76 - How Jesus' Humanity Works

Did Jesus always know that he was God, or did he acquire that knowledge at some point during his childhood or adolescence? Were there things that Jesus didn't know when he was on earth? Did he know what was going to happen in the future? Was Jesus ever tempted to sin, or to despair?

In this episode, we discuss the incredible mystery of the hypostatic union: Jesus as fully God and fully human.

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References and further reading/listening/viewing:

• Psalm 22
• Luke Chapter 2
• The Catechism of the Catholic Church, 456-483
• Pope Pius XII, Mystici Corporis Christi
• Pope Benedict, Jesus of Nazareth
• St. JPII, Redemptor Hominis
• Michael Gorman, Aquinas on the Metaphysics of the Hypostatic Union
• Catholic Answers: 
• "Did Jesus Know He Was God as a Child?"
• "Christ's Beatific Vision at His Conception"
• "Why Have You Forsaken Me?"
• "Is it true that Jesus didn’t know what would happen to him?"
• "How Much did Jesus Know?"
• "Did Jesus Lose His Temper?"
• "Could Jesus Have Sinned? Absolutely Not!"
• The Catholic Encyclopedia: 
• "Knowledge of Jesus Christ"
• "Temptation of Christ"
• St. Thomas Aquinas, Summa Theologiae, Third Part.
• John O'Connell, "The Human Knowledge of Christ"
• Fr. William Most, The Consciousness of Christ
• St. John of Damascus, An Exposition of the Orthodox Faith (Book III)
• Pope St. Leo the Great "Sermon 21"
• Msgr. Charles Pope, "Did Jesus always know He was God?"
• Ascension Presents, "The Astounding Reason Jesus Cried Out “My God, Why Have You Forsaken Me?”"
• Fr. Thomas Joseph White: "What does the hypostatic union mean in Christ?"
• The Thomistic Institute "Jesus Christ: True God and True Man"