...Christology that begins "from above," from the divinity of Jesus, the concept of the incarnation stands in the center. A Christology "from below," rising from...and arrives only at the end at the concept of the incarnation.*2 Christology "from above" was far more common in the ancient church, beginning with Ignatius...

...with the history of Jesus."7 This 'Christology from below', says Pannenberg, is Christology which, 'rising from the historical man Jesus to the recognition...all with Jesus' message and fate and arrives only 63. ET: Revelation as History: A Proposal for a More Open, Less Authoritarian View of an Important...