Athanasius Quotes on Knowledge
Athanasius of Alexandria was a fourth-century Egyptian Christian theologian and bishop and the central defender of Nicene orthodoxy against the Arian doctrine in the decades following the Council of Nicaea. This page collects quotes attributed to Athanasius on the topic of knowledge, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to Athanasius:
“He who knows himself knows his Creator.”
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“Letter to Amun . Written before 354 A.D.”
For in other matters also which go to make up life, we shall find differences according to circumstances. For example, it is not right to kill , yet in war it is lawful and praiseworthy to destroy the enemy; accordingly not only are they who have distinguished themselves in the field held worthy of great honours, but monuments are put up proclaiming their achievements. So that the same act is at o -
“He was made man in order that we might be made gods.[Christ] manifested himself by a body that we might receive the idea of the unseen Father; and He endured the insolence of men that we might inherit immortality .”
De Incarnatione , 54.3. As quoted in Deification and Sonship According to St Athanasius of Alexandria: Part I (February 9, 2016) -
“De Incarnatione , 54.3. As quoted in Deification and Sonship According to St Athanasius of Alexandria: Part I (February 9, 2016)”
He was made man in order that we might be made gods.[Christ] manifested himself by a body that we might receive the idea of the unseen Father; and He endured the insolence of men that we might inherit immortality . -
“Perhaps you marvel, because having determined to speak of the Incarnation of the Logos, we now treat of the beginning of mankind; but this is not foreign to our treatment. For it is necessary that we, speaking of the manifestation of the Savior among us, should also speak of the beginning of mankind so that you may know that our guilt was to Him the reason for His coming and that our transgression caused the philanthropy of the Logos .”
Forse ti meravigli, perché avendo noi stabilito di parlare dell'Incarnazione del Logos, ora trattiamo dell'inizio degli uomini; ma ciò non è estraneo alla nostra trattazione. Infatti è necessario che noi parlando della manifestazione del Salvatore tra noi, parliamo anche dell'inizio del'umanità affinché tu conosca che la nostra colpa fu a Lui motivo della Sua venuta e che la nostra trasgressione p -
“Jesus that I know as my Redeemer cannot be less than God.”
As quoted in Mona Siddiqui, Christians, Muslims, and Jesus , Yale University Press, 2013, p. 674 -
“As quoted in Mona Siddiqui, Christians, Muslims, and Jesus , Yale University Press, 2013, p. 674”
Jesus that I know as my Redeemer cannot be less than God.