Incarnation without the Fall
An important Christological question is whether the incarnation depends on human sin. This paper sets out one version of an “incarrnation anyway” doctrine, i.e. the view according to which Christ would have been incarnate without a fall (an issue that has begun to receive more attention in the recen...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Brill
2016
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Journal of reformed theology
Year: 2016, Volume: 10, Issue: 3, Pages: 215-233 |
IxTheo Classification: | NBD Doctrine of Creation NBE Anthropology NBF Christology |
Further subjects: | B
Incarnation Anyway
image of God
fall
creation
christological union
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Summary: | An important Christological question is whether the incarnation depends on human sin. This paper sets out one version of an “incarrnation anyway” doctrine, i.e. the view according to which Christ would have been incarnate without a fall (an issue that has begun to receive more attention in the recent theological literature). This version of incarnation anyway I call the christological union account. It is argued that far from being theologically speculative in a pejorative sense, the christological union account sheds important light upon several related issues such as the image of God, and God’s ultimate end in creating the world. After setting out the doctrine in an extended narrative, some of the principal reasons in favor of the view and against it are weighed up. |
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ISSN: | 1569-7312 |
Contains: | In: Journal of reformed theology
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15697312-01003016 |