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“As far as we can reach, He Who Is, and God, are the special names of His Essence; and of these especially He Who Is, not only because when He spoke to Moses in the mount, and Moses asked what His Name was, this was what He called Himself, bidding him say to the people 'I Am has sent me' (Ex. 3:14), but also because we find that this Name is the more strictly appropriate.”

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Gregory of Nazianzus (330-390 AD) was an influential Christian saint, theologian, and poet. He is renowned for his contributions to the doctrine of the Trinity within Christian theology. Born in Nazianzus, Asia Minor, he was the brother of Basil of Caesarea, another prominent theologian. His writings and sermons are still widely referenced in the Christian church today. more

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