Did Jesus possess complete knowledge of all human languages during his earthly ministry, or was his linguistic knowledge limited by his incarnation?
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Christian theology affirms that Jesus Christ is fully divine and fully human. At the same time, Scripture describes real human limitations during his earthly life (e.g., growth in wisdom, learning, and dependence on ordinary means of communication).
Given this, I am asking how Christian doctrine understands Jesus’ knowledge of human languages during his earthly ministry.
- Did Christ, by virtue of his divinity, possess complete knowledge of
all human languages while incarnate?
- Or did the incarnation (often discussed in terms of kenosis) entail
genuine limitations such that his linguistic knowledge was exercised
within normal human bounds?
- How do major Christian traditions (e.g., Catholic, Orthodox,
Protestant) reconcile divine omniscience with apparent human
limitations in this area?
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