Christology

The theme in John’s Gospel, Christology from Above is the study of Jesus Christ. The theme explores Jesus Christ and tries to understand who He is. Also the gospel of John is interested in Jesus’s identity and mainly who He is. The theme of Christology from Above stresses three important things about Jesus including, Jesus’ heavenly origins, His identity as the Son of God, and His preexistence as the Word of God. One quote from John’s Gospel that relates to this theme is, "Jesus said to her, ‘Stop clinging to Me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father: but go to My brethren and say to them, 'I ascend to My Father and your Father, and My God and your God." (John 20:17) This quote relates to the ascension of Jesus, or when Jesus rose up to …show more content…
The most significant words are enlarged. For example the name of the theme, ‘Christology from Above’ in the largest word on the page because it is the most significant. The significant words ‘Who is Christ’ is also emphasized on the artwork because that is what the theme explores and helps the readers understand. The main parts of the theme study Jesus’ heavenly origins, His identity as the Son of God, and His preexistence as the Word of God. Those important aspects are shown by the words: ‘Heavenly Origins’, ‘Son of God’, and ‘Word of God’. All of those words help us to understand the theme and helps us realize who Jesus is. The words Heavenly Origins are very large because they are very significant to not only the theme itself but also the song and quote chosen. Smaller words that connect to the theme in John’s Gospel are, ‘Ascension’, ‘Resurrection’, and Ascended. These words connect because the theme talks about Jesus’ resurrection and the Ascension of Jesus, when he ascended into heaven. All three of these words relate to Jesus’ Heavenly origins. Overall, all the words are significant and connect to the major theme in John’s