On Wed, 24 Jul 1996, GP. Ferzoco wrote:
> I would be interested to know, schematically, what 'heretical' teachings
> in the middle ages would have existed concerning this, or how the church
> countered any such claims.
dear george
the Cathars denied Christ's humanity. They preached that he was nothing
but spirit [since all flesh was evil] and that although he came through
Mary, he did not "take anything" from her but was simply "adumbrated" by
her [a belief shared by others in the south of France who were not,
themselves, Cathars]. The rhetoric of all this was worked out in
various ways, using various different examples, and the Church [and
particularly the Dominicans] reacted by placing Christ's humanity as one
of the central concepts of their preaching - or so the inquisitorial
texts would suggest. .. er, i'm doing this off the top of my head, and
can''t remember anything else particularly illuminating at the moment,
but i'll add to this if my brain warms up!
cheers
john arnold
Centre for Medieval Studies
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