Jesus’s Confession of Ignorance and Consubstantiality
This essay argues that Jesus’s confession of ignorance about the day and hour of his return (Matt. 24:36; Mark 13:32) is logically inconsistent with the Nicene-Constantinopolitan doctrine of his “consubstantiality” (homoousia) with God the Father. The essay first defines “consubstantiality”, then p...
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Catholic University of Louvain
2023-06-01
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This essay argues that Jesus’s confession of ignorance about the day and hour of his return (Matt. 24:36; Mark 13:32) is logically inconsistent with the Nicene-Constantinopolitan doctrine of his “consubstantiality” (homoousia) with God the Father. The essay first defines “consubstantiality”, then presents three formulations of the argument, and finally rebuts a number of possible responses: from the textual originality of the phrase “nor the Son”; from the reinterpretation of “knows” as “makes known”; from the ideas of partitive exegesis and communicatio idiomatum; and from the question of the Holy Spirit’s knowledge of the things of God.
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| spelling | doaj.art-9342af445f2f4402a566d58a34cdcfae2023-06-27T07:37:25ZdeuCatholic University of LouvainTheoLogica2593-02652023-06-018110.14428/thl.v8i1.68353Jesus’s Confession of Ignorance and ConsubstantialitySteven Nemes0North Phoenix Preparatory Academy This essay argues that Jesus’s confession of ignorance about the day and hour of his return (Matt. 24:36; Mark 13:32) is logically inconsistent with the Nicene-Constantinopolitan doctrine of his “consubstantiality” (homoousia) with God the Father. The essay first defines “consubstantiality”, then presents three formulations of the argument, and finally rebuts a number of possible responses: from the textual originality of the phrase “nor the Son”; from the reinterpretation of “knows” as “makes known”; from the ideas of partitive exegesis and communicatio idiomatum; and from the question of the Holy Spirit’s knowledge of the things of God. https://ojs.uclouvain.be/index.php/theologica/article/view/68353JesusIncarnationNicene ChristologyChalcedonian ChristologyhomoousiosTimothy Pawl |
| spellingShingle | Steven Nemes Jesus’s Confession of Ignorance and Consubstantiality TheoLogica Jesus Incarnation Nicene Christology Chalcedonian Christology homoousios Timothy Pawl |
| title | Jesus’s Confession of Ignorance and Consubstantiality |
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| title_short | Jesus’s Confession of Ignorance and Consubstantiality |
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| topic | Jesus Incarnation Nicene Christology Chalcedonian Christology homoousios Timothy Pawl |
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