4 April 2015 A.D. Gregory of Nazianzus on the Crucifixion of the God-Man (Theanthropos)
4 April 2015 A.D. Gregory of Nazianzus on the Crucifixion of the God-Man (Theanthropos) Swain, Scott. “Gregory of Nazianzus on the crucifixion of the God-man.” Reformation21. 3 Apr 2015. http://www.reformation21.org/blog/2015/04/gregory-of-nazianzus-on-the-cr.php . Accessed 4 Apr 2015. Gregory of Nazianzus on the crucifixion of the God-man Posted by Scott Swain Some time in the autumn of 379, Gregory of Nazianzus answered the summons issued by the Synod of Antioch to take up residence in Constantinople. His job description was clear: to promote the Nicene faith in a city given over to Arianism. Gregory soon established the Church of the Resurrection and, within a year, preached a series of sermons we know as his "Five Theological Orations." Oration 29--the "third" theological oration--is devoted to the identity and action of the Son of God, our Savior the Lord Jesus Christ. It is an able and eloquent presentation and defense of orthodox Christo...