Chapters 1 - 2 Summary and Analysis

Christ is distinguished from all other religious leaders in the world because his coming to the world was preceded by centuries of prophecies which were fulfilled in his life. Further, while other religious thinkers might be admired, even if one does not believe in the religion, such is impossible with Christ. If he claimed to be God and was wrong, then he is not worthy of admiration, but scorn.

The conception of Christ in the womb of the Virgin Mary was an act of God which was even greater than Creation, because Creation involved the production of inanimate matter, whereas the Incarnation involved the entrance of God Himself into the physical world. Christ's conception was unique in that involved clear consent and will on behalf of Mary, in a more direct way than a mother wills to have a...