Christology

) Name at least three areas where you especially think his approach may be useful for Christology. Explain why you think so for each area you discuss. The first area is in the “presence to, being present always means being present to someone, something or some event” (339). The first class of our first weekend in training we were asked to write down what qualities we thought makes up a Deacon. Every guy in class had a laundry list of do’s or actions. Our professor said, “I hear a lot of doing…

Diaz Jesus in the Christian Tradition Final Essay December 16th, 2016 The Moltmann and Minjung Response to the Syrian Refugee Crisis Moltmann’s and Minjung’s Christology are closely related in that the central theme of hope permeates their philosophies. Moltmann’s Christology emphasizes more of a messianic Christology were death, judgment, and the final destiny of the soul are essential to liberating those who are currently oppressed or suffering. In this case, the concept of hope…

This essay will compare the Christology presented in two books by two different theologians. The first theologian is Dr. Douglas John Hall who wrote, The Cross in Our Context: Jesus and the Suffering World. Dr. Hall is the Professor Emeritus of Christian Theology for McGill University in Montreal, Quebec. The second theologian is Dr. Clark M. Williamson who wrote, Way of Blessing, Way of Life: A Christian Theology. Dr. Williamson is a Professor Emeritus of Christian Though at Christian…

There are various symbols for religious imagination and its not common to re-imagine or re-symbolize the traditional concept of God; but its good to try and see God from other peoples points of view, to have an open mind about the understanding of God. Author, Judith Plaskow argues in her story, "Standing Again at Sinai: Judaism from a Feminist Perspective" about the images and numerous metaphors of God. "If identifying God with a particular set of metaphors both limits God and supports a…

Jesus of Nazareth is most likely the most influential man of all time. The majority of events in the common era- which began with his birth- can be considered a result of his life. As the founder of Christianity, he has had billions of followers throughout the past 2000 years. The Bible- which contains four accounts of his biography- has been published more than any other book. His life and influence has lead to the founding of nations, the composition of songs, and the writing of many, many…

The denial of Jesus divinity in the Quran is one of the primary methods the text has of minimizing his role relative to Christian Christology and upholding the basic Muslim tenet that there is no god but the one and true God (la ilaha illa allah). Jesus is mentioned 25 times by name in the Quran, as opposed to Muhammad’s five singular mentions, in addition to being called the spirit, word, messenger, and prophet of God . While a central figure, each mention ensures that Jesus is seen as being…

The Petrine confession at 8:29 is a turning point in the life of the disciples’ walk with Jesus as it solves their problem of Jesus’ identity raised at 4:41; ‘Who can this be that even the wind and the sea obey him? He is the Christ! However, the problem of understanding Jesus’ mission now emerges and it is this problem that we shall concentrate on from 8:31:10:45. There are three subsequent points that demonstrate Jesus’ appreciation of the disciples’ progress in their walk with him after…

during the Eucharist. In order to understand the stances of these reformation leaders we will discuss their views on Christology purpose of the sacrament, meaning of key Scriptural terms and the presence of Christ in the Eucharist. Since many of the reformations conceptions of the Eucharist were formed in…

Christianity which is people are made in the image of God. In the text book, the meaning of the image of God is death with three approaches of examining the meaning of the image of God. These approaches are “Christology from above” approach, “Christology from below” approach, and “Christology from behind” approach. These are defined by theologians “to examine who he is and what he does (his work).” Moreover, I will think how the integration between the belief and my calling can have an impact on…

how through him(Jesus), we are receiving “wisdom from God—that is, our righteousness, holiness and redemption”. The title I chose is obviously shown in this reading, that Jesus is our redemption. I think that the title would be an example of High Christology, because “Our Redemption” seems like Jesus was sent down from heaven to redeem us of our sins.…