RT Article
T1 The Two Natures of the Incarnate Christ and the Bearer Question
JF TheoLogica
VO 3
IS 1
SP 113
OP 143
A1 Guta, Mihretu P.
LA English
YR 2019
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/166302829X
AB The Chalcedonian Definition states that the incarnate Christ is both fully human and fully divine. But spelling out what the Chalcedonian Definition entails continues to be a subject of intense controversy among philosophers and theologians alike. One of these controversies concerns what I call the problem of the bearer question. At the heart of this question lies whether or not the two natures of Christ require two distinct bearers. In section I, I will explain the problem of the bearer question and how it arises directly due to the Chalcedonian Definition. In section II, I will propose a solution to the problem of the bearer question within the framework of what I call, a ‘Multi-Track Disposition Model of the Incarnation'. At the heart of this model lies the notion that the manifestation of properties is multi-directional in the sense that there is a reciprocal partnership among property manifestations. In section III, I will contrast the solution proposed to the bearer question by the Multi-Track Model to that of a ‘Kenotic Model of the Incarnation'. I will argue that the Multi-Track Model provides us with better conceptual resources to make sense of the bearer question. Finally, in section IV, I will briefly point out why ultimately a conclusive answer to the bearer question may still prove to be elusive because the bearer question gives rise to a host of other unresolved questions.
K1 Bearer
K1 Incarnation
K1 Manifestations
K1 Personhood
K1 Properties
DO 10.14428/thl.v2i3.17663