Letter 98: A translation by Jerome of Theophilus's paschal letter for the year 402 A.D. Like that of the previous year (Letter XCVI.) it deals mainly with the heresies of Apollinarius and Origen. About this page Source.
The Paschal Letter of Theophilus for the Year 402
(Translated from the Greek by Jerome)
[Summary: Like the previous year's paschal letter, this one returns to the heresies of Apollinaris and Origen, tracing their common error to a false philosophy of the soul and body. Theophilus uses the Easter season as an occasion to insist on the full reality of bodily resurrection — the cornerstone that the Origenists deny and the heart of the Christian proclamation. The letter also commends the pastoral practice of almsgiving and fasting during the paschal period as a form of bodily discipline that expresses faith in the body's ultimate redemption rather than contempt for it.]
Human translation — New Advent (NPNF / ANF series)
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