Is the idea of the incarnation of God inherently mythological?
The first two questions deal with how we are to do our Christology; the third question addresses whether or not a Christology is at all possible. A brief comment on the incarnation viewed as mythology is in order here. According to some, the idea that God became a man and entered human history is not to be taken literally. According to this idea, it is neither necessary nor possible for God to do so. There is indeed a paradox here; a concept which is quite difficult to grasp intellectually. The function of the paradox is to direct our minds beyond the natural to the supernatural. There is historical evidence that the Christology of the New Testament goes back to Jesus himself, rather than merely to the faith of the disciples. Also, the suggestion that the incarnation of Jesus is paralleled in the teachings of other religions simply cannot be sustained. The doctrine of the incarnation is radically different from the doctrine of divine immanence. Perhaps the most instructive example for
