Father and Son both Lord and God; anointing oil
Now the Father is Lord, and the Son is Lord. The Father is God, and the Son is God; for he who is born of God is God. (Jn 1:18; Jn 20:28) Thus by the very essence and nature of his being it is shown that there is only one God, yet at the same time the design of our salvation shows that there exists a Son and a Father.
Since the Father of all is invisible and inaccessible to created beings, those who must draw near to God necessarily receive through the Son access to the Father. (Eph 2:18; Jn 14:6)
Still more plainly David says concerning the Father and the Son: ‘Your throne, O God, is established forever and ever. You have loved righteousness and hated iniquity. Therefore God has anointed you with an oil of gladness beyond your companions.’ (Ps 45:6-7; Heb 1:8-9) Since he is God, the Son must receive from the Father — that is, from God — the throne of the eternal kingdom and be consecrated with the anointing oil far beyond his companions. The oil of anointing is the Spirit; and his companions are the prophets, the righteous, the apostles, and all who receive a share in his kingdom — that is, his disciples.
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Irenaeus’s short handbook of the apostolic preaching (Epideixis), preserved in Armenian. English here is a densified reading translation for study. Prior English exists (Robinson / Wilson) — this is not an Original English Translation.
English follows the Armenian of Patrologia Orientalis XII.5. Barthoulot’s French was used as a sense-check only. Robinson (1920) and Wilson’s prior English exist and were checked for independence — this page is densified English, not Original English Translation / no-previous-English.
Witnesses
- Copy-text PO XII.5 Epideixis (Armenian, Matenadaran M3710) (Armenian · §§1–10)
- Checked print Barthoulot French (PD) (French · §§1–10)
- Prior English Check Robinson 1920 / Wilson English (English · full work (prior complete English exists))
English is newly prepared for study from the stated edition. Open Greek on each section for the source text. This is not a complete critical edition.