On the Incarnation: Why Did God Become Man? | Prof. Corey Barnes
December 23, 2021
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The synoptic Gospels share in John's presentation a thoroughly unexpected Messiah, and the very range of activities and characteristics ascribed to Jesus of Nazareth in the canonical Gospels confound in numerous ways. The Gospels do not simply present Jesus as divine, they also elaborate upon his humanity, even in its weakness and suffering. The Gospels present Jesus's anger, sadness, fear, and of course, his death on the Cross.
For early Christians, the Gospels presented as much a challenge as an opportunity. How can one coherently affirm the eternal Creator was born in time, lived, grew, and died a gruesome death? How can one coherently affirm the swaddled babe was before all ages, governing the universe?
This challenge was met with the affirmation that Jesus Christ as God Incarnate was both fully divine and fully human.
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This talk was given at Mississippi State University on November 4, 2021.
About the speaker:
Corey Barnes teaches at Oberlin College and Conservatory in the areas of the history of Christianity, medieval philosophy of religion, and religion in the Mediterranean world. His research focuses on medieval Christianity and scholasticism. He earned his MA in Religion at Yale Divinity School in 2001 and his PhD at the University of Notre Dame in 2007.
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