Steven Avery
Administrator
https://www.facebook.com/groups/patristicsforprotestants/posts/24332924053033394/
I don't recall ever coming across the idea that Christ's blood wasn't “normal” human blood. I assumed if He was born of Mary, then He had both flesh and blood as we do. But apparently some of the early writers did not think so, according to the “blood of the grapes” mentioned in Genesis 49:11. Flesh, yes. Blood, no. Is this commonly discussed, or did I miss that train? Tertullian and Novatian make similar statements.
“For as God, and not man, has produced the blood of the vine, so also[the Scripture] has predicted that the blood of Christ would be not of the seed of man, but of the power of God. But this prophecy, sirs, which I repeated, proves that Christ is not man of men, begotten in the ordinary course of humanity." (Justin, Dialogue with Trypho)
“...and His blood is said to be blood of the grape: for even as the blood of the grape no man maketh, but God produceth...”
(Irenaeus, Demonstration)
“...the traitor angel, who thought that the perishing of all men would be alike by death; but He, who was not born of seed, owed nothing to death: wherefore he could not devour Him— that is, detain Him in death— for on the third day He rose again.”
(Victorinus, Commentary on Revelation)
I don't recall ever coming across the idea that Christ's blood wasn't “normal” human blood. I assumed if He was born of Mary, then He had both flesh and blood as we do. But apparently some of the early writers did not think so, according to the “blood of the grapes” mentioned in Genesis 49:11. Flesh, yes. Blood, no. Is this commonly discussed, or did I miss that train? Tertullian and Novatian make similar statements.
“For as God, and not man, has produced the blood of the vine, so also[the Scripture] has predicted that the blood of Christ would be not of the seed of man, but of the power of God. But this prophecy, sirs, which I repeated, proves that Christ is not man of men, begotten in the ordinary course of humanity." (Justin, Dialogue with Trypho)
“...and His blood is said to be blood of the grape: for even as the blood of the grape no man maketh, but God produceth...”
(Irenaeus, Demonstration)
“...the traitor angel, who thought that the perishing of all men would be alike by death; but He, who was not born of seed, owed nothing to death: wherefore he could not devour Him— that is, detain Him in death— for on the third day He rose again.”
(Victorinus, Commentary on Revelation)