Classical Christology, Part 1

stained glass window of Jesus' transfiguration Christology is the study of the person of Jesus Christ. Over the next three weeks, we will focus on a set of important questions about Jesus, such as: Who is Jesus? Why do Christians say that Jesus is both divine and human? How are these divine and human natures united in one person? How does the church respond to those who say that Jesus was merely human? How does the church respond to those who say that Jesus is divine but not in the same way God the Father is divine? This first week will focus on the divinity of Jesus Christ.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this week, students will be able to:

Explain how the challenges to biblical teaching about Jesus prompted the church to specify why Jesus needs to be fully divine
Identify specific language that the church has found helpful for bearing witness to the reality that Jesus is fully divine
Analyze the reasons why an incarnation was necessary, namely because of our need for union with God and direct revelation from God

Required Video Viewing

Module 8 Videos

Required Reading

Assignments

Discussion Questions for Video Conference 8
- Submit discussion questions based on this week's assigned reading
- Due Thursday at 6 p.m. Pacific Time before the start of the class video conference
Synopsis of Video Conference 7
- Submit a three-paragraph synopsis of last week's video conference, readings, and lectures
- Due Thursday at 6 p.m. Pacific Time before the start of this week's class video conference
Book Review
- Write a 2200-2500 word review of an assigned book (see the list) with an analysis of each chapter of the book
- Submit book review as a Microsoft Word document Thursday by 6 p.m. Pacific Time