podcast 303 – Rauser’s review of Is Jesus Human and not Divine?

Analytic theologian Dr. Randal Rauser wrote an excellent review of my first short book What is the Trinity? Recently, he’s reviewed my debate book co-authored with Chris Date. In this episode, I present and respond to his review, answering some of his questions, explaining a few of my own missteps, and ultimately hitting the tennis ball back to Dr. Rauser’s side of the court. Topics include:

the story behind the somewhat awkward book title and debate resolution
what I said and what I should have said about Ignatius
why I didn’t respond in the book to Date’s appeal to the writings of the second-century author Melito of Sardis
the “man” vs a man or human vs. human person issue for traditional catholic christologies
what Date is in denial about re: the early history of Christian theologies
why it is best to avoid the recent term “high christology“
why talk of “fully developed” Trinity or Incarnation doctrines is a distraction
Dr. Rauser’s and my reactions to the book’s Foreword by Dr. Timothy Pawl

If you read both the book and Dr. Rauser’s review, what did you agree with? Disagree with? Let us know in a comment below. And what does Dr. Rauser say – or what should he say – to support the traditional claim that the New Testament teaches that Jesus is divine in the way the one God is divine?

Links for this episode:

Rauser’s review of What is the Trinity?

Is Jesus Human and not Divine?

Tuggy vs. Date: the book is better

podcast 195 – Dr. Randal Rauser on What’s So Confusing About Grace

podcast 104 – Dr. Randal Rauser: Is the Atheist my Neighbor? Part 2

podcast 103 – Dr. Randal Rauser: Is the Atheist my Neighbor? Part 1

podcast 124 – a challenge to “Jesus is God” apologists

Origen on the Challenge to Jesus is God Apologists

a reading of Philippians 2:5-11