A Kryptic Model of the Incarnation (Routledge New Critical Thinking in Religion, Theology and Biblical Studies) - Hardcover

Loke, Andrew Ter Ern

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1472445732 ISBN 13: 9781472445735

Publisher: Routledge, 2014

Synopsis

The Incarnation, traditionally understood as the metaphysical union between true divinity and true humanity in the one person of Jesus Christ, is one of the central doctrines for Christians over the centuries. Nevertheless, many scholars have objected that the Scriptural account of the Incarnation is incoherent. Being divine seems to entail being omniscient, omnipotent and omnipresent, but the New Testament portrays Jesus as having human properties such as being apparently limited in knowledge, power, and presence. It seems logically impossible that any single individual could possess such mutually exclusive sets of properties, and this leads to scepticism concerning the occurrence of the Incarnation in history. A Kryptic Model of the Incarnation aims to provide a critical reflection of various attempts to answer these challenges and to offer a compelling response integrating aspects from analytic philosophy of religion, systematic theology, and historical-critical studies. Loke develops a new Kryptic model of the Incarnation, drawing from the Greek word Krypsis meaning ’hiding’, and proposing that in a certain sense Christ’s supernatural properties were concealed during the Incarnation.

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About the Author

Andrew Loke completed his PhD at King’s College London. His PhD covered the disciplines of analytic philosophy of religion, systematic theology and historical-critical studies, and it was awarded the highest grade by the external examiners. He has published articles in leading international refereed journals such as Religious Studies (Cambridge University Press), Journal of Theological Studies (Oxford University Press), New Blackfriars (Wiley-Blackwell) and Neue Zeitschrift für Systematische Theologie und Religionsphilosophie (De Gruyter). Prior to doctoral studies, he earned his bachelor degree from the Faculty of Medicine, National University of Singapore, worked for seven years as a medical doctor, and completed his Masters in Philosophy at Biola University, California. Since completing his doctorate, he has taught at King’s College London, GETS seminary and Hong Kong University, and presented papers at various universities such as York University and Cambridge University.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1472445732
• ISBN 13: 9781472445735
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 200