Council of Chalcedon
On the separation of Georgians
From the history of Aluank
The reason for separation of Georgians
About the four Sees
About Myrrh
About unleavened bread
About the feast of Christ’s Nativity
The reason for Trisagon that Armenians say in the name of the Son