jesus son of god Flashcards
jesus title 1- son of man
this was a title from the old testament referring to a future eschatological figure in Daniel 7:13 whos coming signals final judgement. the language Daniel uses does align with Jesus’ character.
jesus title 2 - Lord
Jesus is referred to as Lord
Lord = Adonai in Hebrew and the terms Adonai and Yahweh (God) are used interchangeably in the old testament
jesus title 3 - saviour
he is referred to as ‘saviour who is christ the lord’ in Luke 2:11
=Jesus is the one who saves and the Old testament claims that only God can save - so he must be God
jesus title 4 - son of god
indicates a close and unique relationship with god - is this proof of divinity though??! as it bridges a gap and he is fulfilling God’s mission buut
or he is God in human form and is of the hypostatic union so yeah maybe
st paul on the hypostatic union
Romans 1:4 jesus ‘has been declared the son of God’
jesus baptism proof he is god
matthew 3:17 ‘this is my son, with whom i am well pleased’
quote about jesus being god right from creation
John 1:1 ‘in the beginning was the word, and the word was with god, and the word was god’
=jesus was eternally existent
why is the hypostatic union justified
if jesus was not fully divine, he wouldnt be able to save people from original sin and reverse the effects of the fall
if jesus was not fully human, he would have not suffered on the cross as a human would
=he msut be both simultaneously
when was the hypostatic union affirmed
The council of Chalcedon in 451
‘truly god and truly man’ - not a blend
hick critique that jesus wasnt god/didnt know he was x2
- jesus does not describe himself as the son of god
- the label was a common title in judaism - adam was also called the son of god.
jesus’ language as proof he is and knew he was the son of god x4
- the synoptic gospels recount Jesus addressing God as ‘abba’ (father) - indicating a unique closeness and consciousness of his nature
- john 10:30 - ‘the father and i are one’, John 14:9 ‘whoever has seen me has seen the father’
- even as a child: luke 2:49 ‘didnt you know i had to be in my father’s house?’
- John’s gospel says Jesus repeats ‘I am’ - linking to Exodus 3:14 when God says ‘i am who i am’
Hick critique that Jesus knew he was God in John’s gospel x2
-was written a long time after the other gospels by a confirmed believer who was able to match the theology of early christians. perhaps this was an invention to reinforce Jesus’ divinity
-Hick argues that John is more modern and is putting words into his mouth
the baptism of jesus
Mark 1: ‘you are my son, whom i love, and are well pleased’
- a dove (holy spirit) descended and a light from the sky appeared with a voice.
the transfiguration
Mark 17
disciples see before them Moses (the law) and Elijah (the big prophet man).
‘this is my son whom i love’
john 14:6
‘i am the way, the truth and the light. no-one comes to the father except through me’
=he has the knowledge of salvation so he must be God.
Job 9:8
‘he alone stretches out the heavens and treads on the waves of the sea’
how does Job 9:8 link to Jesus
Mark 6:47 jesus walks on water proving his divinity and breaking the laws of nature = links to job when God stretches on the waves of the sea, establishing a link and connection between the powers.
maurice wiles on Jesus’ miracles
he rejects Jesus’ miracles on moral grounds as he rejects an interventionist God. argues that trivial miracles like turning water into wine yet not intervening in atrocities such as the holocaust or hiroshima leave a debased concept of a god who is unworthy of worship. this reduces the status of an all-loving god, as a mere performer of stunts.
healing of the blind man +NT Wright reinforcement
John 9:6
‘if this man were not god, he could do nothing’
=forgiving sins as disabilities punishment for sins
NT WRIGHT ‘only god can cleanse sins and restore sight’
messianic prophecy and link
‘then the eyes of the blind shall be opened; and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped’ ISIAH
=Jesus fulfills this and proves his divinity. links to John 9:6
bultmann on miracles
modern era, strip away myths.
husk = outer disposable fictitious element of story
kernel = meaning = kerygma
feeding of 5000 = encouraged to share (link to blind man = morality and god
=jesus’ stunts are not proof of his status but are teachings.
catechism of catholic church for proof of jesus’ miracles
‘miracle, strengthen faith in the one who does his fathers work ; they bear witness that he is the son of God’
solidifies the fundamentalist approach.
catholics consider miracles as ‘semeion’ - signs of divinity
the resurrection
this also fulfil Isaiah 53:10 and psalms 16:10 (both prophesize the resurrection of the messiah)
gods ultimate show of power of evil, conquers death, and victory over sin, offers eternal life, and shows authority over creation and validates claims of his identity of son of God
Also, he is unique he’s the only human to do this
prophecies of the resurrection of the lord
psalms 16:10 and Isiah 53:10
semeion
miracles are signs of divinity according to the catholic church.
Hume’s criticisms of miracles
miracles do not need to be trusted - witnesses to miracles are usually uneducated people with nothing to lose
Is a violation of the laws of nature
‘ESSAYS ON MIRACLES’
hume book miracles
essays on miracles
counter to hume’s criticism that witnesses are lying
people such as St Peter have been crucified for their loyalty to the Christian God, why would they lay down their life to a lie?
jesus knowledge of future events = he is God
he knew one of his own disciples would betray him and that Peter would deny him 3x and that he would be crucified in Jerusalem
how many miracles does jesus do
37
Karl Rahner on the solution of Jesus’ self awareness
he says Jesus’ divine consciousness was deep within and something he was not always aware of and closer to the surface was human self-consciousness
+ modern psychology suggests we do carry knowledge deep inside our minds.
times jesus didnt know he was god x3
- matthew 26 - jesus cried before arrested in the Garden of Gethsemane - surely he would’ve known
- mark 5:30 - he was unaware the bleeding woman who touched him. was he pretending to be ignorant
- jesus told his parents when he got lost in Jerusalem he was unaware they’d be worried.
did jesus know he was divine YES x3
- john ‘i tell you, before Abraham was born, I am’ - links to exodus
- healing of the blind man John 9:6, walking on water Mark 6:47
- Luke 2 - ‘didnt you know i had to be in my father’s house’
did jesus know he was divine NOx3
-john is not a historical account as it was written much later. much rather an interpretation from someone who already knew Jesus as God
-all 3 synoptic gospels recount Jesus’ agony in the garden of gethsemane
-hesus may have only thought of himself as a moral teacher/liberator
counter that his miracles are proof he is God
moses parted the red sea and peter resurrected a young girl
4 scholars on jesus’ miracles and divinity
hume - illogical lies
bultmann - demythologise bible in modern era, teachings
NT wright - Jesus’ miracles establish God’s kingdom on Earth. only god can cleanse sins
Maurice Wiles - rejects on moral grounds
Paul on the resurrection
‘if christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless and so is your faith’ = bultmann is defeating the point of faith.
theories on resurrection x2
swoon theory - he didnt die but fainted BUT Romans describes graphically the tortue endured
inconsistency - raised by Bart Ehrman BUT william lane craig says the details are just peripheral and arent at the heart of the story which is JESUS WAS RAISED.
myths - bultmann. hick, resurrection and incarnation are not literal accounts of raising a body but symbols of beginnings, rebirth and transcending death, symbolic of the triumph of god over evil
