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Podcast: Restitutio
Episode: 163 Jesus, God’s Agent
Description: In this presentation you'll learn about the core creed of the bible, both in the Old and New Testaments, the Shema, and how that relates to the smattering of texts in which Jesus may be called "God." If Yahweh alone is God then how can Jesus be God too? Are there two Gods or is something else going on? The answer is the principle of agency. Jesus can be called God because he represents God.
It is much more likely that Jesus is called God because he represents God, just like Moses did to Pharaoh, the judges did t...