Thursday, July 3, 2008
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Primitive Christology: Analysis of Titles of Jesus
Oscar Cullman identified ten main titles of Jesus in the New Testament. He grouped them under the categories of "earthly work" of Jesus (with titles like Prophet, Suffering Servant, High Priest), "future work" (Messiah, Son of Man), "present work" (Lord,Saviour) and ""pre-existence" (Word, Son of God, God) of Jesus. Cullmann traces most of the titles of Jesus to the Old Testament though he is inclined to find two titles influenced by other traditions, "Son of Man" title to the "heavenly man" concept of oriental religions and "Logos" to the Greek mythology.Continue to read at: Primitive Christology: Analysis of Titles of Jesus
Christology : Methodological issues
Where to begin? The methodological problem
Christological studies have been always confronted with a methodological problem: Where to start, "from above" or "from below." From above refers to the ontological aspect of Christology, beginning from the second person of trinity, stuffed with Greek metaphysics and the Jewish concept of the Messiah, the Christ, the anointed Son of God, and the preached Christ of faith . To continue to read go to:Spelling Christ: Christology : Methodological issues
For additional materials go to:ReChristo: Methodological questions in Christology
Christological studies have been always confronted with a methodological problem: Where to start, "from above" or "from below." From above refers to the ontological aspect of Christology, beginning from the second person of trinity, stuffed with Greek metaphysics and the Jewish concept of the Messiah, the Christ, the anointed Son of God, and the preached Christ of faith . To continue to read go to:Spelling Christ: Christology : Methodological issues
For additional materials go to:ReChristo: Methodological questions in Christology
The great question of Christology: Who is Jesus Christ today?
Wolfhart Pannenberg in his masterpiece, Jesus - God and Man,points out that the great question in the development of Christology is how to solve the problem of the relationship with humanity and divinity in Jesus Christ. The name Jesus Christ, coined by the early Church itself point to that problem
bringing together Jesus of Nazareth, son of Mary and Christ, the Messiah promised by God. Generally saying the Alexandrian school fused Jesus with God and the Antiochean school emphasized the separation between Jesus and God. There has been attempts all through the long history of the Church to go behind and beyond these "contrasting impulses". The search for the real person of Jesus Christ, in terms of his person and work is the subject matter of Christology. To raise the question who is Jesus Christ for us today in our religious, political, social cultural context of India and give our own particular answer is what is expected of every student of Christology
bringing together Jesus of Nazareth, son of Mary and Christ, the Messiah promised by God. Generally saying the Alexandrian school fused Jesus with God and the Antiochean school emphasized the separation between Jesus and God. There has been attempts all through the long history of the Church to go behind and beyond these "contrasting impulses". The search for the real person of Jesus Christ, in terms of his person and work is the subject matter of Christology. To raise the question who is Jesus Christ for us today in our religious, political, social cultural context of India and give our own particular answer is what is expected of every student of Christology
Heresies
Heresies
Heresies, literally means, a different opinion. Geevarghese Mar Osthathios, Metropolitan of the Syrian Orthodox Church and Professor at Orthodox theological Seminary Kottayam, India writes: "Heresies are half-truths which claim to be the whole truth. Orthodoxy is the whole truth of the whole church and not the part truth of a part church. Most of the heresies emphasized the opposite half truths and canceled each other." For further reading go to:
Spelling Christ: HeresiesFor additional material go to: Early Christological controversies
Heresies, literally means, a different opinion. Geevarghese Mar Osthathios, Metropolitan of the Syrian Orthodox Church and Professor at Orthodox theological Seminary Kottayam, India writes: "Heresies are half-truths which claim to be the whole truth. Orthodoxy is the whole truth of the whole church and not the part truth of a part church. Most of the heresies emphasized the opposite half truths and canceled each other." For further reading go to:
Spelling Christ: HeresiesFor additional material go to: Early Christological controversies
Spelling Christ: Way to Chalcedon
Way to Chalcedon
The Chalcedonian Council which formed the two-nature Christological formula has been the most decisive Council with regard to Christology. Chalcedonia consolidated the eastern and western positions and attempted to work out a formula acceptable to most of the Churches. However, there were some Churches in the east who rejected the authority of Chalcedon for historical reasons rather than theological reasons. The Eastern Orthodox churches do not consider the Chalcedon as an ecumenical council and do not consider the formula as an adequate description of the person of Jesus Christ. For them the theological position of the Third Ecumenical Council of Ephesus and the Cyrillian formuala of Mia physis tou theou Logou sesarkomene (One incarnate nature of God the word) provided the necessarily authentic Christology. To continue to read go toSpelling Christ: Way to Chalcedon
JT
The Chalcedonian Council which formed the two-nature Christological formula has been the most decisive Council with regard to Christology. Chalcedonia consolidated the eastern and western positions and attempted to work out a formula acceptable to most of the Churches. However, there were some Churches in the east who rejected the authority of Chalcedon for historical reasons rather than theological reasons. The Eastern Orthodox churches do not consider the Chalcedon as an ecumenical council and do not consider the formula as an adequate description of the person of Jesus Christ. For them the theological position of the Third Ecumenical Council of Ephesus and the Cyrillian formuala of Mia physis tou theou Logou sesarkomene (One incarnate nature of God the word) provided the necessarily authentic Christology. To continue to read go toSpelling Christ: Way to Chalcedon
JT
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