Title

Conciliar Christology, Impeccability, and Temptation

Department/School

Philosophy

Date

2021

Document Type

Book Chapter

DOI

https://doi.org/10.4324/9780367618933-7

Abstract

In this chapter I examine an argument for the conclusion that Christ could not be both peccable and tempted. I discuss two replies to that argument: one that denies the premise “If a person is X, then that person is capable of sinning” and one that denies the premise “If a person is capable of sinning (peccable), then that person is not impeccable” by defining ‘peccable’ and ‘impeccable’ such that they are consistent. These responses are consistent with Conciliar Christology. I conclude that the Temptation Argument does not show the conjunction of Conciliar Christology and the Impeccability Thesis to be false.

Published in

Impeccability and Temptation: Understanding Christ’s Divine and Human Will

Citation/Other Information

Timothy Pawl. “Conciliar Christology, Impeccability, and Temptation.” In Impeccability and Temptation: Understanding Christ’s Divine and Human Will, 94-115, 2021.

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