Timothy Pawl on Aliens, Harrowing of Hell, and the Extent of the Knowledge of Christ's Human Nature

This is episode 24 of the Logos Institute Podcast, the official podcast of the Logos Institute for Analytic and Exegetical Theology. This is the second part of our interview with Dr Timothy Pawl(University of St Thomas)in which we(Stephanie Nicole Nordby and Jonathan Rutledge) discuss various things related to 3 extensions to his account of conciliar Christology, including(i) multiple incarnations and the possibility of extra-terrestrial intelligence,(ii) Christ's descent into Hell, and (iii) the extent of Christ's human nature's knowledge. Here are a few time stamps to help you navigate: 0:46 - What motivates you to ask whether or not there could be multiple incarnations? 1:46 - Distinguishing actuality from possibility 3:29 - Arrival, the movie, and what might motivate the need for multiple incarnations 7:56 - On Christ's Descent into Hell 8:14 - Where or what is Hell according to the fathers? 9:11 - Could Christ's rational soul have been united to a dead body? (understanding Thomistic metaphysics) 10:39 - Why care about Christ's supposed descent into Hell? 12:05 - Scripture and the Descent (1 Enoch & 1 Peter 3:18-21) 13:00 - How much did the human nature of Jesus know? 15:35 - What Church Fathers do with "Nobody knows the day or the hour passages" 16:40 - What's the human Jesus' mental life like on this extension? 18:00 - Understanding where the limits should be for Christ's human nature. 18:56 - Are these extensions consistent with the conciliar deposit? Why should we care? If you've enjoyed listening to this interview, please see other content from our guest: 1. Tim Pawl - https://timpawl.wordpress.com/ 2. Tim Pawl (Defending Conciliar Christology @ the Classical Theism Podcast) - http://www.classicaltheism.com/pawl/?fbclid=IwAR3owJeqGzvW_sPdxzQOb-q4r_YV_-_HeVvzCayrs6E4cLOtguE6BR5eInw 3. Up to date research - https://philpeople.org/profiles/tim-pawl To learn more about the Logos Institute, visit our webpage at logos.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk. And don't forget to follow us on our blog where we post content from friends of the Institute at blogos.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk. You can also find us on and Twitter (@TheologyStAs) and Facebook: www.facebook.com/TheologyStAs/?fb…Oc4Pz4P0qkCrfO_w