2.9 tradition and St Irenaeus' writings about Jesus

• what did St Irenaeus show about the incarnation?


  it was important in order to bring God and humans closer to each other
• who does St Irenaeus say Jesus is?


  ' The glory of God! '
• what was the name of the writings by St Irenaeus that taught about Jesus?


  Adversus haereses ( against heresies )
• what did St Irenaeus show about Jesus as someone who is fully God and human?


  meeting point between God and humanity
• how did St Irenaeus write the Jesus ' revealed God to men ' 


  • God is invisible ; he is beyond human sight and understanding
  • but Christians can get to know what God is like through Jesus
  • because Jesus is the Son of God , he displays qualities of God
  • This means Christians can develop a better understanding of Gods nature through examining the life and actions of Jesus
• how is the phrase ' life in man is the glory of God!' translated as?


  ' the glory of God is a human being, fully alive '
• how does the phrase ' life in man is the glory of God ' depicting Jesus?

  • Jesus was the perfect human being
  • Jesus sets the example for all other Christians to follow
• give two reasons incarnation was important


  • Jesus helped humans to come to know God
  • allowed humans to become more ' fully alive ' and reveal God's glory