Person of Jesus Christ Flashcards
Son of God
A term for Jesus that emphasises he is God incarnate, one of the three persons of the Trinity
Liberator
A general term for someone who frees a people or group
Rabbi
A Jewish teacher, often associated with having followers
Hypostatic union
The belief that Christ is both fully God and fully human, indivisible, two natures united in one person
Homoousios
Of the same substance or the same being
Word
From the Greek logos, another name for the second person of the Trinity, used at the beginning of John’s Gospel to describe the incarnation which existed from the beginning, of one substance with and equal to God the Father
Redemption
The action of saving or being saved from sin, error, or evil
Zealot
A member of the Jewish political/military movement that fought against Rome in the first century AD
Messiah
In Christianity, the word is associated with Jesus Christ, who is believed to be the Son of God and the saviour
What historians mentioned Jesus Christ
Suetonius (AD69-122)
Tacitus (AD56-117)
Pliny the Younger (AD61-113)
Josephus (AD37-97)
Where in the Bible is the term ‘God’ applied to Jesus
John 1:1
John 1:18
John 20:28
Hebrews 1:8-9
Romans 9:5
Titus 2:13
2 Peter 1:1
1 John 5:20
Where in the Bible is Jesus Jesus mentioned as God’s ‘own son’
Romans 8:32
John 1:14
Where in the Bible is Jesus seen as uniquely close to God
Baptism of Jesus Transfiguration
Matthew 3:13-17 Matthew 17:1-9
Mark 1:9-11 Mark 9:2-8
Luke 3:21-23 Luke 9:28-36
2 Peter 1:16-18
What did the council of Nicaea say?
Jesus was of the same substance as the Father
What did the Council of Chalcedon say?
Christ is acknowledged in two natures, which come together as one person
What was the extent of Jesus’ self knowledge?
- Knowledge of the divine reality of God
- an infused knowledge
-knowledge of life in the normal way of human life
What did Karl Rahner suggest about Jesus’ conscientious?
It was like layers of an onion. Jesus’ human consciousness was close to the surface of the onion but his divine self consciousness was deep within him
How did Jesus’ divine consciousness develop?
Before he recognised he was the saviour, he had to experience reality, with memory, emotion, experience, intuition, instinct and many other factors. Consciousness always involves a degree of reflection
What do Jesus’ miracles show?
-He is inaugurating God’s Kingdom on Earth
-Reinforces he the message that he is God’s son
What impact does the resurrection have on Jesus?
N.T Wright suggests that the resurrection was the reason why Christianity was spread
