Abstract

This chapter focuses on how contemporary analytic theology uses metaphysical models to clarify the doctrine of the Incarnation. It examines three main categories of models—compositional versus transformational, abstract versus concrete nature, and two-part versus three-part theories—exploring how each seeks to explain Christ as one person with two complete natures without fragmenting his personhood or conflating his natures. The chapter identifies key philosophical problems confronting these models, including the Nestorian Problem, the Attributes Problem, and the Assumption Problem, and evaluates solutions proposed by scholars such as Leftow, Hasker, Swinburne, Loke, and Sijuwade. It concludes that metaphysical modelling provides valuable conceptual resources for understanding the Incarnation while maintaining orthodox Christology.