Glossary
The identity Jiang wants the room to name explicitly as central to Christian understanding of Jesus.
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Son of God
A transcript-matched topic anchored by excerpts such as "No, no, no. What was Jesus?"
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A transcript-matched topic anchored by excerpts such as "No, no, no. What was Jesus?"
Key Notes
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Jiang elicits the answer that Jesus is the Son of God as the crucial theological category for the argument he is building.
diagnosis
Alexander’s self-conception as son of God explains his refusal to stop at Darius’ offer, his drive toward India, and possibly ritualized destruction at Thebes and Persepolis.
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"...you are not the son of Philip II you're the son of God"
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"which who is Zeus Ammon okay so Zeus is the king of the gods in the good tradition Ammon is king of the gods..."
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"that he saw himself as son of God then it's possible we will never know okay it's possible like burning down Thebes and burning..."
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"...I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of God, born of the Father before all ages, God from God, light..."
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"...to show that he's not he's really uh the the son of god because some people keep doubt on him and even the judah..."
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"...means fell short of justice, except the way whereby the Son of God humbled himself when he became incarnate."
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"...do it themselves. So the only solution is for the Son of God to become man. Okay? That's the only solution. A million possible..."
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"...this, okay? You understand this is important. He is both Son of God and he's a man as well. You understand? Okay? And if..."
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"...visible and invisible. And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, the only -begotten Son. Begotten of the Father before all ages,..."
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