Title
Is God the Son Begotten in His Divine Nature?
School/Department
Talbot School of Theology
Publication Date
3-1-2019
Abstract
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.
Keywords
Christology; Incarnation; Trinity
Publication Title
TheoLogica: An International Journal for Philosophy of Religion and Philosophical Theology
Volume
3
Issue
1
First Page
22
Last Page
32
DOI of Published Version
10.14428/thl.v2i3.16583
Creative Commons License
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Recommended Citation
Craig, William Lane, "Is God the Son Begotten in His Divine Nature?" (2019). Faculty Articles & Research. 487.
https://digitalcommons.biola.edu/faculty-articles/487