The Word Became Flesh: A Contemporary Incarnational Christology
Overview
Millard J. Erickson offers a detailed, well-documented exploration of the person of Christ accessible to laypeople and stimulating for academics. After presenting the historical foundation upon which incarnational Christology stands, Erickson addresses modern theological approaches and formulates a contemporary understanding of Christology.
The Word Became Flesh is perfect for scholars, pastors, students, and theologians. The Logos edition of this volume is fully searchable and easily accessible. Scripture passages link directly to your preferred translation, and important theological concepts link to dictionaries, encyclopedias, and a wealth of other resources in your digital library.
Key Features
- Explores the person of Christ
- Examines the historical foundation of incarnational Christology
- Addresses modern theological approaches
Praise for the Print Edition
A massive compendium of information that will be valuable to anyone interested in contemporary theological trends. The review of contemporary Christologies in Part 2, for instance, provides excellent summaries of numerous recent studies. Erickson is a master of identifying the central arguments and key representatives of theological movements. Readers will find here a lucid, readable summary of conservative Christology. Erickson’s study will certainly become a standard textbook and resource in the field of Christology.
—Critical Review of Books in Religion
An admirable and much-appreciated attempt to speak to [the author’s] contemporaries. The Word Became Flesh shows convincingly that an incarnational Christology of the traditional Chalcedonian type is possible and relevant today, and fits the biblical data better than any other.
—Andrews University Seminary Studies
Erickson has done the church great service in both highlighting the very range of challenges to incarnational Christology and in briefly setting out the issues at stake. I would commend this book not only as an excellent starting-point for anyone wishing to grapple with these vital issues but as an important contribution in its own right.
—The Evangelical Quarterly
Here is a well-informed, workmanlike overview of Christological discussion, ancient and modern, by an evangelical veteran.
—J. I. Packer, Board of Governors’ Professor of Theology, Regent College
Earns a five-star rating. It is one of the most stimulating studies I have read in a long time.
—Jake K. La Shell
Product Details
- Title: The Word Became Flesh
- Author: Millard J. Erickson
- Publisher: Baker
- Publication Date: 1998
- Pages: 663
About Millard J. Erickson
Millard J. Erickson is a distinguished professor of theology at Western Seminary in Portland, Oregon. He received his BA from the University of Minnesota, BD from Northern Baptist Theological Seminary, MA from the University of Chicago, and PhD from Northwestern University. He has served as a pastor and seminary dean and has taught at numerous schools, including Bethel University, Southwestern Baptist Seminary, and Baylor University.
Top Highlights
“God cannot have a mother; no woman can give birth to God.71 What Mary bore was not God but humanity, the vehicle or instrument of divinity. God cannot be carried for nine months in a mother’s womb, be wrapped in baby clothes, or suffer, die, and be buried.72 Nestorius felt that such statements were necessary in order to guard against Arianism or at least Apollinarianism.” (Pages 62–63)
“Arianism, by contrast, made Jesus more than human, but less than fully God, or in other words a demigod.” (Page 58)
“Jesus did not give up the qualities of God, but gave up the privilege of exercising them.” (Page 550)
“We will seek to understand the basic orthodox interpretation of the person of Christ” (Page 13)
“it must be stated in a contemporary fashion, with full awareness of the intellectual climate of our time” (Page 7)
- Title: The Word Became Flesh
- Author: Millard J. Erickson
- Publisher: Baker
- Print Publication Date: 1991
- Logos Release Date: 2013
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subjects: Jesus Christ › Person and offices; Incarnation
- ISBNs: 9781441252265, 0801032083, 9780801020636, 1441252266, 9780801032080, 0801020638
- Resource ID: LLS:WRDFLSHERICKSON
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-30T03:52:51Z
Millard Erickson (b. 1932) is Distinguished Professor of Theology at Western Seminary, Portland, and the author of the widely acclaimed systematics work Christian Theology along with more than twenty other books. He was professor of theology and academic dean at Bethel Seminary for many years. He earned a B.A. from the University of Minnesota, a B.D. from Northern Baptist Seminary, an M.A. from the University of Chicago, and a Ph.D. from Northwestern University.