The Word of Life

SYSTEMATIC THEOLOGY: VOLUME TWO

Thomas C. Oden

HarperSanFrancisco

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first HarperCollins paperback edition published in 1992

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Oden, Thomas C.

The word of life / Thomas C. Oden.—1st HarperCollins papercover ed.

p. cm.—(Systematic theology; v. 2).

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN 0-06-066364-2 (alk. pbk.)

1. Jesus Christ—Person and offices. I. Title. II. Series: Oden, Thomas C. Systematic theology; v. 2.

[BT202.0318 1992]

91 58495

232’8—dc20

For Edrita

Contents

Preface: Working Assumptions

Chapter 1. Why Christ?

An Unforgettable Life; The Gospel; Key Terms: Person, Work, States, and Offices

PART I. Word Made Flesh

Chapter 2. The Body Language of God

The Deity of Christ; Claims Made by and About Christ; Arguments Concerning Christ’s Deity; One Lord

Chapter 3. Divine Sonship

The Nature of Divine Sonship; The Preincarnational Life of the Son; The Humbling of God to Servanthood; Form of God, Form of a Servant; The Hidden Majesty

Chapter 4. The Incarnation

Was Made Man; The Mediator; Consequent Issues of the Incarnation; The Humanity of Christ; The Embodied Word

Chapter 5. The Manner of God’s Coming

The Virginal Conception; The Savior’s Birth as Event; The Mother of the Savior

Chapter 6. One Person—Truly God, Truly Human

Scriptural Grounding of the Personal Union; The One Person; The Intrapersonal Permeation; Divine and Human Will in the Son; The Status of Humanity in the Union

PART II. Our Lord’s Earthly Life

Chapter 7. The Proclaimer Proclaimed

The Search for the Historical Jesus—Old, New, and Postcritical; The Proclaimer of God’s Coming Understood as God’s Own Coming; Risen Lord Interpreter of His History; A Personal Interlude: A Path Toward Postcritical Consciousness; Implausible Pretensions of the Critical Study of Jesus

Chapter 8. The Public Ministry of Jesus

Childhood Narratives: Circumcision, Flight, Obedience, Growth; Jesus’ Baptism; The Temptation of Jesus; The Sinlessness of Jesus; Son of Man; The Journey Toward Jerusalem; The Anointed One; Names and Titles Ascribed to the Anointed One

Chapter 9. The Work He Came to Do

Offices of the Anointed One; Christ as Prophet: The Teaching Office; His ...

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About The Word of Life: Systematic Theology, Volume Two

The focal point in Oden’s second volume is Jesus Christ. He is the Word made flesh, and this idea engages Oden in a methodical examination of Christ’s deity, the incarnation, and Christ’s humanity. In pursuit of the historical Jesus, we are invited to an intimate look at Jesus’ public ministry, as well as His death and resurrection.

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