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Chapter 6 - The Grand Miracle and Empirical Science

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 November 2024

Michael L. Peterson
Affiliation:
Asbury Theological Seminary, Kentucky
Timothy J. Pawl
Affiliation:
University of St Thomas, Minneapolis
Ben F. Brammell
Affiliation:
Asbury University, Kentucky
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Summary

While the virginal conception of Jesus might be the most obvious Incarnational claim to investigate in light of biological science, there are many others. After all, the Incarnation is not simply a miraculous pregnancy and birth: it is the whole Christ event – the life, teachings, ministry, death, and resurrection of Jesus – a whole that we call the Grand Miracle. Woven into the larger Christian understanding of the Incarnation is a variety of topics – such as its own objective truth, our ability to know its truth, and its display of self-sacrificial love. Interestingly, some thinkers have tried to apply evolutionary theory to these sorts of topics, which ensures that our exploration of the relationship between Christology and biology must press on.

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Jesus and the Genome
The Intersection of Christology and Biology
, pp. 130 - 164
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2024

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