reports that he regards the first mention of redemption in Scripture, Genesis 3:15, as a statement of the Christus Victor theme. Christ’s victory was a victory for the human race because he was a real man: If we carefully weigh Moses’ testimony—where he says that the seed of the woman will crush the serpent’s head—the controversy will be completely resolved. For the statement there concerns not only Christ but the whole of mankind. Since we must acquire victory through Christ, God declares in general
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