Tag: Augustine

Jesus in Every Book of the Old Testament

Posted on by Eric Costanzo in Religion

The great theologian Augustine of Hippo, when reflecting on his many discoveries of Jesus in the Old Testament, said: “He was concealed in the Old, and revealed in the New.” Rarely would I dare to improve on anything St. Augustine said, but I am not convinced that Jesus is all that hidden in the Old … Continue reading Jesus in Every Book of the Old Testament →

What does it mean that we are created in God’s Image?

Posted on by Eric Costanzo in Church History, Early Church, Judeo-Christian History, New Testament, Old Testament, Religion, Scripture Impressions and Digressions, Sermon Notes

Imago Dei Genesis 1-2 tells us that God put a great deal of thought and intentionality into His creation of human beings. Indeed when God created humans, He altered both the rhythm and the function of all that He was creating. The end of the sixth day of creation is drawn out in Genesis, and … Continue reading What does it mean that we are created in God’s Image? →