Christus Victor
Thursday, September 21, 2023
12:39 PM
Greek meaning Christ the victor.
Christus Victor is a view of the atonement taken from the title of Gustalf Aulen's groundbreaking book, first published in 1931, where he drew attention back to the early church's Ransom theory.
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The ransom theory was an early belief that Christ one our atonement by making a deal with Satan for our freedom. 
"Since Christ himself speaks of serving as a “ransom for many” (Matt. 20:28; Mark 10:45), these church fathers inferred that such a payment was given to Satan.  In this way humans could be released from their slavery to the ruler of this world (cf. John 12:31; 16:11). Satan was unable to keep Jesus—the ransom payment—in his power, due to Christ's divinity and perfection. Thus, God ultimately wins by tricking Satan into thinking that the grave can hold the Son of God."
From Evangelical Dictionary of Theology <[link]> 
"The Ransom Theory was predominant in the early church and for the first thousand years of church history and supported by all Greek Church Fathers from Irenaeus to John of Damascus. To mention only the most important names Origen, Athanasius, Basil the Great, Gregory of Nyssa, Gregory of Nazianzus, and John Chrysostom. The Christus Victor view was also dominant among the Latin Fathers of the Patristic period including Ambrose, Augustine, Leo the Great, and Gregory the Great."
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It is possible for Christ to ransom Himself without it including a deal with the devil. Jesus never treated Satan like he were a ruler or authority.