# Summary of Arguments (Anacephalaeosis)

- Author: [Apollinaris of Laodicea](https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/authors/apollinaris-of-laodicea/)
- Latin title: *Anacephalaeosis*
- Date: ca. 360–390 (approximate)
- Source: Hans Lietzmann, Apollinaris von Laodicea und seine Schule: Texte und Untersuchungen (Tübingen: Mohr, 1904), 242–246 (Scan: Internet Archive (Google Books copy); OCR for this site)

- Translation: Claude, from the original text, unless a passage says otherwise; each passage below gives the translator
- Editions and translations: Hans Lietzmann, ed., Apollinaris von Laodicea und seine Schule (Tübingen: Mohr, 1904) (cited only)
- Work page: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/apollinaris-laodicea-anacephalaeosis/
- Passages: 30

## Summary 1

- URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/apollinaris-laodicea-anacephalaeosis/1/#p-1
- Source: Lietzmann, 240
- Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-11-12

Summary: God working in a man makes a prophet or apostle, not the world's saviour, so Christ is not such a man.

### Greek text

Θεοῦ ἐνεργήσαντος ἀνθρώπῳ ἀποτελεῖται προφήτης ἤγουν ἀπόστολος, οὐ σωτὴρ κόσμου· Χριστὸς δὲ σωτὴρ κόσμου" οὐκ ἄρα θεοῦ ἐνεργήσαντος ἀνθρώπῳ ἀπετελέσθη Χριστός.

### English translation (Claude)

When God works in a man, a prophet or an apostle is produced, not a saviour of the world. But Christ is saviour of the world. Therefore Christ was not produced by God working in a man.

### Scripture references

- John 4:42: allusion, medium confidence

### Translation notes

- The work is a series of short syllogisms. “Saviour of the world”: John 4:42; 1 John 4:14.

### Citation (SBL)

Apollinaris of Laodicea (attrib.), Anaceph. 1 (Lietzmann, 240; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/apollinaris-laodicea-anacephalaeosis/1).

## Summary 2

- URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/apollinaris-laodicea-anacephalaeosis/1/#p-2
- Source: Lietzmann, 240
- Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-11-12

Summary: No part of the world can take away the world's sin; Christ does, so he is not a mere man.

### Greek text

Πᾶς ἄνθρωπος μέρος κόσμου καὶ οὐδὲν μέρος κόσμου αἴρει τὴν ἁμαρτίαν τοῦ κόσμου, ὑφ᾽ ἣ καὶ αὐτὸς κεῖται. Χριστὸς δὲ αἴρει.’ οὐκ ἄρα ἄνθρωπος ὁ Χριστός.

### English translation (Claude)

Every man is part of the world, and no part of the world takes away the sin of the world, under which it itself lies. But Christ takes it away. Therefore Christ is not a man.

### Scripture references

- John 1:29: allusion, high confidence

### Translation notes

- Cf. John 1:29. The conclusion “not a man” is qualified in 4, 6, 12, and 16 (man by homonymy, according to the flesh).

### Citation (SBL)

Apollinaris of Laodicea (attrib.), Anaceph. 2 (Lietzmann, 240; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/apollinaris-laodicea-anacephalaeosis/2).

## Summary 3

- URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/apollinaris-laodicea-anacephalaeosis/1/#p-3
- Source: Lietzmann, 241
- Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-11-12

Summary: No one under death abolishes death; Christ does.

### Greek text

Πᾶς ἄνθρωπος ὑπὸ θάνατον, καὶ οὐδεὶς ὑπὸ θάνατον ὧν καταργεῖ θάνατον. Χριστὸς δὲ καταργεῖ᾿ οὐκ ἄρα ἄνθρωπος ὁ Χριστός.

### English translation (Claude)

Every man is under death, and no one who is under death abolishes death. But Christ abolishes it. Therefore Christ is not a man.

### Scripture references

- 2 Tim 1:10: allusion, medium confidence

### Translation notes

- Cf. 2 Tim 1:10.

### Citation (SBL)

Apollinaris of Laodicea (attrib.), Anaceph. 3 (Lietzmann, 241; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/apollinaris-laodicea-anacephalaeosis/3).

## Summary 4

- URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/apollinaris-laodicea-anacephalaeosis/1/#p-4
- Source: Lietzmann, 241
- Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-11-12

Summary: Every man is earthly; Christ is heavenly and is called man only in a different sense.

### Greek text

Πᾶς ἄνθρωπος χοϊκός. Χριστὸς δὲ οὐ χοϊκός, ἀλλ᾽ ἐπουράνιος” οὐκ ἄρα ἄνθρωπος ὁ Χριστός, εἰ μὴ ὅμωνύμως τὸ αὐτὸ τοῦτο ἄνθρωπος.

### English translation (Claude)

Every man is earthly. But Christ is not earthly but heavenly. Therefore Christ is not a man, except that he is called by this same name “man” by homonymy.

### Scripture references

- 1 Cor 15:47–48: allusion, high confidence

### Translation notes

- Cf. 1 Cor 15:47–48.

### Citation (SBL)

Apollinaris of Laodicea (attrib.), Anaceph. 4 (Lietzmann, 241; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/apollinaris-laodicea-anacephalaeosis/4).

## Summary 5

- URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/apollinaris-laodicea-anacephalaeosis/1/#p-5
- Source: Lietzmann, 241
- Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-11-12

Summary: Christ gives the power to become God's children, so he is Son by nature.

### Greek text

Ὃ διδοὺς ἐξουσίαν τέκνα θεοῦ γενέσθαι οὐχὶ καὶ αὐτὸς γέγονεν. Χριστός δὲ δίδωσιν. οὐκ ἄρα γέγονεν υἱός, ἀλλ᾽ ἔστι τῇ φύσει.

### English translation (Claude)

He who gives power to become children of God did not himself become [a son]. But Christ gives it. Therefore he did not become Son, but is so by nature.

### Scripture references

- John 1:12: allusion, high confidence

### Translation notes

- Cf. John 1:12.

### Citation (SBL)

Apollinaris of Laodicea (attrib.), Anaceph. 5 (Lietzmann, 241; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/apollinaris-laodicea-anacephalaeosis/5).

## Summary 6

- URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/apollinaris-laodicea-anacephalaeosis/1/#p-6
- Source: Lietzmann, 241
- Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-11-12

Summary: Christ existed before his human ancestors, so he is man only according to the flesh.

### Greek text

Οὐδεὶς ἀνθρώπων προὐπάρχει τῶν πρεσβυτέρων αὐτοῦ. Χριστὸς δὲ προὔπάρχει τῶν κατὰ σάρκα πρεσβυτέρων᾽ οὐκ ἄρα ἄνΘρωπος εἰ μὴ κατὰ σάρκαι

### English translation (Claude)

No man exists before those older than he. But Christ exists before those who are older according to the flesh. Therefore he is not a man, except according to the flesh.

### Scripture references

- John 8:58: allusion, medium confidence

### Translation notes

- Cf. John 8:58.

### Citation (SBL)

Apollinaris of Laodicea (attrib.), Anaceph. 6 (Lietzmann, 241; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/apollinaris-laodicea-anacephalaeosis/6).

## Summary 7

- URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/apollinaris-laodicea-anacephalaeosis/1/#p-7
- Source: Lietzmann, 241
- Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-11-12

Summary: Christ has glory before the ages, which no man has.

### Greek text

Οὐδεὶς ἀνθρώπων πρὸ τῶν αἰώνων ἔχει δόξαν. Χριστὸς δὲ ἔχει" οὐκ ἄρα ἄνθρωπος ὁ Χριστός.

### English translation (Claude)

No man has glory before the ages. But Christ has. Therefore Christ is not a man.

### Scripture references

- John 17:5: allusion, high confidence

### Translation notes

- Cf. John 17:5.

### Citation (SBL)

Apollinaris of Laodicea (attrib.), Anaceph. 7 (Lietzmann, 241; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/apollinaris-laodicea-anacephalaeosis/7).

## Summary 8

- URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/apollinaris-laodicea-anacephalaeosis/1/#p-8
- Source: Lietzmann, 241
- Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-11-12

Summary: All things are through Jesus himself, so he is God, not a man in whom God dwells.

### Greek text

Εἰ ὁ θεὸς ἐν Ἰησοῦ, οὐ δι’ αὐτοῦ τὰ πάντα, ἀλλὰ διὰ τὸν ἐν αὐτῷ. δι’ αὐτοῦ δὲ τὰ πάντα᾽ οὐκ ἄρα θεὸς ἐν Ἰησοῦ, ἀλλ᾽ αὐτὸς θεός ἐστιν.

### English translation (Claude)

If God is in Jesus, all things are not through him but through the one who is in him. But all things are through him. Therefore God is not in Jesus, but he himself is God.

### Scripture references

- John 1:3: allusion, high confidence
- 1 Cor 8:6: allusion, medium confidence

### Translation notes

- Cf. John 1:3; 1 Cor 8:6.

### Citation (SBL)

Apollinaris of Laodicea (attrib.), Anaceph. 8 (Lietzmann, 241; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/apollinaris-laodicea-anacephalaeosis/8).

## Summary 9

- URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/apollinaris-laodicea-anacephalaeosis/1/#p-9
- Source: Lietzmann, 241
- Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-11-12

Summary: The one who saves from sin must be above sin, and no man is.

### Greek text

Ὁ ἐξ ἁμαρτίας σώζων ὑπὲρ ἁμαρτίαν ἐστίν καὶ σώζει Χριστός" οὐδεὶς δὲ ἀνθρώπων ὑπὲρ ἁμαρτίαν" οὐκ ἄρα ἄνθρωπος ὁ Χριστός.

### English translation (Claude)

He who saves from sin is above sin, and Christ saves; but no man is above sin. Therefore Christ is not a man.

### Scripture references

- Matt 1:21: allusion, medium confidence

### Translation notes

- Cf. Matt 1:21.

### Citation (SBL)

Apollinaris of Laodicea (attrib.), Anaceph. 9 (Lietzmann, 241; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/apollinaris-laodicea-anacephalaeosis/9).

## Summary 10

- URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/apollinaris-laodicea-anacephalaeosis/1/#p-10
- Source: Lietzmann, 241
- Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-11-12

Summary: Christ has no conflict between flesh and mind, as every man has.

### Greek text

Πᾶς ἄνθρωπος διάστασιν ἔχει σαρκὸς πρὸς νοῦν. Χριστὸς δὲ οὐκ ἔχει οὐκ ἄρα ἄνθρωπος ὁ Χριστός.

### English translation (Claude)

Every man has a division between flesh and mind. But Christ does not. Therefore Christ is not a man.

### Scripture references

- Gal 5:17: echo, low confidence
- Rom 7:23: echo, low confidence

### Translation notes

- Cf. Gal 5:17; Rom 7:23. The premise reflects Apollinaris's teaching that the divine Word took the place of the human mind in Christ.

### Citation (SBL)

Apollinaris of Laodicea (attrib.), Anaceph. 10 (Lietzmann, 241; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/apollinaris-laodicea-anacephalaeosis/10).

## Summary 11

- URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/apollinaris-laodicea-anacephalaeosis/1/#p-11
- Source: Lietzmann, 241
- Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-11-12

Summary: Christ did not need to mortify the flesh to become virtuous.

### Greek text

Πᾶς ἄνθρωπος νεκροῖ τὴν σάρκα πρὸς τὸ τελειωθῆναι κατ᾽ ἀρετήν. Χριστὸς δὲ οὔ οὐκ ἄρα ἄνθρωπος ὁ Χριστός.

### English translation (Claude)

Every man puts the flesh to death in order to be made perfect in virtue. But Christ does not. Therefore Christ is not a man.

### Citation (SBL)

Apollinaris of Laodicea (attrib.), Anaceph. 11 (Lietzmann, 241; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/apollinaris-laodicea-anacephalaeosis/11).

## Summary 12

- URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/apollinaris-laodicea-anacephalaeosis/1/#p-12
- Source: Lietzmann, 241
- Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-11-12

Summary: Christ's flesh is called heavenly because it is united to the one from heaven.

### Greek text

Οὐδενὸς ἀνθρώπου ἡ σὰρξ ἐξ οὐρανοῦ λέλεκται. Χριστοῦ δὲ ἣ σὰρξ ἐξ οὐρανοῦ εἴρηται" οὐκ ἄρα ἄνθρωπος ὁ Χριστὸς κατὰ τὴν θεότητα τὴν προσλαβοῦσαν τὴν σάρκα. οὕτως οὖν καὶ ἐξ οὐρανοῦ λέγεται διὰ τὸ ἡνῶσθαι τῷ ἐξ οὐρανοῦ.

### English translation (Claude)

No man's flesh has been said to be from heaven. But Christ's flesh is said to be from heaven. Therefore Christ is not a man, according to the Godhead that took on the flesh. So, then, it is also said to be from heaven because it has been united to the one from heaven.

### Scripture references

- 1 Cor 15:47: allusion, medium confidence
- John 3:13: allusion, medium confidence

### Translation notes

- Cf. 1 Cor 15:47; John 3:13.

### Citation (SBL)

Apollinaris of Laodicea (attrib.), Anaceph. 12 (Lietzmann, 241; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/apollinaris-laodicea-anacephalaeosis/12).

## Summary 13

- URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/apollinaris-laodicea-anacephalaeosis/1/#p-13
- Source: Lietzmann, 241
- Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-11-12

Summary: Only Christ gives life.

### Greek text

Οὐδεὶς ἀνθρώπων ζωογονεῖ· οὐ γάρ ἐστι Χριστός. Χριστὸς δὲ ζωογονεῖ᾽ οὐκ ἄρα ἄνθρωπος ὁ Χριστός.

### English translation (Claude)

No man gives life; for he is not Christ. But Christ gives life. Therefore Christ is not a man.

### Citation (SBL)

Apollinaris of Laodicea (attrib.), Anaceph. 13 (Lietzmann, 241; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/apollinaris-laodicea-anacephalaeosis/13).

## Summary 14

- URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/apollinaris-laodicea-anacephalaeosis/1/#p-14
- Source: Lietzmann, 241
- Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-11-12

Summary: The name above every name and God's glory fit Christ, as they fit no man.

### Greek text

Οὐδενὶ ἀνθρώπων ἁρμόζει ”ὄνομα τὸ ὑπὲρ πᾶν ὄνομα καὶ ἣ δόξα ἣ τοῦ μόνου θεοῦ. Χριστῷ δὲ ἁρμόζει’ οὐκ ἄρα ἄνθρωπος ὁ Χριστός.

### English translation (Claude)

To no man is “the name above every name” fitting, nor the glory of the only God. But to Christ it is fitting. Therefore Christ is not a man.

### Scripture references

- Phil 2:9: allusion, high confidence

### Translation notes

- Cf. Phil 2:9.

### Citation (SBL)

Apollinaris of Laodicea (attrib.), Anaceph. 14 (Lietzmann, 241; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/apollinaris-laodicea-anacephalaeosis/14).

## Summary 15

- URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/apollinaris-laodicea-anacephalaeosis/1/#p-15
- Source: Lietzmann, 241
- Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-11-12

Summary: The self-emptying of Phil 2 rules out God's merely dwelling in a man.

### Greek text

Εἰ θεὸς ἐν ἀνθρώπῳ κατῴκησεν, οὐκ ἐκενώθη. ἐκενώθη δὲ ὁ ἐν μορφῇ θεοῦ μορφὴν δούλου λαβών’ οὐκ ἄρα ἐν ἀνθρώπῳ κατῴκησεν.

### English translation (Claude)

If God dwelt in a man, he was not emptied. But he who was in the form of God was emptied, taking the form of a servant. Therefore he did not dwell in a man.

### Scripture references

- Phil 2:6–7: allusion, high confidence

### Translation notes

- Cf. Phil 2:6–7.

### Citation (SBL)

Apollinaris of Laodicea (attrib.), Anaceph. 15 (Lietzmann, 241; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/apollinaris-laodicea-anacephalaeosis/15).

## Summary 16

- URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/apollinaris-laodicea-anacephalaeosis/1/#p-16
- Source: Lietzmann, 242
- Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-11-12

Summary: Christ is called man as divine spirit united to flesh, not as God dwelling in a man.

### Greek text

Θεὸς ἐν ἀνθρώπῳ κατοικῶν οὐκ ἔστιν ἄνθρωπος᾽ πνεῦμα δὲ σαρκὶ ἡνωμένον ἄνθρωπός ἐστιν᾽ ἄνθρωπος Χριστός, ὡς εἴρηται, ὁμωνύμως: πνεῦμα ἄρα θεῖον ἐστὶν ἥνωμένον σαρκί.

### English translation (Claude)

God dwelling in a man is not a man; but spirit united to flesh is a man. Christ is a man, as has been said, by homonymy. Therefore he is divine spirit united to flesh.

### Translation notes

- The definition of Christ as divine spirit united to flesh is Apollinaris's own; it is translated as written.

### Citation (SBL)

Apollinaris of Laodicea (attrib.), Anaceph. 16 (Lietzmann, 242; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/apollinaris-laodicea-anacephalaeosis/16).

## Summary 17

- URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/apollinaris-laodicea-anacephalaeosis/1/#p-17
- Source: Lietzmann, 242
- Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-11-12

Summary: Christ both rose and raised himself, so he is God and man.

### Greek text

᾿Ανθρώπου τὸ ἀναστῆναι ἐκ νεκρῶν, θεοῦ δὲ τὸ ἀναστῆσαι. ἑκάτερα δὲ Χριστός " θεὸς ἄρα καὶ ἄνθρωπος ὁ αὐτός.

### English translation (Claude)

To rise from the dead belongs to a man, to raise belongs to God. But Christ [does] both. Therefore the same is God and man.

### Scripture references

- John 2:19: allusion, medium confidence

### Translation notes

- Cf. John 2:19; 10:18.

### Citation (SBL)

Apollinaris of Laodicea (attrib.), Anaceph. 17 (Lietzmann, 242; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/apollinaris-laodicea-anacephalaeosis/17).

## Summary 18

- URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/apollinaris-laodicea-anacephalaeosis/1/#p-18
- Source: Lietzmann, 242
- Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-11-12

Summary: Christ is mediator because he is not only man or only God.

### Greek text

Εἰ μόνον ἦν ἄνθρωπος ὁ Χριστὸς ἢ εἰ μόνον θεός, οὐκ ἂν ἦν μέσος θεοῦ καὶ ἀνθρώπων.

### English translation (Claude)

If Christ were only man or only God, he would not be mediator between God and men.

### Scripture references

- 1 Tim 2:5: allusion, high confidence

### Translation notes

- Cf. 1 Tim 2:5.

### Citation (SBL)

Apollinaris of Laodicea (attrib.), Anaceph. 18 (Lietzmann, 242; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/apollinaris-laodicea-anacephalaeosis/18).

## Summary 19

- URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/apollinaris-laodicea-anacephalaeosis/1/#p-19
- Source: Lietzmann, 242
- Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-11-12

Summary: Christ saves the world through suffering, so he is God and man.

### Greek text

Εἰ μόνον ἄνθρωπος ὁ Χριστός, οὐκ ἂν ἔσωζε κόσμον, καὶ εἰ μόνον θεός, οὐκ ἂν διὰ πάθους ἔσωζεν. ἑκάτερα δὲ Χριστός" καὶ θεὸς ἄρα ἐστὶ καὶ ἄνθρωπος.

### English translation (Claude)

If Christ were only man, he would not save the world, and if only God, he would not save through suffering. But Christ [does] both. Therefore he is both God and man.

### Citation (SBL)

Apollinaris of Laodicea (attrib.), Anaceph. 19 (Lietzmann, 242; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/apollinaris-laodicea-anacephalaeosis/19).

## Summary 20

- URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/apollinaris-laodicea-anacephalaeosis/1/#p-20
- Source: Lietzmann, 242
- Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-11-12

Summary: Christ gives life to the dead, and does so as one distinct from the Father, so he is God and man.

### Greek text

Εἰ μόνον ἄνθρωπος ἦν ὁ Χριστός, οὐκ ἂν ἐζωοποίει τοὺς νεκρούς, καὶ εἰ μόνον θεός, οὐκ ἂν ἰδίᾳ παρὰ τὸν πατέρα ἐζωοποίει τινὰς τῶν νεκρῶν. ἑκάτερα δὲ Χριστός: θεὸς ἄρα καὶ ἄνθρωπος ὃ αὐτός.

### English translation (Claude)

If Christ were only man, he would not give life to the dead; and if only God, he would not give life to some of the dead on his own, as distinct from the Father. But Christ [does] both. Therefore the same is God and man.

### Scripture references

- John 5:21: allusion, medium confidence

### Translation notes

- Cf. John 5:21. The second clause is compressed.

### Citation (SBL)

Apollinaris of Laodicea (attrib.), Anaceph. 20 (Lietzmann, 242; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/apollinaris-laodicea-anacephalaeosis/20).

## Summary 21

- URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/apollinaris-laodicea-anacephalaeosis/1/#p-21
- Source: Lietzmann, 242
- Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-11-12

Summary: Christ is God, so he is a body joined to God, not a man moved by God.

### Greek text

Ἄνθρωπος ὑπὸ θεοῦ ἐνεργούμενος οὐ θεός, σῶμα δὲ συναφθὲν θεῷ θεός. θεὸς δὲ ὁ Χριστός" οὐκ ἄρα ὑπὸ θεοῦ ἐνεργούμενος ἄνθρωπος, ἀλλὰ σῶμα πρὸς θεὸν συντεθέν.

### English translation (Claude)

A man moved by God's activity is not God, but a body joined to God is God. Christ is God. Therefore he is not a man moved by God's activity, but a body compounded with God.

### Citation (SBL)

Apollinaris of Laodicea (attrib.), Anaceph. 21 (Lietzmann, 242; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/apollinaris-laodicea-anacephalaeosis/21).

## Summary 22

- URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/apollinaris-laodicea-anacephalaeosis/1/#p-22
- Source: Lietzmann, 242
- Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-11-12

Summary: If Christ were only a temple of God, his virgin birth would be pointless.

### Greek text

Εἰ θεοῦ ναὸς ἐγεννήθη ἐκ τῆς Μαρίας, περιττὴ, ἣ καινότης τῆς ἐκ παρθένου γεννήσεως. ναοὶ γὰρ θεοῦ καὶ ἄνευ ταύτης ἄνθρωποι.

### English translation (Claude)

If a temple of God was born from Mary, the newness of the birth from a virgin is superfluous. For human beings are temples of God even without it.

### Scripture references

- 1 Cor 3:16: echo, low confidence

### Translation notes

- Cf. 1 Cor 3:16; John 2:21.

### Citation (SBL)

Apollinaris of Laodicea (attrib.), Anaceph. 22 (Lietzmann, 242; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/apollinaris-laodicea-anacephalaeosis/22).

## Summary 23

- URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/apollinaris-laodicea-anacephalaeosis/1/#p-23
- Source: Lietzmann, 242
- Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-11-12

Summary: Christ is a life-giving spirit, not the old man of our nature.

### Greek text

Εἰ ἣ αὐτὴ φύσις Χριστοῦ, οἵα καὶ ἣ ἡμῶν, ὁ παλαιός ἐστιν ἄνθρωπος, ψυχὴ ζῶσα καὶ οὐ πνεῦμα ζωοποιοῦν, καὶ ὁ τοιοῦτος οὐδὲ ζωοποιήσει. Ζωοποιεῖ δὲ Χριστὸς καὶ πνεῦμα ζωοποιοῦν ἐστιν οὐκ ἄρα τῆς ἡμετέρας ἐστὶ φύσεως.

### English translation (Claude)

If Christ's nature is the same as ours, he is the old man, a living soul and not a life-giving spirit, and such a one will not give life. But Christ gives life and is a life-giving spirit. Therefore he is not of our nature.

### Scripture references

- 1 Cor 15:45: allusion, high confidence
- Rom 6:6: echo, low confidence

### Translation notes

- Cf. 1 Cor 15:45; Rom 6:6. The conclusion is Apollinaris's own; it is translated as written.

### Citation (SBL)

Apollinaris of Laodicea (attrib.), Anaceph. 23 (Lietzmann, 242; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/apollinaris-laodicea-anacephalaeosis/23).

## Summary 24

- URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/apollinaris-laodicea-anacephalaeosis/1/#p-24
- Source: Lietzmann, 243
- Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-11-12

Summary: Christ lives by his own nature, so he is God.

### Greek text

Διὰ τὴν ἑαυτοῦ φύσιν ζῇ Χριστὸς ἢ διὰ χάριν θεοῦ: εἰ μὲν διὰ τὴν ἑαυτοῦ φύσιν, θεός ἐστιν εἰ δὲ διὰ χάριν θεοῦ, οὔτε ὑπὲρ ἡμᾶς ἐστιν οὔτε ζωοποιήσει ἡμᾶς.

### English translation (Claude)

Christ lives either by his own nature or by the grace of God. If by his own nature, he is God; if by the grace of God, he is neither above us nor will he give us life.

### Citation (SBL)

Apollinaris of Laodicea (attrib.), Anaceph. 24 (Lietzmann, 243; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/apollinaris-laodicea-anacephalaeosis/24).

## Summary 25

- URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/apollinaris-laodicea-anacephalaeosis/1/#p-25
- Source: Lietzmann, 243
- Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-11-12

Summary: Christ's righteousness cannot come from human choice or from passive divine action, so it is by nature and he is God.

### Greek text

Εἰ μὲν ὡς προαιρέσει καλλίων, τοῦτο δεδύνηται πῶς; προαίρεσις γὰρ ἀνθρώπου δικαιοσύνην ἀληθινὴν οὐ κατορθοῖ. εἰ δὲ ὡς φύσει δίκαιος, θεός ἐστιν. εἰ δὲ ὡς ἐνεργείᾳ δικαιούμενος τῇ ἐκ θεοῦ, αὐτὸς δὲ ἀνενέργητος, καλλίους οἱ ἐνεργοῦντες.

### English translation (Claude)

If [he is] better by choice, how has he been able to achieve this? For a man's choice does not attain true righteousness. If [he is] righteous by nature, he is God. If [he is] made righteous by an activity that comes from God, while he himself is inactive, those who act are better.

### Citation (SBL)

Apollinaris of Laodicea (attrib.), Anaceph. 25 (Lietzmann, 243; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/apollinaris-laodicea-anacephalaeosis/25).

## Summary 26

- URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/apollinaris-laodicea-anacephalaeosis/1/#p-26
- Source: Lietzmann, 243
- Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-11-12

Summary: Christ legislated with his own authority (“I say to you”), so he is God, not a man joined to God.

### Greek text

Εἰ συμπέπλεκται θεῷ ἄνθρωπος ἐν Χριστῷ, αὐτὸς ἀφ’ ἑαυτοῦ ἐνομοθέτει ἢ οὔ; ἀλλ᾽ εἰ μὲν ἀφ᾽ ἑαυτοῦ, θεός, εἰ δὲ οὐκ ἀφ᾽ ἑαυτοῦ, πῶς οὐκ ἔλεγεν “Τάδε λέγει κύριος”, ἀλλ᾽ “Ἐγὼ λέγω ὑμῖν”; πῶς δὲ οὐκ ἦν κεχωρισμένος τοῦ λέγοντος ὁ μὴ λέγων.

### English translation (Claude)

If a man is intertwined with God in Christ, did he give the law of himself or not? If of himself, [he is] God; if not of himself, how is it that he did not say, “Thus says the Lord,” but, “I say to you”? And how was the one who did not speak not separate from the one who did speak?

### Scripture references

- Matt 5:22: allusion, medium confidence

### Translation notes

- Cf. Matt 5:22, 28 and the prophets' formula “Thus says the Lord.”

### Citation (SBL)

Apollinaris of Laodicea (attrib.), Anaceph. 26 (Lietzmann, 243; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/apollinaris-laodicea-anacephalaeosis/26).

## Summary 27

- URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/apollinaris-laodicea-anacephalaeosis/1/#p-27
- Source: Lietzmann, 243
- Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-11-12

Summary: Christ performed the miracles himself, so he is not a mere man.

### Greek text

Ἔτι δὲ ἢ αὐτὸς ἐτέλει τὰ τεράστια ἢ οὔ; ἀλλ᾽ εἰ μὲν ἐτέλει, οὐκ ἦν ἄνθρωπος, εἰ δὲ μή, πῶς λέγει τελεῖν ἢ πῶς ὁ αὐτὸς τῷ τελοῦντι;

### English translation (Claude)

Again, did he himself perform the wonders or not? If he performed them, he was not a man; if not, how does he say that he performs them, or how is he the same as the one who performs them?

### Citation (SBL)

Apollinaris of Laodicea (attrib.), Anaceph. 27 (Lietzmann, 243; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/apollinaris-laodicea-anacephalaeosis/27).

## Summary 28

- URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/apollinaris-laodicea-anacephalaeosis/1/#p-28
- Source: Lietzmann, 243
- Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-11-12

Summary: The worship, baptism, and judgment tied to Christ cannot be explained if he is a man joined to God.

### Greek text

Προσκυνεῖται ὑπὸ ἀγγέλων ὁ ἄνθρωπος ἢ οὔ; ἀλλ᾽ εἰ μὲν οὐ προσκυνεῖται, πῶς ἥνωται καὶ ἀποστέλλει ὁ υἱὸς ⟨τοῦ ἀνθρώπου⟩ τοὺς ἀγγέλους αὐτοῦ; εἰ δὲ προσκυνεῖται διὰ τὸ ἐν αὐτῷ θείαν ἐνοικῆσαι δύναμιν, πῶς ὑπὸ τῶν ἀεὶ θείαν ἐχόντων δύναμιν ἐνοικοῦσαν; Καὶ ἡμεῖς δὲ προσκυνήσομεν τὸν ἄνθρωπον ἢ οὔ; ἀλλ᾽ εἰ μὲν οὐ προσκυνήσομεν, πῶς ἡνῶσθαι νομιοῦμεν αὐτὸν καὶ πῶς εἰς τὸν θάνατον αὐτοῦ βαπτιζόμεθα: εἰ δὲ προσκυνήσομεν ὥσπερ τὸν Θεὸν οὕτω καὶ τὸν ἄνθρωπον, ἀσεβήσομεν κτίσμα κτίστῃ ἐν ἴσῳ τιθέντες. καὶ εἰ κριτὴν προσδοκῶμεν τὸν ἄνθρωπον μετὰ τοῦ θεοῦ φωτίζοντα τὰ κρυπτὰ τοῦ σκότους, τὴν τοῦ θεοῦ κρίσιν ἀναθήσομεν ἀνθρώπῳ. εἰ δὲ μή, πῶς ἔδωκεν αὐτῷ ὁ πατὴρ ἐξουσίαν κρίσιν ποιεῖν, ὅτι υἱὸς ἀνθρώπου ἐστίν, καὶ πῶς ἥνωται τῷ κρίνοντι;

### English translation (Claude)

Is the man worshiped by angels or not? If he is not worshiped, how is he united, and how does the Son ⟨of Man⟩ send out his angels? If he is worshiped because divine power dwelt in him, how [can he be worshiped] by those who always have divine power dwelling in them? And shall we too worship the man or not? If we shall not worship him, how shall we think him united, and how are we baptized into his death? But if we shall worship the man just as we worship God, we shall be impious, setting a creature on a par with the Creator. And if we expect the man as judge together with God, bringing to light the hidden things of darkness, we shall assign God's judgment to a man. But if not, how has the Father given him authority to execute judgment because he is Son of Man, and how is he united to the one who judges?

### Scripture references

- Heb 1:6: allusion, medium confidence
- Matt 13:41: allusion, medium confidence
- Rom 6:3: allusion, high confidence
- 1 Cor 4:5: allusion, medium confidence
- John 5:27: allusion, high confidence

### Translation notes

- “Of Man” is a supplement by the editor. Cf. Heb 1:6; Matt 13:41; Rom 6:3; 1 Cor 4:5; John 5:27.

### Citation (SBL)

Apollinaris of Laodicea (attrib.), Anaceph. 28 (Lietzmann, 243; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/apollinaris-laodicea-anacephalaeosis/28).

## Summary 29

- URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/apollinaris-laodicea-anacephalaeosis/1/#p-29
- Source: Lietzmann, 243
- Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-11-12

Summary: A man yoked to God would suffer and be worshiped as another, but God's flesh is his instrument, prevails over suffering, and is worshiped as God's.

### Greek text

Ἄνθρωπος θεῷ παραζευχθεὶς ἕτερος παρὰ τὸν θεόν ἐστι ταῖς ζωτικαῖς κινήσεσι λογιστικαῖς τε καὶ παθητικαῖς. καὶ πάσχων ὡς ἕτερος πάσχει καὶ προσκυνούμενος ὡς ἕτερος προσκυνεῖται. σὰρξ δὲ θεοῦ ζωῆς. ὄργανον ἁρμοζόμενον τοῖς πάθεσι πρὸς τὰς θείας βουλάς, καὶ οὔτε λόγοι σαρκὸς ἴδιοι οὔτε πράξεις, καὶ τοῖς πάθεσιν ὕποβαλλομένη κατὰ τὸ σαρκὶ προσῆκον ἰσχύει κατὰ τῶν παθῶν διὰ τὸ θεοῦ εἶναι σάρξ, ὥστε καὶ κατάρξαι τῆς ἀπαθείας τοῖς. οὐχ ὁμοίοις μέν, ὁμοζώοις δὲ σώμασιν. καὶ προσκυνεῖται ὡς θεοῦ σάρξ, θεοῦ ὄντος οὕτω τοῦ προσκυνουμένου, καὶ συνάφειαν ἡμῖν δίδωσιν οὗ ἐστι σῶμα, καὶ προσκυνεῖται οὐχ. ὡς κτίσμα, ὅτι μηδὲν κτίσμα μέρος θεοῦ. οἱ ἄρα σάρκα λαβεῖν τὸν θεὸν πιστεύσαντες καὶ τῶν εὐεργεσιῶν τυγχάνουσι. καὶ οὐκ εἰς ἕτερον μεταπίπτουσιν, ὧν τὰ ἐναντία ἔχουσιν οἵ ἄνθρωπον παραζεῦχθαι λέγοντες θεῷ.

### English translation (Claude)

A man yoked alongside God is other than God in his vital movements, both rational and passive: when he suffers, he suffers as another, and when he is worshiped, he is worshiped as another. But the flesh of God is an instrument of life, fitted to its sufferings according to the divine purposes; neither words nor deeds belong to the flesh as its own; and while it is subject to sufferings as befits flesh, it prevails over the sufferings because it is God's flesh, so as even to begin freedom from suffering for bodies that are not like it but share its life. And it is worshiped as God's flesh, since what is worshiped is thus God; and it gives us conjunction with him whose body it is; and it is worshiped not as a creature, because nothing created is a part of God. Those, then, who have believed that God took flesh also obtain the benefits and do not fall away to another; those who say that a man was yoked alongside God have the opposite of these things.

### Translation notes

- “Share its life” renders ὁμοζώοις, which may be a misreading; the sense is uncertain.

### Citation (SBL)

Apollinaris of Laodicea (attrib.), Anaceph. 29 (Lietzmann, 243; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/apollinaris-laodicea-anacephalaeosis/29).

## Summary 30

- URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/apollinaris-laodicea-anacephalaeosis/1/#p-30
- Source: Lietzmann, 244
- Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-11-12

Summary: The flesh's movements that war against the mind do not overcome God, so he does not suffer as God.

### Greek text

Εἰ σὰρξ ὡς ἐπιστρατευομένη τῷ νῷ κεχώρισται τοῦ νοῦ κατὰ τὸν ἀπόστολον, τὴν σάρκα λαβὼν θεὸς ἀπὸ ταύτης ἔχει τὰς ἐπιστρατευομένας ἐπὶ νοῦν κινήσεις, αὐτῷ δὲ μὴ ὑποταττομένας ὡς ἀνταγωνιστῇ τῷ νῷ. εἰ δὲ τοῦτο, οὐκ αὐτὸς ὁ πάσχων καθὸ θεός.

### English translation (Claude)

If the flesh, as warring against the mind, is separated from the mind, according to the apostle, then God, having taken the flesh, has from it the movements that war against the mind, but these are not subjected to him as they are to a mind that is their antagonist. If so, it is not he himself who suffers, inasmuch as he is God.

### Scripture references

- Gal 5:17: allusion, medium confidence
- Rom 7:23: allusion, medium confidence

### Translation notes

- Cf. Gal 5:17; Rom 7:23. The second clause is obscure; it is translated literally.

### Citation (SBL)

Apollinaris of Laodicea (attrib.), Anaceph. 30 (Lietzmann, 244; trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/p/apollinaris-laodicea-anacephalaeosis/30).