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Reference number Vinzent 87
Klostermann 61
Ancient source used Eusebius, Against Marcellus 2.2
Modern edition M. Vinzent, Markell von Ankyra: Die Fragmente (Leiden, 1997).

Just as all things created by the Father came into being through the Logos, thus also the things spoken by the Father are made known through the Logos. And for this reason the most holy Moses in that place calls the Logos an angel, for he appeared [to Moses] for no other reason than to announce what was advantageous for the sons of Israel. He knew it was beneficial to believe that God is one. And therefore he said to him, “I am the one who is” (Exodus 3:14) in order to teach that there is no other God besides himself. This is easily understood, I believe, by those whose thinking is right, with the help of a small and humble illustration. For it is not possible for a man’s logos to be separated from him as some power or essence (hypostasis), for the Logos is one and the same with the man, and is not distinct in any way as something else, except in the effectual working of a matter.

Translated by Brandon Rogers under the supervision of Prof. Glen L. Thompson

Last updated: 12-6-2010

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