Man as Second Ruler

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Since God rules all the earth and all things in it, just as He does, so also He established man as a second ruler of all the earth and all things in it; this I say is to become man according to the image of God and according to likeness.

And God said, 'Let us make man according to our image and according to likeness' (Genesis 1:26). But toward whom did He say, 'Let us seek, O philosopher?'

For in saying, 'And God said, Let us make man according to our image and according to likeness,' He introduced a question for us to perceive: toward whom was He saying, 'Let us make?'

For having said, 'And God said, Let us make man,' He followed by saying, 'And God made man, according to the image of God He made him' (Genesis 1:27).

Greek

Ἐπείπερ, ὡς ἄρχει ὁ Θεὸς ἁπάσης τῆς γῆς καὶ τῶν ἐν αὐτῇ πάντων, οὕτω καὶ τὸν ἄνθρωπον δεύτερον ἄρχοντα πάσης τῆς γῆς καὶ τῶν ἐν αὐτῇ κατέστησε, τοῦτο εἶναι τὸ κατ' εἰκόνα Θεοῦ καὶ καθ' ὁμοίωσιν γενέσθαι τὸν ἄνθρωπόν φημι. 87 Καὶ εἶπεν ὁ Θεός· ποιήσωμεν ἄνθρωπον κατ' εἰκόνα ἡμετέραν καὶ καθ' ὁμοίωσιν. Ἀλλὰ πρὸς τίνα ἔφη· ζητήσωμεν, φιλόσοφε; ἐν τῷ γὰρ εἰπεῖν· καὶ εἶπεν ὁ Θεός· ποιήσωμεν ἄνθρωπον κατ' εἰκόνα ἡμετέραν καὶ καθ' ὁμοίωσιν, ζήτημα ἐνέβαλε νοῆσαι ἡμᾶς, πρὸς τίνα ἔλεγε τὸ ποιήσωμεν· εἰπὼν γὰρ· καὶ εἶπεν ὁ Θεός· ποιήσωμεν ἄνθρωπον, ἐπήγαγε λέγων· καὶ ἐποίησεν ὁ Θεὸς τὸν ἄνθρωπον, κατ' εἰκόνα Θεοῦ ἐποίησεν

About this text

Eustathius on the creation account in Genesis.

Catalogue & scope

Khazarzar scan

Witnesses

Copy-text PG 18 (Khazarzar) (Greek)

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