Christology

formulated the concept of personal identity as synthesis of the Aristotelian concept of substance and notion of an eternal soul, which early Christian theology had inherited from Neoplatonist philosophy. In the context of the early Christian debates on Christology, (- foot note- Christian theologians appropriated the colloquial term…

The theme/text that I found enriching and challenging is Iconoclasm. Before this class, I had only heard a little-bit about icons, and I was ignorant and ambivalent about the controversy. I discovered through this class that icons are central to Eastern Christian theology and identity. For Eastern Christians, icons are used in religious contexts and also venerated by touching, kissing, bowing in front of them, and lighting candles—these Christians are iconophiles (icon lovers). Icons were…

over the personhood of Christ in particular the two natures in one person, as well as kenosis. The class gave me some space to really focus on kenosis and think through what it means for my faith. The assigned readings over the kenotic model of Christology helped me figure out what I thought about it. Before the class, the kenotic model appealed to me in particular because of its biblical grounding in the use of Philippians 2. Yet, I found that the idea of God giving up, instead of taking up…

The Gospel of Mary is a non-canonical Gnostic gospel that is attributed to have been written by Mary Magdalene or Mary the mother of Jesus. Three copies of the gospel have been discovered, one was written in the Sahidic dialect of Coptic, and two others in Greek. Most scholars agree that the first manuscript was originally written in Greek sometime during the second century CE, which was found later on in Northern Egypt. What gives us a clue that this text was written during this time was that…

Miguel A. De La Torre born October 6, 1958 in La Habana Cuba, months before the Castro Revolution, De La Torre and his family migrated to the United States as refugees when he was an infant. Later he became a naturalized U.S. citizen. His parents were priest/priestess of the religion Santeria. He refers to himself as a Southern Baptist, Roman Catholic child of Ellequa. De La Torre field of studies are: Social ethics, Theology of Liberation, Latinx Religiosity, and Santeria. De La Torres,’ Alma…

While there is controversy about the authorship of Galatians due to the style and context of the book, it is evident that the author is Paul according to most historians. James Boice notes in his commentary, “Paul, as the author, is mentioned by name not only at the beginning (1:1) but also toward the end of the letter in verse (5:2).” The first people who first became known as the Galatians were known as Celts from the barbarian tribal stock, also known as the Gauls. There are difficulties in…

Nicene Christology Controversies, Outcomes, and Application BIBL 111: Intro to Christian History and Thought Noah Disbrow Prof. Mark J. Ackerman 5/2/2018 The understanding of Jesus and his divinity is taken for granted by contemporary Christians today. We have our pastors, different versions of the Bible, and Bible Study Commentaries. Access to at least the Bible was not a luxury of our Early Church Fathers in the fourth and fifth century had within their reach. Thankfully, those 4th and 5th…

fulfills the written purposes in the preface effectively. Nevertheless, he seems to believe that primary purpose of a sermon is Preaching Christ rather than the exposition of what the text says. As a result, his excessive emphasis on connection to Christology cause the sermons to become thematic preaching rather than text-driven preaching.…

2:14–21 Peter addresses the audiences regarding what they were seeing. Title: Peter Addresses the Audience in a Speech that References Joel  Title: The Outpouring of the Holy Spirit is Biblical  2:22–28 Peter continues his speech by teaching Christology. Title: Peter Adds to His Speech by Referencing Historical Records and Davidic Verses Concerning Jesus  Title: Jesus is Biblical and the Holy Spirit in Connected with Jesus…

In his work, On the Incarnation, Athanasius presents “a brief statement of the faith of Christ and of the manifestation of His Godhead to us” (Ch. 1). Distinguishing that many of the Savior’s achievements follow from his incarnation to the degree that one is unable to present them satisfactorily. Athanasius nonetheless determines to set forth his understanding of why the Word becomes Man and His divinity appears in our midst. The answer in short is for the salvation of us men (meaning for the…