Nyssan in The Life of Moses gives a synopsis of the life of Moses, which is primarily recorded in the book of Exodus. He argues that nothing dead can be in the presence of God, because “sandaled feet cannot ascend to that height where the light of truth is seen,” as only the living can ever be in the presence of the Lord. Nyssan argues that the presence of God is holy ground, which is the reason that Moses is commanded to take off his sandals in the presence of the burning bush. Nyssa goes on in this section to say that at this meeting with God, Moses was transformed from a shepherd to a mighty man who has the power to “help others to salvation.” Moses is God’s instrument to the Israelite people, and in this burning bush encounter his staff
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This distinction, which many see as trivial in nature, is one that Nyssan takes with the utmost seriousness, for the opposite answers “is impious and absurd. For this reason Nyssan declares that “the Godhead to be one,” while at the same time rejecting the plurality of Gods. This is to avoid confusion while also avoiding “any resemblance to the polytheism of the heathen,” as Christians are only allowed to worship the triune God, not a plurality of Gods as the Romans did in Biblical times. Nyssan asserts that the God of the Christians is essentially one God in three distinct persons, with none of them being subservient or less than the other, for they are all equal in power. This has far reaching implications, for not only does the Son achieve redemption but also the triune Godhead redeems humanity, and while the human person of Jesus feared the wrath of God, the will of the trinity ultimately completed its work in Christ’s death, burial, and resurrection. Nyssan perfectly described the unity of God by restating Deuteronomy 6:4: “Hear, O Israel, the Lord your God is one, even though the name of Godhead extends through the Holy Trinity,” which is to say that while the Lord is one, the Spirit and the Son are also included in this eternal
This distinction, which many see as trivial in nature, is one that Nyssan takes with the utmost seriousness, for the opposite answers “is impious and absurd. For this reason Nyssan declares that “the Godhead to be one,” while at the same time rejecting the plurality of Gods. This is to avoid confusion while also avoiding “any resemblance to the polytheism of the heathen,” as Christians are only allowed to worship the triune God, not a plurality of Gods as the Romans did in Biblical times. Nyssan asserts that the God of the Christians is essentially one God in three distinct persons, with none of them being subservient or less than the other, for they are all equal in power. This has far reaching implications, for not only does the Son achieve redemption but also the triune Godhead redeems humanity, and while the human person of Jesus feared the wrath of God, the will of the trinity ultimately completed its work in Christ’s death, burial, and resurrection. Nyssan perfectly described the unity of God by restating Deuteronomy 6:4: “Hear, O Israel, the Lord your God is one, even though the name of Godhead extends through the Holy Trinity,” which is to say that while the Lord is one, the Spirit and the Son are also included in this eternal