Is God the Son Begotten in His Divine Nature?

The doctrine of the Father's begetting the Son in his divine nature, despite its credal affirmation, enjoys no clear scriptural support and threatens to introduce an objectionable ontological subordinationism into the doctrine of the Trinity. We should therefore think of Christ's sonship a...

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Main Author: Craig, William Lane 1949- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Presses Universitaires de Louvain, Université Catholique de Louvain [2019]
In: TheoLogica
Year: 2019, Volume: 3, Issue: 1, Pages: 22-32
IxTheo Classification:NBC Doctrine of God
NBF Christology
Further subjects:B Subordination
B Incarnation
B Christology
B Trinity
B Eternal Generation
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Summary:The doctrine of the Father's begetting the Son in his divine nature, despite its credal affirmation, enjoys no clear scriptural support and threatens to introduce an objectionable ontological subordinationism into the doctrine of the Trinity. We should therefore think of Christ's sonship as a function of his incarnation, even if that role is assumed beginninglessly.
ISSN:2593-0265
Contains:Enthalten in: TheoLogica
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.14428/thl.v2i3.16583