The fall of satan 📜 Legends of the Jews 📖 rabbi Ginzberg

The fall of satan. The Legends of the Jews by rabbi Louis Ginzberg. Aggadah. Jewish Oral Law (various books 1-6 cen. AD). Read online: That human calling and potential (theosis, deification through Christ) are higher than those of angels (since human was created after the image of God), writes also Saint Macarius of Egypt. Hence, the homage paid to the Christian saints, miracleworkers, incorruptibles who reached the high levels of theosis. Before his fall, Adam was also in such a state of incorruptibility when created after the image of God, as Christian saints restored and ellevated in nature through Christ, whom we honour.