Person of Christ

Question 1

Incarnation

Answer 1

Literally means ‘in flesh’ – a central teaching of Christianity that God became flesh as a human being in the person of Jesus Christ.

Question 2

Christology

Answer 2

The area of Christian theology about the nature of Jesus Christ’s relationship with God

Question 3

Docetism

Answer 3

Jesus only ‘appeared’ or ‘seemed’ to be fully human; this was so that god could communicate with humans.

Question 4

Christ-event

Answer 4

Jesus’ birth, ministry, death and resurrection. The significance of Jesus is not in one event but in the whole of his life and its relationship with history both before and after

Question 5

Son of God

Answer 5

The term used by Jesus’ followers to describe his special relationship with God

Question 6

Liberator

Answer 6

Controversial view of Jesus as a political freedom fighter and/or as one who sided with the poor and marginalized against the rich in society

Question 7

Form of Life

Answer 7

Refers to the historical, sociological, moral and psychological conditions in which ordinary language operates and has meaning

Question 8

Torah

Answer 8

The Jewish law and teaching originally believed to have been given to Moses c1250BCE. Contains the first five books of the Christian Bible

Question 9

Sermon on the Mount

Answer 9

Jesus’ longest discourse on ethics containing range of religious and moral issues; found in Matthew 5-7

Question 10

Samaritans

Answer 10

A group of Jews living between Judea (south) and Galilee (north Isreal) – seen as racially and religiously impure due to inter-marriage with foreigners; had their own temples

Question 11

Zealots

Answer 11

First century religious group, often using violence with the aim of ending the Roman occupation of Palestine.

Question 12

Exegesis

Answer 12

Close analysis and interpretation of a text