A Programme for Christology

Christology seems to fall fairly clearly into two divisions. The first is concerned with the truth of the two propositions: ‘Christ is God' and ‘Christ is a man'. The second is concerned with the mutual compatibility of these propositions. The first part of Christology tends to confine its...

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Main Author: Williams, Christopher John Fards 1943- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press [1968]
In: Religious studies
Year: 1968, Volume: 3, Issue: 2, Pages: 513-524
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Summary:Christology seems to fall fairly clearly into two divisions. The first is concerned with the truth of the two propositions: ‘Christ is God' and ‘Christ is a man'. The second is concerned with the mutual compatibility of these propositions. The first part of Christology tends to confine itself to what is sometimes called ‘positive theology': that is to say, it is largely given over to examining the Jons revelationis—let us not prejudge currently burning issues by asking what this is—to see what evidence can be found for the truth of these propositions. Clearly, the methods used will be above all those of New Testament exegesis. The second part of Christology will necessarily consist entirely of that speculative theology which is contrasted with positive theology. Even if the earliest speculation on this topic is to be found in the New Testament itself and thus becomes fair game for the exegetes, any attempt to relate the primary truths, ‘Christ is God' and ‘Christ is a man', to eachother is a work of reflection, and in the terminology I am using speculative.
ISSN:1469-901X
Contains:Enthalten in: Religious studies
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1017/S0034412500003188