Christology: A Dogmatic Treatise on the Incarnation

by Joseph Pohle; Arthur Preuss

Publisher:

B. Herder

, 1913

Overview

It has been said that all theology is Christology, and in this volume, Pohle affirms that adage.

Volume four of Dogmatic Theology defends the historicity of Christ’s existence at the height of historical criticism’s influence. He proves the humanity and divinity of Christ, and writes against recurring heresies in the church, such as Nestorianism and the monophysites. He also devotes a lengthy chapter to hypostatic union, perichoresis, and the communication of attributes.

Key Features

• Detailed footnotes and bibliographical material
• Contains a detailed topical index

Contents

Top Highlights

“The most pregnant sentence in the Gospels is undoubtedly John 1:14: ‘Et Verbum caro factum est—καὶ ὁ Λόγος σὰρξ ἐγένετο—And the Word was made flesh.’” (Page 93)

“In the Blessed Trinity one Divine Nature subsists in three divine Hypostases (or Persons), who possess a real and identical nature in common; whereas in Christ two distinct and complete natures, one divine, the other human, subsist in one Hypostasis, i. e., the Divine Person of the Logos.” (Page 3)

“Blessed Trinity forms a real Trinity of Persons in an absolute Unity of Nature, whereas in Christ there is a duality of Natures in an absolute Unity of Person.” (Pages 3–4)

“The Dogma of the Hypostatic Union Demonstrated from Sacred Scripture” (Page 92)

“Godhead and manhood are hypostatically united in Christ.” (Page 93)

Product Details

• Title: Christology: A Dogmatic Treatise on the Incarnation
• Author: Joseph Pohle
• Publisher: B. Herder
• Publication Date: 1913
• Pages: 309

About Joseph Pohle

Joseph Pohle (1852–1922) studied in Trier, Rome, and was ordained as a priest in 1878. He served as a professor in Baar, Switzerland from 1881 to 1883, as professor at St. Joseph’s College in Leeds, England from 1883 to 1886, and as professor of philosophy in Fulda from 1886 to 1889. In 1889, he moved to America to teach at the newly-founded Catholic University. Pohle returned to Europe in 1894, teaching at Münster and then Breslau, where he served as professor of dogma, and wrote his Dogmatic Theology. He was also a frequent contributor to the Catholic Encyclopedia.