The Nature of God 1.12.2
The name Elohim chiefly indicates the multiple persons in Jehovah God. And this is the proper meaning and force of this name. Girolamo Zanchi Five Books on the Nature of God,orOn the Divine Attributes By Girolamo Zanchi Translated by Patrick J. O’Banion Book 1, Chapter 12, Part 2 Volume 1 is available for order now […]
The Nature of God 1.12.1
Five Books on the Nature of God,orOn the Divine Attributes By Girolamo Zanchi Translated by Patrick J. O’Banion Book 1, Chapter 12, Part 1 Volume 1 is available for order now from Merchant Royal Press Although He is indeed one Jehovah, He is neverthless multiple Elohim (that is, “persons” or “hypostases”). Girolamo Zanchi Chapter Twelve […]
The Nature of God 1.11.4
Five Books on the Nature of God,orOn the Divine Attributes By Girolamo Zanchi Translated by Patrick J. O’Banion Book 1, Chapter 11, Part 4 Volume 1 is available for order now from Merchant Royal Press Lest I be nothing but a reciter of other people’s opinions, I will (as I promised at the start) briefly […]
The Nature of God 1.11.3
Indeed, [the Damascene] says … that ὁ ὤν is the most important of all the names attributed to God. Girolamo Zanchi Five Books on the Nature of God,orOn the Divine Attributes By Girolamo Zanchi Translated by Patrick J. O’Banion Book 1, Chapter 11, Part 3 Volume 1 is available for order now from Merchant Royal […]
The Nature of God 1.11.2
“Sabaoth” signifies God’s omnipotence or what sort of God He is, namely, one who uses all things like an army to accomplish what He wills. Girolamo Zanchi Five Books on the Nature of God,orOn the Divine Attributes By Girolamo Zanchi Translated by Patrick J. O’Banion Book 1, Chapter 11, Part 2 Volume 1 is available […]
The Nature of God 1.11.1
If the things that Galatino records are true, they certainly are not lacking in mystery, and it is clearly intimated that the ancient Jews were not ignorant of the mystery of the Trinity. Girolamo Zanchi Five Books on the Nature of God,orOn the Divine Attributes By Girolamo Zanchi Translated by Patrick J. O’Banion Book 1, […]
The Nature of God 1.10.q9.2
The names Creator, Redeemer, Savior, which signify a relation, befell God in time and began, in time, to be said about God. Yet, at the same time, nothing new happened to Him, as if there are accidents in Him or as if a change took place in God. Rather, the change happened only in us. […]
The Nature of God 1.10.q9.1
When [God] is said to be “angry” with the wicked and pleased with the good, they are changed, not Him. Augustine Five Books on the Nature of God,orOn the Divine Attributes By Girolamo Zanchi Translated by Patrick J. O’Banion Book 1, Chapter 10, Quaestio 9, Part 1 Volume 1 is available for order now from […]
The Nature of God 1.10.q8.3
Why did God create all things good and beautiful? So that, through them, we might arrive at a knowledge of Him and understand how good, how beautiful, how sweet, how lovely He is on the basis of the goodness of creatures. Girolamo Zanchi Five Books on the Nature of God,orOn the Divine Attributes By Girolamo […]
The Nature of God 1.10.q8.2
Created things are predicated according to the relationship and correspondence that they have with God Himself on whose account and with respect to whom they are actually said to be such as they are. Girolamo Zanchi Five Books on the Nature of God,orOn the Divine Attributes By Girolamo Zanchi Translated by Patrick J. O’Banion Book […]