{"product_id":"sinless-flesh-a-critique-of-karl-barths-fallen-christ-9781683594055","title":"Sinless Flesh: A Critique of Karl Barth's Fallen Christ","description":"\u003cb\u003eDid Christ assume a fallen human nature?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"What is not assumed is not healed.\" So goes the Chalcedonian maxim articulated by Gregory of Nazianzus regarding the nature and extent of Christ's work in assuming a human nature. But what is the nature of that assumption? If Christ is to stand in solidarity with us, must he have assumed not merely a human nature, but specifically a \u003ci\u003efallen \u003c\/i\u003ehuman nature? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eSinless Flesh\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eA Critique of Karl Barth's Fallen Christ\u003c\/i\u003e, Rafael Bello argues against the assertion made by Karl Barth, T. F. Torrance, and those who follow them that Christ assumed a fallen nature. Through retrieval of patristic, medieval, and Reformed orthodox theologians, Bello argues that a proper understanding of human nature, trinitarian inseparable operations, and the habitual grace-grace of union\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003edistinction leads to the conclusion that the assertion that Christ assumed a fallen human nature is at odds with faithful theological and historical understandings of the incarnation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eReaders interested in theological retrieval for issues in contemporary theology will find a faithful model and way forward for a thorny issue in modern dogmatics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Lexham Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/19\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781683594055\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 152\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs","brand":"Rafael Nogueira Bello","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36665870516380,"sku":"9781683594055","price":24.64,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_64d08f92-5a30-463f-9535-2fbc1de43890.jpg?v=1603910608","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/sinless-flesh-a-critique-of-karl-barths-fallen-christ-9781683594055","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}