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The God Who Became Human: A Biblical Theology of Incarnation is unavailable, but you can change that!

Is incarnation an anomaly? Was incarnation part of the hope of Israel? Graham Cole addresses these questions. He begins by exploring the purpose of creation in terms of God fashioning a palace-temple for dwelling with the creature made in the divine image. He follows God’s acts in Israel’s history to redeem a people of His own among whom He can dwell. He examines theophanic language: God is...

In general terms the incarnation qualified Jesus to be what Adam failed to be and what Israel failed to be: the true image of God walking the earth and exercising dominion. He proved to be the faithful son in contrast to Adam and Israel.6 Thomas Oden finely sums up the rationale of the incarnation as found in the biblical testimony. He offers five biblically defensible reasons for the incarnation:7 To reveal God to humanity (John 1:18; 14:7–11) To provide a high priest interceding
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