God-man (mystic)
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God-man refers to the divine incarnation, as believed in within various religious faiths including Christian mysticism.
The word is mostly used in religious Romantic poetry and essays, though it also appears in Christian theology. The first usage of the term "God-man" appears in the writing of the Christian Apostolic Father Origen in the 3rd century A.D. Dictionary Of Philosophy And Psychology, James Baldwin, 1901.
- "This substance of a soul, then, being intermediate between God and the flesh--it being impossible for the nature of God to intermingle with a body without an intermediate instrument--the God-man is born." DE PRINCIPIIS, Book II, CHAP. VI.--On the Incarnation of the Christ, Origen, 203-250 A.D.
- "The God-man closeth Hell's sad doors, In all His majesty He soars. "Thoughts On Jesus Christ's Descent into Hell,"" Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, 1765.
Analogous concepts
Hindu and Sufi
According to Meher Baba, the term "God-man" is the closest western equivolent of the eastern concepts of Rasool (Sufi), or Avatar (Vedantic)."God Speaks". Meher Baba, Dodd Meade. 1955, p.305Hebrew
Under certain Christian interpretations, the term "messiah" could be viewed as analogous to the concept of the God-man. However, this is not the accepted view of this Hebrew term within contemporary Judaism.Eastern usage
A godman is also a colloquial name for a particular type of charismatic Hindu ascetic who have a high-profile presence, are capable of attracting attention and support from Indian society, and make claims of spiritual attainments. Lochtefeld, James G. Ph.D. The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Hinduism Vol. I ISBN 082393179-x, entry "Godman" New York Rosen 2002 See Godman (Hindu ascetic).References
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