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Incarnation Argument for Images

Iconophile argument that Christ’s visible human incarnation made representation possible even though the divine nature itself is beyond depiction.

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IconIncarnation Argument for Images —supports-depiction-of→ Icon · source-backedWhy this? Explicit relationship rel-264.John of DamascusIncarnation Argument for Images ←articulates— John of Damascus · source-backedWhy this? Explicit relationship rel-265.Quinisext Council / Council in Trullo, 691–692Incarnation Argument for Images ←supports-human-depiction-through— Quinisext Council / Council in Trullo, 691–692 · source-backedWhy this? Explicit relationship rel-272.

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