Early Church Fathers Scripture Index : Texts

Psalms 55:4

There is 1 footnote for this reference.

Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Series 2, Volume 4, page 51, footnote 1 (Image)

Athanasius: Select Writings and Letters

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On the Incarnation of the Word. (HTML)

The change wrought by the Cross in the relation of Death to Man. (HTML)

CCEL Footnote 276 (In-Text, Margin)

For that death is destroyed, and that the Cross is become the victory over it, and that it has no more power but is verily dead, this is no small proof, or rather an evident warrant, that it is despised by all Christ’s disciples, and that they all take the aggressive against it and no longer fear it; but by the sign of the Cross and by faith in Christ tread it down as dead. 2. For of old, before the divine sojourn of the Saviour took place, even to the saints death was terrible[Psalms 55:4], and all wept for the dead as though they perished. But now that the Saviour has raised His body, death is no longer terrible; for all who believe in Christ tread him under as nought, and choose rather to die than to deny their faith in Christ. For they ...