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: ''For general uses, see Incarnation'' The Incarnation in traditional Christianity is the belief that the second person of the Trinity, also known as God the Son or the Logos (Word), "became flesh" by being conceived in the womb of Mary, also known as the ''Theotokos'' (Birth-giver to God) or "Mater Dei" (mother of God). The Incarnation, then, is the belief that Jesus Christ is fully God and fully human. The Incarnation is a fundamental theological teaching of orthodox (Nicene) Christianity, based on its understanding of the New Testament. The Incarnation represents the belief that the Son of God, who is the non-created second hypostasis of the triune God, took on a human body and nature and became both man and God. In the Bible its clearest teaching is in : "And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us."〔McKim, Donald K. 1996. ''Westminster dictionary of theological terms''. Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox Press. p140.〕 In the Incarnation, as traditionally defined by those Churches that adhere to the Council of Chalcedon, the divine nature of the Son was united but not mixed with human nature〔(University of Notre Dame )〕 in one divine Person, Jesus Christ, who was both "truly God and truly man". This is central to the traditional faith held by most Christians. Alternative views on the subject (See Ebionites and the Gospel of the Hebrews) have been proposed throughout the centuries (see below), but all were rejected by mainstream Christian bodies. An alternative doctrine known as "Oneness" has been espoused among various Pentecostal groups (see below). The Incarnation is commemorated and celebrated each year at Christmas, and also reference can be made to the Feast of the Annunciation; "different aspects of the mystery of the Incarnation" are celebrated at Christmas and the Annunciation.〔(Eternal Word Television Network )〕 ==Etymology== The noun ''incarnation'' derives from the ecclesiastical Latin verb ''incarno'',〔Lewis and Short "''incarno'' -āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. in-caro, orig., I. to make flesh; hence, in pass.: in-carnārī , ātus, to be made flesh, become incarnate (eccl. Lat.), Claud. Mam. Stat. An. 1, 12; Salv. adv. Avar. 3, 2; Cassiod. Hist. Eccl. 2, 9 al.,"〕 itself derived from the prefix ''in-'' and 'caro'', "flesh", meaning "to make into flesh" or "to be made flesh". The verb incarno does not occur in the Latin Bible but the term is drawn from the Gospel of John ''"et Verbum caro factum est"'' "and the Word was made flesh" (John 1:14). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Incarnation (Christianity)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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