In Christian theology, the teaching that Christ possessed both a human and divine will is central to the doctrine of two natures, but it also represents a logical paradox, raising questions about how a person can be both impeccable and subject to temptation. This volume explores these questions through an analytic theology approach, bringing together 15 original papers that explore the implications of a strong libertarian concept of free will for Christology. With perspectives from systematic theologians, philosophers, and biblical scholars, several chapters also offer a comparative theology approach, examining the concept of impeccability in the Muslim tradition.
Therefore, this volume will be of interest to scholars and graduate students working in analytic theology, biblical scholarship, systematic theology, and Christian-Islamic dialogue.
In Christian theology, the teaching that Christ possessed both a human and divine will is central to the doctrine of two natures, but it also represents a logical paradox, raising questions about how a person can be both impeccable and subject to temptation. This volume explores these questions through an analytic theology approach.
Part I Was Christ Sinless? Exegetical and Historical Approaches 1 The
Sinlessness of Christ and Human Perfection 2 Sinless or Not? The Baptism by
John and Jesus Consciousness of his Personal Sins 3 "He Himself Was Tempted"
(Hebr 2:18): The Temptation of Jesus in the New Testament 4 Gods Work and
Humans Contribution: Jesus Sinlessness in Theodore of Mopsuestias
Christology 5 Conciliar Christology, Impeccability, and Temptation Part II Is
Christ Impeccable? Systematical Approaches 6 Seven Questions Ingredient to
Jesus Christs Temptation 7 The Hypostatic Union and the Freedom of Christ 8
Classical Theism, Christology, and the Two Sons Worry 9 Peccable as Son of
Man, Impeccable as Son of God: An Attempt to Reconcile Freedom and
Impeccability 10 The Divine and Human Will of Christ 11 Deification and the
Divided-Consciousness-View Part III Human Perfection and Sinlessness in
Islamic Theology 12 The Scope of Ima and Quranic Evidence 13 Inerrancy and
Exaggeration in ShiI Theology 14 The Theological Concept of Imamate: How
Imamis Reconcile Human Perfection and Free Will
Johannes Grössl is Assistant Professor for Fundamental Theology and Comparative Studies of Religion at the University of Würzburg, Germany. He has published in Faith and Philosophy and Theology and Science and co-edited a volume of German translations of essays on divine foreknowledge and human freedom, Göttliche Allwissenheit und Menschliche Freiheit, 2015.
Klaus von Stosch is Professor for Systematic Theology at te University of Paderborn, Germany. He is an internationally well-known expert in comparative theology, having published 11 monographs and 40 edited books, among them, together with Francis Clooney, How to do Comparative Theology? He has held guest professorships in Jerusalem and research fellowships at the University of Qom (Iran), Harvard Divinity School, and Georgetown University.
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