Christ the Mediator and Head of Angels in Calvin's Theology
Though Calvin is averse to theological speculation, he is the first to claim that Christ is Mediator and Head of Angels. This often-overlooked office is present consistently throughout the various editions of the Institutes and can be found in his treatises, commentaries, catechism, and various serm...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Journals Online & Print: | Drawer...
|
| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
| Published: |
Wiley-Blackwell
2024
|
| In: |
International journal of systematic theology
Year: 2024, Volume: 26, Issue: 4, Pages: 367-385 |
| IxTheo Classification: | KAG Church history 1500-1648; Reformation; humanism; Renaissance NBC Doctrine of God NBD Doctrine of Creation NBE Anthropology NBF Christology NBH Angelology; demonology NBK Soteriology NBL Doctrine of Predestination |
| Online Access: |
Volltext (kostenfrei) Volltext (kostenfrei) |
| Summary: | Though Calvin is averse to theological speculation, he is the first to claim that Christ is Mediator and Head of Angels. This often-overlooked office is present consistently throughout the various editions of the Institutes and can be found in his treatises, commentaries, catechism, and various sermons. This paper argues that Christ's mediation of angels is a form of ontological mediation that serves as the logical foundation for his redemptive mediation of the Elect. Sin is an intensification of a preexisting problem that requires the Son to be the medius and Mediator between God and creation because of his unique position in the Trinitarian taxis as the begotten one. This overlooked office places Calvin's theology of mediation in a greater cosmic context where the triune God is uniting all things to himself typified in the angels and the Elect. |
|---|---|
| ISSN: | 1468-2400 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: International journal of systematic theology
|
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/ijst.12711 |