Revision as of 2009 October
by Phil Gons (Logos)
Kenosis
Alternate Labels
- Kenotic Theology
- Kenoticism
- Exinanitio
Key Passages
- Philippians 2:7 (ASV, DB, GW, HCSB, JNT, LEB, NAB, NASB, NET, NJB, NRSV, RSV, YLT)
Reading List
Articles in English Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
- “Kenosis.” The Concise Oxford English Dictionary.
Articles in Bible Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
- Daane, J. “Kenosis.” The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. Rev. ed.
- Garrett, Linda Oaks. “Kenosis.” Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible.
- Jewett, Paul K. “Kenosis.” The Wycliffe Bible Encyclopedia.
- Martin, R. P. “Kenosis.” The New Bible Dictionary.
- Myers, Allen C., ed. “Kenosis.” Eerdmans Bible Dictionary.
- Patzia, Arthur G., and Anthony J. Petrotta, eds. “Kenosis.” Pocket Dictionary of Biblical Studies.
- Unger, Merrill F. “Kenosis.” The New Unger’s Bible Dictionary.
- Youngblood, Ronald F., ed. “Kenosis.” Nelson’s New Illustrated Bible Dictionary.
- “Kenosis.” Standard Bible Dictionary.
Articles in Theological Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
- Erickson, Millard J. “Kenosis.” The Concise Dictionary of Christian Theology.
- Erickson, Millard J. “Kenotic Theology.” The Concise Dictionary of Christian Theology.
- Gerber, Uwe. “Kenosis.” The Encyclopedia of Christianity.
- Grenz, Stanley J., David Guretzki, and Cherith Fee Nordling, eds. “Kenosis, Kenoticism.” Pocket Dictionary of Theological Terms.
- Komonchak, Joseph A., ed. “Kenosis.” The New Dictionary of Theology.
- Kurian, George Thomas, ed. “Kenosis.” Nelson’s New Christian Dictionary.
- Lueker, Erwin L., ed. “Kenosis.” Christian Cyclopedia.
- Muller, Richard A. “Kenōsis.” Dictionary of Latin and Greek Theological Terms.
- Senior, Donald. “Kenosis.” The New Dictionary of Catholic Spirituality.
Articles in Journals
- Chafer, Lewis Sperry. “The Kenosis.” In “Trinitarianism, Part 6.” Bibliotheca Sacra 98:390 (April 1941): 143–54.
- Feinberg, Paul D. “The Kenosis and Christology: An Exegetical-Theological Analysis of Phil 2:6–11.” Trinity Journal 1:1 (1980): 21–46.
Articles in Systematic Theologies
- Enns, Paul. “Kenosis and Hypostatic Union.” In The Moody Handbook of Theology.
- Oden, Thomas C. “He Made Himself Nothing.” In The Word of Life. Vol. 2 of Systematic Theology.
- Oden, Thomas C. “Kenosis.” In The Word of Life. Vol. 2 of Systematic Theology.
- Ryrie, Charles C. “The Self-Emptying of Christ.” In Basic Theology.
- Ryrie, Charles C. “The Kenosis of Christ.” In Survey of Bible Doctrine.
- Smith, Morton H. “19th Century Kenosis Theories.” In Systematic Theology.
Articles in Other Books
- Becker, Matthew L. “Kenosis and the Atonement.” In The Self-Giving God and Salvation History.
- Becker, Matthew L. “A New Way to Teach Old Truth: Trinitarian Kenosis.” In The Self-Giving God and Salvation History.
- Chambers, J. Oswald. “The Kenosis.” In Bring Sons unto Glory.
- Packer, J. I. “Made Less Than God?” In Knowing God.
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