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"God Most High is an aniconic (unrepresented or “invisible”) monotheist god who is self-begotten, imperishable, and unchangeable."
This was the 'killer app' or 'competitive advantage' of the euangelion of Christ. We have at last a true icon of the Most High, who lived with us in the flesh. This is why the Acheiropoietos – the Burial Shrou…
"God Most High is an aniconic (unrepresented or “invisible”) monotheist god who is self-begotten, imperishable, and unchangeable."
This was the 'killer app' or 'competitive advantage' of the euangelion of Christ. We have at last a true icon of the Most High, who lived with us in the flesh. This is why the Acheiropoietos – the Burial Shroud of the Lord - the Icon Not Made By Human Hands, AKA the Shroud of Turin, featured so prominently in the Paschal Liturgy of Hagia Sophia and why copies where made for as many Imperial Churches as possible.
Right. John Carter and I were chatting about that in the comments earlier. The epic of Christ-as-Incarnate-Logos seems like it was a strong competitive advantage.