Did jesus think he was divine ? Flashcards
What is the intro ?
many disagreements whether jesus thouight he was divine or not
what scholars will u use ?
what is ur view ?
he did
what is ur point in para 1 ?
‘I am’ sayings
‘I am the door’- he is the only means to coming home to God.
‘I am the good shepherd’ - jesus is the one who leads us through life
‘I am the light of the world’ - he takes the darkness away
‘I am the bread of life’ - nourished people spiritually
‘My father sent me that I might be lifted upon the cross’ - bible = sacred text
what si the ocunterargument in para 1 ?
how could he be a normal human being is he was divine
did he really have ecomtiojns - on the corss ? - was he decietful
praying to God - he would eb rpayig to himself ??
how will u counteract the counterargument in para 1 ?
he wouldve heard at the baptism - God sai ‘ You are my son with whom I am well pleased’
What is the point in para 2 ?
devoted his whole life to christianity never denied when someone said he was SOG
taught about death, sin and forgiveness
what is the counterargument in para 2?
John Hick - developemtn Idea - idea that he was divine developed over time - claims of his divinity come from Jesus’ gospel which may have been written as late as 100 AD- may have just been said to make his teachings more significant
how will u counteract the counterargument in para 2 ?
without divinity - some signifiant wouldnt have happened - e.g. seeing itno future when he was betrayed
Bart Erhmen - also said he was divine
