AQUINAS: GOD 1S MAN, ‘THE MARVEL OP THE INCARNATION “Drona 6. Wensor ‘he ity she ceo mystery ofthe Corian fh Ase found tinal mystery. tho Tosti fom. wbich ll subsequent Chrson Imyseces ow, th rn i acknowledged tobe the most nompreen tle This perceptions indo comet Hecate the pron of he Tt ‘xis ina tamer that Is onloaly erga, ther existence fro Fi fom ta ofthe Site rested oe, ahs the nystey that hey lav asthe eae Gol infintelyexcoods ou aman sbi comprebeed ‘Yeu I weld arge that, a oe waa lea, the Iconian ves ‘Bsc mystery, and us an even more fiat mystery Wo evap ‘hile the Tray exitsn an etiely fret Stool oe om that oft creation, yet all tre persons 5 the ome God, ext a communion with ooe abode a sb share hat same divin elope fret. When hasan blogs ert to gain grr cna to the Precise nature of ths wintran mystiy, they Ive the ever 0 sight vantage of having ods! with oly oot entsogral ord, een at ‘der is completely other than tht wm, Wht ade geste syste fo the Inca tha the Soo of God ens ot only 4 God (within he ‘vine omloglcl eer bo also wa maa (wi be ft and eeated ‘ctlgical orden Trt the twofold existence, his ota 1 ha takes for he Iocan mystery ands ql forte seer wonder ofitallAguins was very mich aware of Inde sg die wer his mat epecaly eset he ese: er isnt te re Ce he Sono Gd shal chee man Or again ‘tn Css aay shad Rose parr of vin mara fer evonteton? Or agin But hing i oe a oe of on th Son of Gd ade man 49 ‘ht everjone can ingly wh -What hs” Ta how ca he So6 [THOMAS 6. WEINANDY ‘Od be te Su af Man How ca Cit ne pre wit ¥o pares? ‘fs ane wl be cled Wont 29." tn his esayT want to examine the marvel of te Incration a it as then psped and arclted by Aqumas? The aim i not merely to hp and clay hn Agana gh but ts hoped hata 0 ing ew! iso come to. ¢ Sewer undersaniing of the Incarnation ‘ureves and intum be able dent more adequately eootemporry ‘hrtolgial comers The Faith ofthe Char Tee incorational Truths “The Church’ teaching on he ncamaton, as proclaimed and understood ‘thin the Serpe dar eed ye coc wan fone he {ass of Aun Catology When resting the qbeston of wheter Stratos. "God i an Alas spy answered: ng te hf Cah ee, at he vin nate ied Sr ou bon nr tei i pre, But ao In wegen ot Sys at pops od ape Gd in ek yb mutta ome ease Ct te odd wan ‘jt ef etaon? ‘Tare i eben, ihn Agu cts eet of the Inara a crslgil log’ tht ihe vey ane ofthe Tbcarmton demands th cela intestate mas bo reserved and that the comsoqencen flowing foo these tus aso be sre ‘Terfr, by embracig 2b wn ough alt his ‘rath ofthe Caurotic beets eines, roughou Rs wring, realized tht fo ‘Scncetveand ata he nation pop. oe'sconeption ahd Srialton mest simultabeouny compe, and 9 eau, he above three soul ental tabs the sco of anyone of which moult lity tat These ee tus inp po 1 hte se dine Son f God oie ma Tei iy fe [cnn laid wie ara! ecg oe ‘ena Wane ncn compose ny fe Son cy wn for wire ron ols th Wine Ingo a he Eee ray mnt Sono Goel en Son of otis ‘ety aly na, ing scence mn ‘Sout pumas gene Sono vr abe ‘hepa of he voy a ayo Cit es ta ne ‘pal clap sone snr Tare foo pot noe de ‘Try of Soni vnc Soe sot a No esl ere ay ein oping hal any so who aly an ot inesonccos? {THE MARL OF TE INCARNATION @ 3. Te Som of Gd mast ly ba. A pid in hsv so we ‘ghoking eter he il vy era any if die So od doesnt cul erat thn aunt an, The ieee ‘teen’ mos tein in he ext fae Sono God spl man a8 as a ony hs npg ‘ean of peat, hat "the Sono Gd td “to ih ee ‘ners since sn meaning ists" at exit ished ontop niyo coe As we wl ination ‘tb is inary ext ths eat ii come. sone of Aguna ele cesta! enya His Cristo = arto of" whey te Soe who er ao te ane Se who ‘nnn. te cpecig an exempt encanto ‘hat makes the Tata, for Aga he et aes 9 The Dena ofthe Crisolopca Ths Roth within is postive chsologialexposton and witin it ‘ean of cesoiopel ewe seh stem ‘inal, with hear ove inborn ineaatonal og es ie hs. aes sso gs ero Sy xt sntoogialcongaraton ofthe Tneatin and vo praces pest ‘pa esol decoding. We il i xn te ean ological ea, expecially found win the Samoa con Gente . . ‘Acpins realized tht every chapel enor dene, in some ‘ution, on or mare of tee he incraonal uu He hrf ttgiedspninst adoptions in all Hs forms whiter of the SShontes, aul of Suse or Potion, by ating tat “is pases estoy the" locarnon'smpstey” "For acclng to ‘his pon, God weld nove sumed es obese un er ‘Aula te incaratonal "coming mist rat ye So of God ‘ctl exsing as man Ths wha dope alway nes fo nl alow aro necental oon etsy te Se Gad ss ‘an Jets Adopts’ geil of otto union ths oul the rps ofthe carton, at fn the Son etal "ving rgd ere alvin of Son wn ton he ‘Tey. Aus, wits the cont of ncn, whe song the ers of those who deny the Son's iy, sch av Are focre hs defence on Cvn's fll and ahem humanity Thun Acanes expose ie Monihueans and Venus In denying the ay oF Cas iamanty and professing i 1 be only plana, Ass gue ht they redice the wile mystery of he Tneratiog ta ‘ow "Equal, Ara and olin” Saal of Chas naman oul males ontese of the Iearanion For Agus Chest must70 "THOMAS G. WEINANDY sos sensitiv so in ref him o exer baly hue, Bn nt Moree be pon aw nar oc Nm fo be of tc same species a ocr In an retin rome “Ruin ober ht, since Chests Mat 80), enn Sion fo hn avin, bere smn est wish an make Woodee een: aly «Puan id Tardy denn teal nity fh Son and the eines shin, Apis wa ut ong stanly of he ras Nihil cold ow be predeted for ts e ito et aes extn. eigenen itberet lop ats not srang.tat Aguas percived bo Nestrans ad Monophysam to Be the mow dangers al cis tnopeal heres or Nesom, ini atm to ese the Imcpty ofthe nuey, died the ecaraaiona tod Mowrpystnn, whe stemped to presen the icuratina need itn mae ht anne he natues Ths, Aguas Stole reson of Nestorian aod Moaopsitam concent on oper coscing aod sppropaly cxpeing the etre of the Estima “en Ages tne 0 Todor of Mop and Ness, bo realized th onset of os wash uit concer or Sey seed tat eli th mepty ohe eataes. ‘herve: he mies pope that mana pret oe onan mare ‘tou besten of a's Word orf Gnd. ast tbc hat ‘an Om be warm of in ate safle sel of es, Oey ert ougt tb aud f God. rf te Word af Goa™ 1 stempting, sihtily, to protect he aubenicty of the nates ‘Theodore and Ness were, foeteless, nae to coacelve ho ina ‘hiseal “ins mame Sat wou sinutancosty cone te ‘rn and ontlopea chracter od eqal conf the meg of ‘het Pang its. hy wee ford o dpe be cantonal $B ofc exental quali ands reduced ito designing merely ‘tral sein ion. or Ais sis snl wih re dens of the fenanion. “The tndelng of Gus Word in an i ot Gofs Were nte sheng camotbe cae ‘Seaton "© Agama concerned with manning he tue meaning tf Srp, Gafni pst may hate det wh he props a tet Sy men an woe, jerinne of hese osances it at's Word ever {1 fo have become fesh! Morcover, Jes’ manner of speaking ‘Spc within Job's Gospel (1 an the Fate are on’ (1030), fr ‘xampl) evel ht neers the, the peson an hyposass of ‘ial speaking rth person and yposta of the Word of God "THE MARVEL OFTHE RcARNAON n ‘Bgl ht same Word of Go lo sot of hn om sfering and death Now ‘every chugs po, themes opr tooee bo Gea be ucied ohn thaw tay ke Thatoe tees that place inthe dy fa anc be sd ee Woe Goa" Wit is mmer of spain seta he Word of Galt eth ly God unduly man an at sch ees scene oes iSone repent at ow eyo, To cca eae Jess inn acorn with haem Ss be a ‘iting am hs Ata ocinde a esuene Neeac ot ‘ing “Tere, Go's Word ante man Cee oe see {8 Soul ane enon wher def tse ‘or Wo i Gal carey tne cli! onc found a Aqua reftaon sf contpaaryicoalona aren sb cane be oes Seceueytton Sag et ban ey The eo ns lng wr ine ‘asence heey. one gene ‘Lombards Sentences" — “The arempusiomo teucy wast esoused by Peet Abt ‘Nill Abid atime ate waren paso Cree he eel 456 hat tre wee wo hypo Ts mal cose ea ali of te humanity Howeves Agusan wee Comet ga Going, Asides ad ade te hay af Case Sat nn set fm ha oe ys pase Ssttncleaty ta exited ntpenieny of he tiv, Nfs bei atthe dsintion bees pron sad bypostss smercy aa bat tore inpowan. "Ou the mance wae ‘Spysicalty a ts Own apa fm e vine Soe nde a Gitte two ngs reat non teteca then wed eo ly moral or aceidenal and so sini the poston capused by Tings which e many In sypot we many sey, so ee sly, and ty ae bat Snide on he Ch he appetites ato Sosa 0 ae oC F 3) oonyaig Some of Absa’ fellowes aap atempt to avoid such cei, ‘posed that the soul and the boy werent ented, thus dlowng {ny human perso or spposi. The soul an body wer separately aed ‘othe Son of God, just at aman puso sce Wee has theory gy alleviate te problem of suggesting tht Citi's hos ‘esonoppsi, yet for Agus isl Nevin ocren someting ‘wose “For tee is. no difrence in saying thatthe Word of Cole nid the Man Crist by indwelling, aris temple os Nese ‘aio by puting on man, asa garment rater itis something notes "han Nests ~ 10 wit tat the soul aad buy sve mot anid’denying that the soul and ody ae wnt he propnets of ssh + they tml gieay thereat od utenti ofthe ama * ‘Alla eateer of he tro chrisologia sores eae en his steno one cntologel atueof esrtional anon. 1s ‘ord wes une othe sol sn body scien. human are osaotbe pr of he Word, ™ Ror Ags ts be caution {hat esc te So satay mon ads his oo esti os ‘once for Criss re may, ‘One il no beable to sy hat he ‘Word sumed human rare fhe id ot ame «body united 8 me “Wiles reftaton of hose crsologzal eos that allow ony 8 somal ead bow descr As’ ace ote ual ature ofthe nearational be reais tha ob an Se'Sebahig aod upholng. the ontologies ‘ion, must eiber “stanly se po nul lint eter deci ofthe Som of ‘Gedrthe suordey ofis many Todos, iso constitating hae Snunloles! oneness foul oily the wine point of tir being oe, that to core thats taly Goud wh an al ry man that God 2 Thos gant Boyes oles protests {ve camo x tat he frm f Go i Ca xp by his win fhe frm of he servnt mu oped nthe nie tase dhs ey oud hme ei he mot san But eer a oo ya ‘temo anal ay he rm Co rs iting nbs mu wl pred bt ame id Aqua relied ten tht he ncaationa “becoming” canot be he ‘Stell or muta anon ef sas, fr soch ton woold SNpptes te dsinctvens ofeach tr, giving se ert ui, ‘lg wo woud be netertuly God nor ul man Moreover, wile wa are tht he tans Creed sted tat 1 he boy nd soul Tr he one ray of man, 0 te iviaty end ‘aman fan tone ety of Fes yet Aguas was aso well aware Shh ny nya gy th th Cre mas be ry ip Whie he bole union may iustate howto ey aca bve se oon olga, ones, he ineaatoa econo subecquet nin canot meld fr {he relsiond union which ives eto shaman beng Wile both he ‘Sana! won te dv win we og ing ie toon apes or eat, te manner of tito ding eaiely Sere Fas fr Als, a 8 mel hr ssa (gato Sho now andr ade), fr the bodys wion ives se 04 oe Ki of beng tat of om, whee in he nero ie ion {Fintan ty doesn pve Heo ew kind of beng Ce - “THE MARVEL OFTHE INCARNATION mB teri qu)" Rats cael ion stabs res that ‘Gado, Moteove te dy ted the buen ea ‘sated othe body he dvnky wuld says nt ha no fami dos dering i tw athe Tribe above reftatin of chloe rors demonstes how the Incarational teaming an ening ncaa sto Uso, how then se they to be ude Thi ts us 62 ‘raminan of Agtinn" poste epoion ef te leatn, ‘The Toho the Cao Fath The Son subi as Man eteving it oto be a opinion bt ‘an aril ofthe Cai ‘Anas endoned the "bene theo ote Inert Ts cotton main tn Cis her eet ie tea ‘peretiuman nate. and hat ese wo arse ed Chest ft by indweling ony, or ina scien ede Bt in oe Ios none ropost™ Whe he sre upoling he ether ey of ech mtr, Ain i eso dieing ofl och hs. He is conisiog that Cit son ontological ealionpost fd the one oncogiclrealithoppot tha Chat ie those Peteonhypostsn ofthe Son eng as man Any declares hat fenly i is way can we sve wht the Spaces ban on abut the Anerson’ Signy Aquinas grasped tht th subnet aloo ensures the seit employment of the commen ions, tht, hm ive abd man atts preted One std ame peson™| Tiaddonaly the communication of Koms, af winessed fom goats of Auch o Cy Alsanda ad te Conc ef Calo, vfs both he ea tear taoogealotdony aa the cua for Property conceiving and anculaing tat orden) "Por Aaa: he crnmaniaton of tons et the heat of he spurl pecans became it emotes and expresses il the incaronl te ‘Spec in aeceatuaing the incmatinal Oly ibe Son of Gs ‘etn in divine and an stetaes be predcted ofthe oe a he ‘hin person ofthe Son, While te Cabot ath demands ts ode. Standing af the Tnearaion and Agsinas wished to endorse sch 2 ‘ndrstnding. how di be conve and riciate mech a der Tnfarony withthe Church's csi tradition, Aquinas under stood tha te incaraatna becoming waste ning fhe oman tobe peso orhyposan of the Word Pad af ol fon a ey noi i em ‘erase uo ue Big asa hin to ese guspt man ee pro nat) even ey smal > Seige te way oe bing nc sh oh pots nee (el od unum ese pet peta el pesanae, Hee he Stan se senate ot Son of Go ‘White the neaaton] wos ws ot compoionl union of tres, uch wold supper hem, the union does tring abo ‘oe beig’ in Tart human pres otloialy ated othe person ofthe So, 0 (hatte ne rest ofthe Son barat comes tobe, ‘ace te Human mtu said to te Son of Gat, hypo ot enon and aul, follows ty tera aie er ‘ccd im no eee pero eg (ee pero) a nl 9D ‘Soe afte pe-esng peel ng (ee pron tothban ure esha tte Pee slob nac ner nthe ve Votan in te hom ate” tn uniting the human nate tote penton ofthe Son the Son didnot tecome ifeent parson (thee served to him no new penal ins) oi he ido then wou o longer be the person of th Son Invested a man Raber, the mae ature was enologially ted {Die Son sch tht he Son sow actualy existed as ma, ‘The mysecy ofthe Iacrnon wat st comple ough God bin ‘aged sy wy fom hile sie whch he a ee or a ‘Sealy br enh having eis he res inane Seraph hava seas asl ‘To grasp Aquinas’ ications notion of “become with sensing Incarnation“ it necessary to perceive the ignicnoe of hs we terse personal aod feet tht he hun mae waited tO the Son ae han vce veren, Among human beings elation ‘Subbsbed by sme medting st which uals the persons ~ RIES SEEN Staua laos The insirstioal th "Deora othe tung of the aman are fo te very person of the Sox by some Imedting at Rather te incarationl st the "becoming stewing fi amen ante mney ands wedi, tote Son asthe Sow actully personally exis iis exe personal. Ths, while the Son oct mot scr ny ew pesonl Weng, ay new ere personae ha ‘Nou eablsh him ast diferent perso, be does aqui anew mee ‘rennin, tht ism man and or 8 schoved ony beeatse ie lena ological anid to fim a be actually exists personally 1 God gina" ae of theese personal thus seentstes tet shes the ue inet! ot, "Ht he unig ofthe han tre othe Son asthe Son isin bis ‘ene portale elie he sigur eto} depth of he oer ‘mal “ect oth it teins Jn the tth hat he Son ma "THE MARVEL OF TEE NeARNATION 1s ‘Secon, sch non guates ht ti acl th Son who is ma, since th may stlopsy ited he Sons th Sonat ‘xt personally a God, witout ay chtge in his ee peronale Tey sh ao ly gant ht aly ma ie Sonic precited Sica te bnas stein eg Stiles ee ‘he Son ins eve portal otis simulans fate Son hat ly the Son wb sa al) an a The Inearaton: A Mied Relation Aquinas gives his undestnng of the ications booming” witht termining ncratonal i great depth, though a mesma thot ome ambiguity, when he places these win the context ef 2 "elionhip. While acre" normal ingles change in he one Who ‘Hie Asuasbeees ta Be not the ce ine ‘Tee wich wea sakig etn wich we coi betecn ‘he cone bres Gd sn eas ly nt sen Se hh lon rong ne bn, ea iho tats wt ny mse a ic ao eee otra in God eceptenly nour faint ne aan nt ich is cree ely ‘Agina frterauempe oclaty hi understand unestanding i is fi ep “Te nie at rly Ga tn et yo aig fr Co said be nite ea crate nach athe eestre sel uted © ‘God witout any chang in bitn™ Later ithe Sarma Theolo Ageing again sates: = a ace cer ‘sed chen te cg etn ce Nowe Euorigiee eauateannnidere i "Gol ws mann nm cg God, betel nt per fe ben antes ee* THOMAS 0, wenANDY ‘While have weten extensively already on Again’ notion of ean” swith eoard the Inmate neceary hat sma my ade Sang hee ot oly because I spre to he pest discs, ‘ut alo because sha bon te subect of mach suaderanding sd ‘ll frm win the holoical corm“ The common citi evel aginst Aqits'posto tat ach sn undenandng of reltons denis tat God ir actly rested fo the ‘won at alan specially, win he cation, denies that the Son {treed wos humanity at so at actualy next, He may seem (ob celated wo our ery of hnkng, bat natal fact ot Te ‘sii ais? For Aquinas, relation at of tee types. The tems ofa eatin a be rtd lial realy, or th reltionsip canbe lpia in ‘ne tem at eal nthe other. This Inter type of reatonsip i fen ‘efened 10 ws mated relation. Logie felatons (uns relat) ot ‘eitons according to eason (secundum atinem) st laos ne ‘ely at when tal erat oc habia an ony be betwen fangs nthe ‘ppchenson of eso" Logical relations ten we esublsod by the ‘nd adits ndestanding of he terms, such se lingo Foo {be ‘ani apets' When such trae lated by tom, hte ‘sbviowsy nochange with either of the terme elated, Real rons we ‘hove in which tae fsmeting othe ters themtlves which ents ‘he reitionship. One person cane elavely taller tan enter becuse they have bug In comm. Or, nore conmoely ndastod, Some con eevee te ler caus thr be related Aman eshmes hsbnd bees he marisa woman (and so becomes rete). Who In ‘hr becomes hie wife Rel rstons eoablbed by actions onthe at ff both ofthe terms rng about sche within the ers related Besides these mutually logiesl apd eal Tlaton, there can be reltios tha re real in one term and logical inthe ote and "hie appens whenever two extmes ee notte secre By “ode “Aina means clap ode, so ited estons woul be tone iSetucen Create and cestue knows an known, and the vit ad mani wit he fearon. this typeof elalenship the Crea, {he known und the vin are the lola eas of he relaonship sd ‘such they do at tang. The create tbe knower, and the many ‘Sethe veal ems ofthe Felons and odo shag Ona mame of ‘oecasions Aguas gives the example of being onthe ight or the let tra column Fora an fo move fom he gh to he lft of he clan trans about only xchange a Sums, 50th relnship i real a im: Homever, the olumn ony related to the man lgieally and £0 ‘emsins uochaoged by the man's movement This example es caused [rat del of confusion and ulsundersundng, ince nples at God £5 Crea the Son wii th ncrnaton a ike he clon, whieh as no acta relationship Yo the man. However, ts exampe erly ‘THE ManWEL OF THE INeaRNATION n otys an iat sna to a el mined ea Teaon only uly exits between tems of aifieetsabeeck seat ion ely tly ex Between esa een otc ont ‘avin: wished marly to ilsratehow one ter (ee eh 5 mans in an enelyeieen sation How: then, does Agulas conceive the Incamation as 4 mixed Soo henna grammem eng tute ‘ecnin” wih eigenen! es as ipbetataeractae gamer ont sites wuscancag edo amictaeny Socelatartodn ran seieiancmene a teas Se Soice cass That wena eg : i no ene aaa care har Siena Rout saree ae Tn ae race ape fone aceitct oe coherence EnSk io ceneusmgre mon Srnec as ect wpm Sattar eur com Penotalty in he tome Of hit owe Renae ieee ‘dsp. Us pope penonaliy i at mente ne ee ‘etvnal trogh theo of antag perasing oO cons {Be bumsn sae but ugh fe aio of nan ke Se ‘nan sts, huni wih ivi peice ah ‘os hers, he hana ae Chit ou ot sep soph bt cn ane yi fe We ae tiie ora fe We set at in ascent ina abet app oh elsite mc), hn te in Ci ned ‘poste cr porto ut comet be led a prc, Hee, ‘Moreover, by conceiving the Soe a thelial fh ncatond Felon, Agaias species te etalogiclsmacy ofthe ion an the ep oth real lect nthe Son's humanity. The hamaiyionaog Selly Usted to the Sonat the Son acral exis ae God in hs ese personal not by same meting act Tas ensues at is ly the ‘Son av Gd wh la man Equally the eeatedvelaonal eft nthe uma ot ‘odie wo (another at, bt the personal ting (ad ‘re personale”of the Wor” Since the crested onal ect with ‘hetumanity fh comes tobe and i onaloglly une ordered) tothe Son au the Son erst Godin see persone is sree ‘ha ti. matte Son etal ow existe "The gre of anion ‘he peo! being ie (pum ese personal) tte Bve eas an ove fo Be huran mate in he eon othe Word, ish torn of the wsumpion The Soa of God gave bist a he in sel Gn Is ese personae 1 his humanity by ating te many to fame 28 bei biel Gini ese personae). Te cna eae etc ‘eta elatonshp isthe the Son now estas nan ‘We are now in potion to grasp clearly what Agus means when he says thatthe So te lgies ter ofthe incarational laos. ual itt nom ler wate mane when he tues ht na 0 relly in God, but only in oar way of thinking, fr Go i a oe Ue to create insinich asthe eens feel aed to God tout ay cage in i» Aguna either means tha te Son Is ot ‘etal rented the humanity and thas i ot cual) man, so that be irony conceived wo be eid ty ar vay thinking, ba avaly i ot. With such crim in mind Asian sates If camot be si lowered these elton ext enlies atside God” What ‘Agena doe mean isha the Soni ero be elated ‘cll and authentically reed ot by sme eestor change in i, ‘at becuase the humanity i real relate thm se acl exist Gos because th mani realy elated othe Soma the Sone tht he Sm comes anand Wes estan hin a2 et Tf should aso be nt tat in pacing the incarationa non within ‘he cone of ited elation Aquinas allowed uso prev more ‘lesy the asoonding impsatose ofthe Commuaicton of Idioms Sine the human nate sell ology the Sona he Son existe n sexe personae, was tly the Son, nthe floes of Is divas, who wat bom, steed, died and rose fom the des. THE MARVEL OF THE eaRteION » pay sn sean techn te tor ny nate as ousy sed oe Son aly hanna ‘en heen gene fae, yo esol gedaan es cote Wik nee ‘awesome mystery of the incamation,® . 3 The Son's Uncreaed ee and Crewed ese tol op nr a ee an ‘Son or docs hal allow that ees raed exe? me tes Samira Gianna be as ‘nly ‘one tng {Ego habe sn na oe Since weal ol oe ebistng ig ana ret siento tan) owe coneseness hs amity acomparen mace ae ‘sppostn of bot ans tare tat se ht seas ‘ttl wich propery wba eo aii ros i lye Inbis Compendon Theooglae Aquinas equally argued we thes ‘nse Chit himself a cele ing stp of ae {st gdm iar posi duran natgaran) Yen ee Sly one ee, a hee is ne supostm™ Paly is See Theloio, Agnes ss tala “The being ese) wh eng 23 hypo operon in el cannot poy be mules ee Lyposasis or pron, since tis imposter should reese ‘ing or oe tig (gia posi xt quad wi eno sete ahs work, De Unione Verb Incarna, Aquinas, a consider sain hate ere ony Chiang tt ' oaly oe being (ese) in Cho angel eg Silt manne tha bess Cvs son imply an sinh therefre, the is ony op bing in him (ergo one ne se However, be ao sted, n what may appear bec Hore sypeas to bea conan tthe80 "THOMAS 0. WEINANDY i secondary inl (nn omen et ete prince a ups ‘As to what Aquinas stay el, scolar fll on bah sides of he “vide with soo oping foro ese and aes for 0. Tras opting fer on eae cher lev tht Aguilas forgot hinge fr amomert and {0 formed an eo, ota he ied wth a es tht he tne) (end sity) abandoned in favour of hs shld poston, which oe in conformity with hs metaphysis in gene a pric, rover Crstlogy. Homever tele that if Aguas Boast Crit ponsewed only one eae ahd Ut unstated, Re Was a Monoptyste™ The who ol! for wo ests believe Aqsinas sted something new that compatible with his pevious postion of ene ese. However, hey te not rte why he dd not relates ele or why be dd ot Wnsnue wo acknowledge it ter ins Summa Teoloin. 1 bao ht ‘Aguas pity ba wo esses fom the star (aad 50 Was never a Monoptysi) tat oly expiily sted tis postion on the one tetstn ne De Union Wert icomat Tam nt aso cei {0 why ti the cas, ut tik det fo factors. Be at ‘more conic ith casing to ontloicloncoess of Cit as the ‘Som of God marae (in opposton tothe Nestorian theres hi a). fnd therefore aceninted the one ene (Ube Iearaoal “s') Dat ‘otnted for thie onslogia oneness, Second, T thik he only ‘rua cane tothe reslzatonhinwei that his own chrsolope! Boston demandes second crested ese My following expostion Wl “teu to domonsat tho ality of thx two probate 'MY posi on hs su oly becomes clear ts place within the ener of Agus’ etre Chesaogy. have empbasied that Agus Gristaogy famenally i» Chitoiogy of he snarl This {2 claty witmesod ia” Aguas inntence tht the incarsaonl "fecoming is the igi lato existence athe simltanens ening of the humanity tothe Son of God as he exits ta is dvi cue Dertonaie sich «miter tt the Som cll comes oe a. ‘Tye rmination ofthe beara becoming” isthe tat at he Son Of God now iran. The pacing of ts Lcaaiond "swine ‘Shae ft mio relation was precy to acl and soo ene ths Ie the posto tht Aguine pincpally held troghout Bis Telegcl ctr. Thee why he insisted In sl hesbove quotations, inciting te ove rom De Unione erica that hte only one toe in Chest and tt ti tht of theese personal f the Son Jesu ne belogelty andthe oe tengresity he isthe Son of God incarnate: What establishes the one beinglality of Jess is she ese Deranal ofthe Son, fr by onal uniting the many to {he Son's ese personal ht he Son stall Gomes oot 8 na THE MARVEL OF THE BCARNAION 8 dinar I the este of the humanity's existence were the divine ‘humanity's existence is a created act of existence in that it has come to Beste evo ony bree rhs ben Senet sai teers agate ‘Soa of God unites is rested human are fo il sos wentry TOMAS 6, WEIKANDY ‘nao, This is in complet conformity with what Aquinas sates in is De Unione Verb ncaa. ‘Being es blog ehh siting pond he mae in hich the pen inte eee nt he pre as ing Ce) asin ‘thse. Tho, beige) oe pre incre Words (neon pt oe oing pert, bat oom he pr of ear” ‘Agia, what Aguina is ota is thatthe Soo of God exist a8 nan and ‘eer, we het one ety trough his oe vine exe personal, bt extene se mun demands human crested ease because that she fmataer in wh the Son now azo ext Ar ted above: "Tae psson Three tthe manner ofthe pes’ existence] according to the fue Terefor it the svceistece of the man nate tat ete. ‘ics thatthe Son of Godt mon “Ts is why in De Unione er Incarma, Asis insted tt te cone esse eter an acid being (ste acldntle)” 00 ‘pinciple ting (ete principal), ba a secondary Gender) [Eee The creatd ive f oe tan acidntl beats the buna is tence now ight mahood, and ths posers isown negra crested human ese. However, he cated man ees noche pil ese bean the humanity does wot ust ndepederty ‘the Sona separate suppoivealiy. Aquinas” ase of ‘ecandariom Inveterece tothe eae ene san ate sying bth ha is ot “ier en tciesal ese nora pip ese and aso postvely What itis stent ee tht x och ony thats ological salon tity he Son. What should gow be oboe that Aguis adel Tinving to concen ado artclate speci ype of esse fat unique a ons-off = for the fncarain 4 saguarevet which demas ‘eetaphpaldtncton that aply solely ts oe prea cca. rence, For Agais it all ptt ofthe tarvel of the incamationl ‘mystery, th marvel ofthe fcaaaonal The shove argument can even be dscersed within tbe Summa Theolopie. On the coe band Aquinas sates: The etal being (ese ‘eromun) ofthe Son of God, which te divine nate, becomes te feing of sain fest hominis), inasmuch as te nan nares "stud bythe Son of God to any of pec” Tispusage might fest to conadet what Aquinas sid above in De' Untane Vert Inert tthe being ofthe bunan ature nt the being of he vine ae: However, what Aguas saying hres thatthe urn ate tly ext cases ase the Sono God od in seas its ‘rested being ese) i depees pon the eal being of he Soa. eon py the sume arte Aguas sey lea {Cit lie ingot body aia thre da ese coror ‘Secchi claimed wich no get complemen, "THE MARVEL OFTHE WNeaRNATION 8 ne sl pcs Bt ecm he aly parece ou ‘itt ero avng bts we ogee of ay 2 Sled ye wr many, est ily ar ot shady 8 Hence bn longo thang pon neh otha oy uehaninte and tren is ecm oma ees em ty fring — ‘While sou nd body only ext in selon othe So Mone isn eatin tothe Son ytitis the soul ict he human inating pacino for wie ts “red ‘oulee he Son wold ot be futentclybaman I sony ts utenti ua. 10 whch the soul pts ep, whereby he Son nly iss man sa sone spot oa = ata he Contsion 4 concluding thi chpter 1 want o end as I began. For Aguas the Tncamation the mow marvellous ofa mytcles and i Sonn, eet timate ite Sol Galen ma We ‘have amined Aguiar” ndentodag othe anes ogg ri canton py. say at Nonatces t sould te obvious that, whle we have examioes soy cloely"Aghnas ton of the incon “eo pens 8, sadestanding ofthe bypstic union, he Icanatcs te sat flan, ante elaontip between the Son's ve eat aman cee ie, we ld ot actly now econ ef at isnot sping tt, when reading Aquinas othe Ica ony ies ps vt mun ed toe Sonn ach away tt person sido egw nan On i sea ofthe sniquenes of tho tntn in Cast "The homage ned othe Son ina neal way Compal added lth shoe ution). nly, for Aquinas, ere fo fete cae fooad mong eae to compare wih he nexmatin Whe we on sos {oe xe whl thine i sand intima gs tad netfabe mystery. The best ne can do sate a fa tat So {Gols te this omaity i such» way ha be stay a {oy man For Ags te een rae nh dso marvel. The mystery andthe mart he Senet dine wil ven be te heart of ou hess ie fr aly aes ea sien incarate Ci, ving been coufoned into per Tacs, by he intel Spit. wil we letold be slay of te ae8 ‘THOMAS 6, WEINANDY “aig tg yp ef te it ‘Tiny fhe nt. he fede cae an ps a pie 219 380 (Waal pT ‘th ease were pe. nome see te eee tn Coup Tas, 10 (0 Be ‘ROU Tae Katee sea ston mone Tae Mongo Tomer acne te Tne ih foe Cah Fao Bree hee See ieee cee ‘Sra tl ea la oom Cia nt oe, See Wee [USvey Nowe Dae Pron 935) Se Fey War No he Lg Gt sal rene ieee a unsere Pte 0 a Sh ea nie sation ta ng ou Serta Bade Rite Cpt ot and nd epee Deane ‘Sets si tow fe cme sare es ates ot Wee Meche te he Eg Doms ove New Tenino! sirranecameora (ra ain ears “THE MARVEL OFTHE RVCARNATION as pia cea i pan oe a fant. 20, Sri och tence Se ancy fete asi Bivona S Tamar's Citgo ar, The Pam eee ee See Sec. v.39, Seo the whole 631-33 Se sn 1 [68 Se Hine Gumncee Sate, ML ee ae eet pine Renee ee Ris perineal iene cis? ‘uu’ £7 Comer o's are ess ‘eating cage oes of Gee a oe ose cei (© cea bey sucha a Aplin. 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Sn, 3m Pa 22-8174 uy) A snot an ed en Eoin kenwon cay Se ESS Siero eeaemetenereel ae ee Beets eerie toe oro “O37, 1,1, ud Lhave aged tenth hatin, beth within te Fate ad paiccicchieeee teeeane ‘aie mle sao: wre sone pee aoe ener Mico itsce eames thay eee tent Bocce THE MARVEL OFTHE HICARNAION 7 Cc nae ea tin er eo ua ‘Ri eet ee oy pan np Sen SE ice Se etiaaa a np eget ge ee Siete soni cons TPE coma oj mete wii ont mts stv Resend i Eteipelatcnarerecngatarmtuaraceare ‘atti Beas ne ua Ged wi cceprmn el 80 Sa rer rs ay isn nl chen ean: Sietnthar ocmussnnanecoyeaceee ‘i rae oes ose npc te ‘eit ae eG Cag ‘Scene evar sn eae eee Sen cmbcete Ghtih sd seamse ie ReiseTitan atreeerenntatomrete Pee pee eens Siac Jovem eriamncamets SEE Se ats cae em teat con nei resem 2 eo eee Se Peete pemrea a cana Se oe eee Se eran es Hors cua aia et eye Sa eres See er ee eee nee aaa ae SS aaaeneeees ao Sat ee net hme Semi oe eta iene eet Seceoe ienewiaret penn ert Stare ee ares Secree woe imteuvoncncarcene Bree hi a ce nema sett ert net sea ne ea eee ree er core eae EAS Soe ene antes ae ane. ‘jpn a te Sepa he ei, The Thaw 6 (1986, 198-208 ‘a oC Re m3 0, TT me fo Wen “THE MARVEL OF THE INCARXATION 9 ‘We Rune Meppne ear Che ewi at)21- ‘ent ute Con wots frie a a Se a ‘her tS Cran Agana an Nene. Hypnos and he Nuys of itp H-Town pS oS cari aid a ce te inp eaters eee teas ar ea Lier meo ‘eget te hls ty ee aa ‘ta he Son comes yen ama Tan i te ttl yeh Ch ‘nero oui Here oe sas nc a pe ReeSeTni ff Sa tne ea ns ugly ie the Vnaniy wai ci as ma, compte y Sigg he ‘yc ov ac iy bm oan fae eas Tice gated foetus 0% fic wy Bete ats