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The person of Jesus Christ Flashcards

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son of god view

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jesus is son of god
-some see him as lesser being or only human

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the trinity

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one god in three persons
-father son and HS hypostases
-each person fully god three coexistent
-there is one god- doctrine doesnt split god into 3 parts

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nicene creed

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-disputed so this made to settle them
-belief in one god
-christ son of god
-salvation- came down from heaven
-he became incarnate
-believe in HS

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chalcedonian definition

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-nicene creed made by them
-was a decree of the council of chalcedon
-definition claims christ had 2 natures that join together in one being

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god of christian monotheism

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one substance- ousia
-yet three persons- hypostasis
-jesus has human and divine nature
-fully god and man joined in hypostatic union
-all 3 parts coequal and coeternal
-jesus relation with god unique and second person of holy trinity

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incoherence of trinity criticism

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-unitarian liberal theologian channing argued view is confusing
-0humana and divine incompatiable states
-they are contradictory qualities
-divine infinite- human finite
-Hick- to say jesus god like saying circle also square

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trinity mystery to be taken on faith defence argument

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-augustine and barth- trinity mystery =- all human attempts to understand trinity rationally misguided
-application of human reason to understanding god not accepted by augustine and barth

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success of barths argument

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depends on whether they are right that bible supports trinitarian view and also whether he is correct in his rejection of natural theology
-through power of reason to provide us knowledge of god

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john 10:30

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-jesus said the father and i are one
-suggests father and son coeternal and coequal
-jesus thought of himself as divine

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john 1:1-3

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in begnining was word and word was with god and word was god

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john 1:14

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the word was made flesh and dwelt among us
-word is jesus
-jesus pre existed creation of world and coequal with father

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hicks critique of biblical evidence for trinity

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-hick argued historical jesus didnt teach himself as divine
-son of god common title in judaism when referring to special human chosen by god- not divine person
-adam was called son of god

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development of hicks criticism to biblical trinity

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-john latest gospel written and clear statements of jesus divinity dont exist in earlier gospels
-doubt on authenticity of john
-mark first gospel and then matthew and luke
-jesus son of god latter invention and idea of human origin
-hick applied demythologisation to idea of incarnation- argues it conveyed idea of embodying conviction in life- love and goodness of god

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mark defense of trinity in bible

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-first gospel written
-during jesus baptism god says you are my beloved son and i am pleased with you

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bart ehrman defence of hicks criticism

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-claims it only applies to what jesus said about himself- not what narrative gospels say about him
-shows gospel writers see jesus as divine not himself as divine

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jesus miracles

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-showed he was son of god
-walked on water- turned water into wine- raised people from dead
-he did miracles so thought of himself as divine

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old testament prophets miracles as criticism

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-jesus miracles showed he was a prophet
-moses parted red sea- non one thinks of him as son of god

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jesus has unique control over miracles- defence

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-moses parted red sea under gods instruction
-jesus miracles under his control
-turning water into wine because he was reluctant but did it

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reimarus 18th century german philosopher

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-analysed historical jesus
-believed jesus was human deluded about being messiah
-after crucifixion disciples hid his body so they could pretend he had ressurected
-jesus did miracles to those who already has faith
-miracles written 60 years after in language palesitinian jews couldnt read

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jesus resurrection

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-jesus rose three days after dieing
-st paul said if this didnt happen faith pointless
-shows hes son of god in unique way
no OT prophets resurrected so jesus thought of himself as divine

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N.T wright defence of son of god

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-resurrection can be seen as historical event
-argues jewish theological beliefs on messiah had mutations and contrary so not from jewish thought
-changes to conservative religion happened because resurrection happened
-women found tomb in patriachal society

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hallucination hypothesis

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argue jesus post mortem apperances to disicples been some kind of visionary hallucination and not credible as historical evidence

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wright response to hallucination argument

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-if hallucination disciples would have seen him taken into heaven by god to bosom of abraham and glorified
-would have not concluded jesus had been raised from dead and alive

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keith parsons response to transformation of jewish theology

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-points out jesus condemed for claiming authority to forgive sins
-jesus claims to dictate on rules of sabbath
-parsons concluded jesus teachings heretical so arising of radical belief about resurection and messianism in disciples mind didnt require supernatural explanation
0change in theological to great to been of human origin

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parable of lost son moral teachings

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luke 15- younger son of man asks for inheritance early and spends it
-returns to father and repents saying he sinned against heaven and father
-older son says its unfair
-father says my son you are always with me and everything i have is yours
-he was lost and is found
-teachings on repentance and forgiveness

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sermon on the mount moral teachings

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-including beatitudes
-matthew 5: 16-41
-fulfillement of old law
-murder- adultery- divorce- oaths- eye for an eye

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jesus as not a teacher of wisdom only

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-i tell you if anyone slap you turn the other cheek also
-teaching that contradicts moses which shows he thinks he has greater authority than moses

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C.S lewis development of jesus is not wisdom teacher

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-argued claim to forgive sins which were not commited against yourself if only moral teaching if speaker is god
-jesus could only be moral teacher if he claims forgive sins backed up by authority of god
-he was god, evil
-not only moral teacher

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hick on jesus

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hick claimed jesus not son of god but was human guru and moral role model

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bultmann and demythologisation

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-bultmann thought bible become diffucult for modern audience to accept
-how scientiifically and historically minded people have become since enlightment period

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literalist approach

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-believe myths literally by denying modern advances in knowledge that contradict them
-bultmann rejected this blind faith

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liberal approach

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ignores myths and focusing on moral teaching found in bible
-bultmann rejects this because reduced christianity to philosophy
-set of teachings rather than way of life

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bultmann approach to bible

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take myths as record of human spiritual experience which had been put into words of ancient culture

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demythologisation

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process of translating myths into language fitting modern culture
-revealing deeper truths about encounter in early christianity
-might give modern audience call to spiritual life committed to christ

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easter and ressurection demythologised

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-not about rising of jesus but raising early church die to raising of faith of disciples which inspired them to preach
-success of preaching and spreading message causes ressurection within people

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jesus role in salvation shows he was divine critique of hick

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-jesus sacrifice his own life from our sins = atonement
-something only divine could do
-christs defeat of death when he resurrected offer of eternal life to all who believed

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moral exemplar theory defence of hick

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hick claims jesus just human and power of his sacrifice example of moral life to influence to do better
-jesus didnt have to be divine to save us from our sins

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N.T wrights criticism of bultmann

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-through gospel writers we can learn about historical events
-claims bultmann goes to far to reduce meaning of gospels to expressions of deeper truths about how wright felt

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critical realism

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theory that everyone has their own worldview and own lens through which they perceive world
-wright accept ancient texts involve personal expression as authors

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parable of good samaritan

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love yourself and neighour to receive salvation
-priest and levite dont help man
-samaritan helps neighourn and jesus says do likewise
-change from jewish throught teacher of laws were exemplars

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liberation theology from jesus teachings

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-agreed with marxs criticisms of capitalism
-began in 1964- reinterpreted christian message to focus on poverty
-paulo friere influenced it
-invented term consciensiation

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conscientisation

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-describes awareness someone can come to of power structures in society
-coined by paulo friere
-he thought education should be used to transform society to fix unjust power imbalances

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preferential option for the poor

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-father pedro arrupe
-refers to way bible and jesus showed preference for poor
-jesus said less fortunate were blessed

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liberation theology

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-kingdom of god - about fixing the world
-not about afterlife
-christians work by fighting expolitation for justice

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matthew 19 jesus option for poor

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-easier for camel to go through eye on needle than someone rich to enter kingdom of god

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matthew 6 jesus option for poor

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-sell posessions and give to poor
-where your treasure is there your heart will also be
-give up posessions- anti capitalist

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counter interpretation-

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-shows jesus thought rich people should give to charity not overturn economic oppression

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Kloppenburg on liberation theology

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-brazillian bishop
-argues fusing theology and political action diminishes spiritual message of christianity
-to much focus on ability of people to achieve liberation when it comes from god
-jesus saw disconnct between human politica and living for god
-give unto ceaser what is ceaser

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exodus story- counter of kloppenberg

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-liberation of jews from oppression of pharoah
-shows god isnt only concerned about liberation at individual level
-god cares about freeing people from social opression which backs up liberation theology
-if individuals followed teahcings economic consequences would be structural
-teachings aimed at liberation

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the golden thread

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-reuthers idea
-there is theme of liberation in bible
-bible has patriachal themes
-liberation and sexism dont go together
-cannot both be gods authentic revelation
-if we seperate golden thread of authentic teahcings which support feminism from patriachal threads then good

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reuthers prophetic liberation tradition

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  1. gods defence the opressed- exodus
    2.jesus treatment of poor and women
    3.jesus criticism of established religious views- unjust social order
    4.jesus moral teachings like golden rule
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what is the golden thread

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theme of liberation and other views influenced by partiachal men
-follow thread and separate teachings that reject liberation
-bible only femenist if it rejects use of god to justify social domination
-patriachy idolized men = blasphemy

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criticism to reuther

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-depends on if jesus actions were aimed at liberation women from unjust social order
-the women at the well- jesus conversed with female samaritan
-samaritans were unclean
-doesnt mean this justifies christian liberal feminism

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adulterous women for christian liberal feminism

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-john 8- adulterous women brought to jesus and he says to pharisees- let whoever without sin cast the first stone
-then he says depart and sin no more

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criticism to adulterous women for feminism on bible

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-shows jesus was against punishment for adultery
-tells women not to sin against- jesus in favour of patriachally constructed conception of sin

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jesus to martha for feminism

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-she shouldnt prepare food in kitchen but join and listen to sermon
-against traditional social gender roles
-could also mean he throught teachings were more important

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galations for feminism

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-there is neither jew nor genetile nor male or female for you are all one in christ

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non political reading of jesus and bible

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-not aimed at challenging social stuctures but treating everyone spiritually equal
-son of god brought message to all humans equally
-genesis- male and female he created them
-anti political- give to ceaser
-arrest by romans- didnt fight unjust arrest- kingdom not of this world john 18

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