In the summer of 2005, I had the distinct privilege of studying the doctrine of Christ under Oliver Crisp. Crisp's class helped me understand the formation of the doctrine of Christ as well as gave me a critical framework through which to process contemporary issues in Christology. (I re-read the questions from our take-home final yesterday and am still working through some of the topics addressed). I mention this for two reasons:
1) I can think of few doctrines that demand more serious attention from Christians.
2) I spent the last few days with my nose in two new books on the subject:
- Oliver Crisp, Divinity and Humanity: The Incarnation Reconsidered (Current Issues in Theology) This book presents many of the issues presented by Dr. Crisp in our class, though in a much more formal and complete way. I think Dr. Crisp is a brilliant theologian and whole-heartedly commend anything of his you can get your hands on (though some of it comes at a hefty price). For those interested in hearing Crisp's lectures from Regent, you can purchase the entire course from the Regent Bookstore. Or, you can download the course from regentaudio.com.
- I have read portions from Stephen Nichols' forthcoming, For Us and for Our Salvation: The Doctrine of Christ in the Early Church and can't wait for August to deliver the final copy. In addition to tracing the development of the doctrine from the New Testament through Chalcedon and providing the reader with primary source documents, the book contains several useful appendices (a glossary, tables of pertinent biblical texts, and extensive guide for further reading). You can read the blurbs at Crossway's site as well as Jim Hamilton's blurb about the book.
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