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Incarnation and Inspiration. John Owen and the Coherence of Christology

Matt Jenson

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Book Reviews / Journal of Reformed Th eology 2 (2008) 297-302 299 Alan Spence, Incarnation and Inspiration. John Owen and the Coherence of Christology . T&T Clark, London 2007, xiv + 164pp., £65.00 (ISBN 9780567045379). In this crisp and clear discussion of the coherence of Christology, Alan Spence describes two ‘ways’ of thinking about Jesus —incarnation and inspiration. Incarnational Christology thinks about Jesus as the one in whom we meet the Word made flesh. Th is is a hypostatic union of natures rather than a functional one, eliminating all forms of adoptionism. Th e emphasis here is placed on the

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Book Reviews / Journal of Reformed Th eology 2 (2008) 297-302 299 Alan Spence, Incarnation and Inspiration. John Owen and the Coherence of Christology . T&T Clark, London 2007, xiv + 164pp., £65.00 (ISBN 9780567045379). In this crisp and clear discussion of the coherence of Christology, Alan Spence describes two ‘ways’ of thinking about Jesus —incarnation and inspiration. Incarnational Christology thinks about Jesus as the one in whom we meet the Word made flesh. Th is is a hypostatic union of natures rather than a functional one, eliminating all forms of adoptionism. Th e emphasis here is placed on the

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Book Reviews / Journal of Reformed Th eology 2 (2008) 297-302 299 Alan Spence, Incarnation and Inspiration. John Owen and the Coherence of Christology . T&T Clark, London 2007, xiv + 164pp., £65.00 (ISBN 9780567045379). In this crisp and clear discussion of the coherence of Christology, Alan Spence describes two ‘ways’ of thinking about Jesus —incarnation and inspiration. Incarnational Christology thinks about Jesus as the one in whom we meet the Word made flesh. Th is is a hypostatic union of natures rather than a functional one, eliminating all forms of adoptionism. Th e emphasis here is placed on the

Key concepts: Christology, Incarnation, Philosophy, Theology, Coherence (philosophical gambling strategy), History of religions, Mathematics, Statistics

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