Jack Bull discusses this. It's in his Youtube videos, but because videos are a terrible format, I can't find which and where the timestamp is easily.
Origen said:
‘one of the saints, by name Ignatius, said of Christ, “My Love [amor] is crucified” ’.
Syriac:
Greek:
The application of the phrase "my love is crucified" to Christ matches up with the Syriac. The Greek is talking about something interior to Ignatius, his lust being crucified.
Origen said:
‘one of the saints, by name Ignatius, said of Christ, “My Love [amor] is crucified” ’.
Syriac:
Let no one envy me of those things which are seen and which are not seen, that I should be accounted worthy of Jesus Christ. Fire, and the cross, and the beasts that are prepared, cutting off of the limbs, and scattering of the hones, and crushing of the whole body, harsh torments of the devil--let these come upon me, but only let me be accounted worthy of Jesus Christ.
The pains of the birth stand over against me. And my love is crucified, and there is no fire in me for another love.
I do not desire the food of corruption, neither the lusts of this world. I seek the bread of God, which is the flesh of Jesus Christ; and I seek His blood, a drink which is love incorruptible.
The pains of the birth stand over against me. And my love is crucified, and there is no fire in me for another love.
I do not desire the food of corruption, neither the lusts of this world. I seek the bread of God, which is the flesh of Jesus Christ; and I seek His blood, a drink which is love incorruptible.
Greek:
Let not envy have a home in you. Even though I myself, when I am with you, should beseech you, obey me not; but rather give credence to these things which I write to you.
I write to you in the midst of life, yet lusting after death. My lust [eros] hath been crucified, and there is no fire of material longing in me, but only water living and speaking in me, saying within me, Come to the Father.
I have no delight in the food of corruption or in the delights of this life. I desire the bread of God, which is the flesh of Christ who was of the seed of David; and for a draught I desire His blood, which is love incorruptible.
I write to you in the midst of life, yet lusting after death. My lust [eros] hath been crucified, and there is no fire of material longing in me, but only water living and speaking in me, saying within me, Come to the Father.
I have no delight in the food of corruption or in the delights of this life. I desire the bread of God, which is the flesh of Christ who was of the seed of David; and for a draught I desire His blood, which is love incorruptible.
The application of the phrase "my love is crucified" to Christ matches up with the Syriac. The Greek is talking about something interior to Ignatius, his lust being crucified.
Statistics: Posted by Peter Kirby — Tue Oct 29, 2024 10:44 pm