Unit 5: Christology Flashcards
Christology
The study of Jesus
The study of who Jesus was (______) and who Jesus is (_____)
Historically; Christ
The study of who Jesus is to the Church (________), and who Jesus is to you (_________)
Communally; Individually
Incarnation
The doctrine which teaches that Jesus is both fully human and fully divine (The Word Made Flesh)
Hypostatic Union
A term used to describe how Christ consists of two natures (human and divine) in one person
Jesus was NOT half _____ and half _____. Both natures were united in Jesus Christ
Human; Divine
Historical Jesus (_____)
Human; Shaped by Judaism and Roman rule. Didn’t so much seek to start a new religion, but to bring about the Kingdom of God. Loved so radically that it cost him his life
Christ of Faith (_____)
Divine; Focuses on the Paschal Mystery and the post-Easter Jesus. Emphasis on the resurrected Jesus. Focuses on St. Paul’s concept of the “Cosmic Christ”
Through Jesus’ Humanity…
We learn what it means to be human (Jesus experienced everything human [birth, death, emotion]) We come to know God
The Kingdom of God is ___, not in the future
Now; Luke
We are called to be ________ with Jesus in His mission of Kingdom-building
Co-disciples
Gospel of John
Focuses on Jesus Christ, the eternal Son of God (from above); Begins with the preexisting Word (logos) which existed with God since the beginning