Would Christ Have Become Incarnate Had Adam Not Fallen?

In this paper I examine the notion of Christ as Mediator apart from sin in the reformed scholastic theologian, Jerome Zanchi (1516-1590). Calvin developed a rich notion of Christ as Mediator but left an ambiguous heritage to his followers-it led some later interpreters to think of it as imply that t...

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Published in:Journal of reformed theology 2015 (1), p.19-36
Main Author: Lindholm, Stefan
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:In this paper I examine the notion of Christ as Mediator apart from sin in the reformed scholastic theologian, Jerome Zanchi (1516-1590). Calvin developed a rich notion of Christ as Mediator but left an ambiguous heritage to his followers-it led some later interpreters to think of it as imply that the incarnation would have happened apart from sin. In the first part, I lay out some background and positions and in the second I deal with what I argue is a misunderstanding of Zanchi's use of Christ as Mediator (that it implies incarnation apart from sin). In the third part I will further explore Zanchi's notion of Christ as Mediator and make comparisons with Thomas Aquinas, John Calvin and Francis Turretin.
ISSN:1872-5163
1569-7312
DOI:10.1163/15697312-00901016