Today Have I Begotten You

Incarnational Multiplicity in Ancient Israel, Early Judaism, and Early Christianity

Christians habitually speak of Jesus as God incarnate, but are often unaware of the origins of their belief in incarnation, much less its implications. The belief that Jesus is a divine being in human form is common to many of the New Testament documents: Paul (Phil 2:6-11), the Synoptics (per the implications of the Transfiguration), and John (Jn 1:1-1…