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Jesus as God: A Philosophical Inquiry
Dec 20, 2023
Prominent theologians and philosophers delve into the astonishing claim that Jesus is God, discussing topics such as the challenges of understanding the incarnation, the development of the doctrine of the Trinity, the debate about the nature of Jesus, and the importance of beginning with Jesus in one's understanding of God.
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- The Christian tradition states that Jesus is not simply identified as God without any further nuances, but rather that the second person of the Trinity became man in Jesus through the incarnation.
- Proving on evidential grounds that Jesus is the Son of God is not possible, as the interpretation and acceptance of Jesus as God require a spiritual response and a willingness to appreciate the metaphysical and incarnational claims in the Christian tradition.
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The Christian tradition does not straightforwardly identify Jesus as God without remainder
According to Sarah Cookley, an expert in Christian theology, the Christian tradition technically states that the second person of the Trinity, the son, became man as Jesus or assumed human nature as Jesus. Jesus is not simply identified as God without any further nuances.
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