Sarx
Definition
The Alexandrian tendency (Cyril’s, following Athanasius) to emphasize God as the sole Savior and to speak of ‘flesh’ without formally spelling out the fullness of human nature, though Cyril meant body and soul.
Episodes
Related Concepts
- Anthropological Minimalism
Biblical References
- John 1:14 — *Now the Word became flesh and took up residence among us. We saw his glory—the glory of the one and only, full of grace and truth, who came from the Father. *
- Acts 17:34 — *But some people joined him and believed. Among them were Dionysius, who was a member of the Areopagus, a woman named Damaris, and others with them. *