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Originally Posted by Praxeas
Timmy, define hypostasis and then Ill vote
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Good idea!
From the same site,
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/hypostasis:
2. Theology.a. one of the three real and distinct substances in the one undivided substance or essence of god.
b. a person of the trinity.
c. the one personality of Christ in which His two natures, human and divine, are united.
1 and 3 are Metaphysics and Medicine/Medical definitions, respectively. Probably not relevant.
2a and 2b are basically circular. What is a person? It's one of the hypostases. What is a hypostasis? It's one of the substances/persons of God/the Trinity. 2a, though self-contradictory (it is one of the distinct substances in the one undivided substance?
), is somewhat Oneness-friendly, though!
And 2c doesn't fit the context of the definition of person, does it?
Anyway, there ya go. Hope it helps you vote.