Prelims Flashcards
Investigates the facts and evidences of the historical human Jesus including his words(teachings) and works (miracles).
Historical Christology
5 APPROACHES OF CHRISTOLOGY
Ontological Functional Historical Dogmatic Christology from below and from above
What does Christos mean?
Messiah
He was rebuked by Jesus for the way the world understood a Messiah.
Peter
Focuses on the being and nature of Jesus Christ fully human and fully divine in one person
Ontological Christology
Christology from below is also known as?
ASCENDING CHRISTOLOGY
Examines doctrines and pronouncements about Jesus in order to guide and enlighten the faith-experiences of his followers.
DESCENDING CHRISTOLOGY
Diaspora means?
dispersion
The study of the work that Jesus Christ achieved in the plan of salvation, rather than on who he was as a person.
Functional Christology
The study of Jesus viewed as the Messiah
Christology
Messiah is also known as?
Anointed one
Approaches the study of Jesus Christ according to the official teachings, doctrines and dogma of the Catholic Church
Dogmatic Christology
Ordered process of reflection on the nature and meaning of Jesus Christ
Christology
This Christology starts from human experiences of Jesus that believers can relate before systematic Christological doctrines and teaching of the Church in order to guide its believers and prepare them to understand and appreciate divine person.
ASCENDING CHRISTOLOGY
Command of auxiliary military units, full powers of criminal and civil jurisdiction, collection of imperial taxes
PROCURATOR
Christology from above is also known as?
Descending
This approach revisits past pronouncements and decrees by ecclesiastical authorities and ecumenical councils of Catholic church
Dogmatic Christology
They were known for their intellectual giants
Greeks
Examples of intellectual giants
Socrates, Plato, Aristotle
King Herod’s son
Archelaus, Philip, Herod Antipas
What territories did Herod Antipas inherit?
Galilee, Perea
This Christology starts from Jesus’ divinity as it is understood and preached by the Catholic Church.
DESCENDING CHRISTOLOGY
What territories did Philip inherit?
Caesarea Philippi (North Galilee) Bethsaida Julias (East of Galilee)
Territory of the mighty roman empire
Palestine
Ruler of Palestine
Idumean
Ruler who displeased the Jews
Herod the Great
Medium of Christianity as its official language
Latin
What territories did Archelaus inherit?
Judea, Idumea, Samaria
Discriminated and deprived of their fundamental right
Women
Local tax collectors
Publicans
This class is composed of poor people who suffer increasing poverty, and oppression. Majority of them are the Jewish Population (Woman, Children, Sick/ ill People, Public Sinners)
Marginalized lower class