Marcellus Fragment 11
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| Fragment number | Vinzent 11 Klostermann 8 Rettb. 8 |
| Ancient source used | Eusebius, Against Marcellus 2.3 |
| Modern edition | M. Vinzent, Markell von Ankyra: Die Fragmente (Leiden, 1997). |
Asterius should not think this implausible, that his body, if it was younger than him, would be able to have such a beginning. Rather, let him consider above all that if the human flesh happens to be younger, nevertheless the Logos, who thought it best to assume this flesh through the Holy Virgin, uniting his own body to it, not only completed the “firstborn of all creation” (Col. 1.15), that is, the humanity created by him, but he also desires himself to be the beginning of all things, not only of those on earth, but also of those in heaven (cf. Col. 1.20).
Translated by Daniel Noonan under the supervision of Prof. Glen L. Thompson
Last updated: 12-6-2010
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