Christ, Image of the Father. On the Lasting Importance of the Christology of Thomas Aquinas

Henk Schoot

doi:10.1111/nbfr.12800

Christ, Image of the Father. On the Lasting Importance of the Christology of Thomas Aquinas

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This contribution discusses the expression ‘Image of the Father’ as a case in point of Aquinas's approach of naming Christ: Christology and Trinitarian theology, as well as the discussion of analogical naming in divinis, need to be taken together. ‘Image’ and ‘Father’ are predicated differently of Christ and God the Father than of human beings. Moreover, God is ‘Father’ in a different way towards the Son than regarding human beings. Christ is the unique image of the Father: the invisible image of the invisible Father.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	79-91
Number of pages	13
Journal	New Blackfriars
Volume	104
Issue number	1109
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/nbfr.12800
Publication status	Published - 16 Dec 2022

Keywords

Christology
God the Father
Icon
Image
Thomas Aquinas

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