Christology, Ancient and Modern

Christology, Ancient and Modern
Title Christology, Ancient and Modern PDF eBook
Author Oliver D. Crisp
Publisher Zondervan Academic
Pages 224
Release 2013-10-22
Genre Religion
ISBN 0310514975

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A Fresh Look at the Doctrine of Christ. Christology was the central doctrine articulated by the early church councils, and it remains the subject of close theological investigation today. Christology, Ancient and Modern—the first volume in a series of published proceedings from the annual Los Angeles Theology Conference—brings together conference proceedings, surveying the field and articulating the sources, norms, and criteria for constructive theological work in Christology. The ten diverse essays in this collection include discussions on: The types of historical Christologies and evaluations of various approaches to the theology of Christ. A close look at the trajectory and divergence of modern denominational understandings of Christ's work and person. Discussions of implications and challenges to specific Christologies regarding detailed exegetical considerations. Each of the essays collected in this volume engage with Scripture as well as with others in the field—theologians both past and present, from different confessions—in order to provide constructive resources for contemporary systematic theology and to forge a theology for the future.

God Sent His Son

God Sent His Son
Title God Sent His Son PDF eBook
Author Cardinal Christoph Schšnborn
Publisher Ignatius Press
Pages 413
Release 2010-01-01
Genre Religion
ISBN 158617410X

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In this work of Christology, Christoph Cardinal Schonborn, a world-renowned theologian, takes as his starting point the Apostle Paul's statement, "But when the time had fully come, God sent for his Son, born of woman, born under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons" (Gal 4:4-5). Based on many years of lecturing on Christology, Cardinal Schonborn's work moves from the solid conviction of faith that Jesus of Nazareth is the Messiah of Israel, the Son of the Living God, through the development of the Church's understanding of this truth, to the consideration of contemporary issues and the views of various modern theologians. Cardinal Schonborn sees Christology as based on the original Illumination granted by the Father in manifesting his Son, which divides, as if through a prism, into a rainbow of Christological themes. "Christology," he writes, "in every phase of its development, follows its path by this light: 'in thy light do we see light' (Ps 36:10)." Christology is always faith seeking understanding-trying to understand that to which the believer already says, "Yes!" God Sent His Son has the comprehensiveness and scholarly precision of a textbook but the insights and personal relevance of a work of spirituality. It carefully explores ancient and medieval questions, but also modern issues of Christology.

Christological Anthropology in Historical Perspective

Christological Anthropology in Historical Perspective
Title Christological Anthropology in Historical Perspective PDF eBook
Author Marc Cortez
Publisher Zondervan Academic
Pages 272
Release 2016-02-02
Genre Religion
ISBN 0310516420

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What does it mean to be “truly human?” In Christological Anthropology in Historical Perspective, Marc Cortez looks at the ways several key theologians—Gregory of Nyssa, Julian of Norwich, Martin Luther, Friedrich Schleiermacher, Karl Barth, John Zizioulas, and James Cone—have used Christology to inform their understanding of the human person. Based on this historical study, he concludes with a constructive proposal for how Christology and anthropology should work together to inform our view of what it means to be human. Many theologians begin their discussion of the human person by claiming that in some way Jesus Christ reveals what it means to be “truly human,” but this often has little impact in the material presentation of their anthropology. Although modern theologians often fail to reflect robustly on the relationship between Christology and anthropology, this was not the case throughout church history. In this book, examine seven key theologians and discover their important contributions to theological anthropology.

Jesus Under Fire

Jesus Under Fire
Title Jesus Under Fire PDF eBook
Author Zondervan,
Publisher Zondervan Academic
Pages 255
Release 2010-12-21
Genre Religion
ISBN 031087713X

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Who is Jesus? What did he do? What did he say? -Are the traditional answer to these questions still to be trusted? - Did the early church and tradition "Christianize" Jesus? - Was Christianity built on clever conceptions of the church, or on the character and actions of an actual person? These and similar questions have come under scrutiny by a forum of biblical scholars called the Jesus Seminar. Their conclusions have been widely publicized in magazines such as Time and Newsweek. Jesus Under Fire challenges the methodology and findings of the Jesus Seminar, which generally clash with the biblical records. It examines the authenticity of the words, actions, miracles, and resurrection of Jesus, and presents compelling evidence for the traditional biblical teachings. Combining accessibility with scholarly depth, Jesus Under Fire helps readers judge for themselves whether the Jesus of the Bible is the Jesus of history, and whether the gospels' claim is valid that he is the only way to God.

Christology from the Margins

Christology from the Margins
Title Christology from the Margins PDF eBook
Author Thomas Bohache
Publisher Hymns Ancient and Modern Ltd
Pages 289
Release 2008
Genre Religion
ISBN 0334040582

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Provides a comprehensive queer discussion of Christology, concluding with the view of Christ's person and work from a queer perspective. Suitable for undergraduate study.

The Sexuality of Christ in Renaissance Art and in Modern Oblivion

The Sexuality of Christ in Renaissance Art and in Modern Oblivion
Title The Sexuality of Christ in Renaissance Art and in Modern Oblivion PDF eBook
Author Leo Steinberg
Publisher University of Chicago Press
Pages 426
Release 2014-12-10
Genre Art
ISBN 022622631X

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Originally published in 1983, Leo Steinberg's classic work has changed the viewing habits of a generation. After centuries of repression and censorship, the sexual component in thousands of revered icons of Christ is restored to visibility. Steinberg's evidence resides in the imagery of the overtly sexed Christ, in Infancy and again after death. Steinberg argues that the artists regarded the deliberate exposure of Christ's genitalia as an affirmation of kinship with the human condition. Christ's lifelong virginity, understood as potency under check, and the first offer of blood in the circumcision, both required acknowledgment of the genital organ. More than exercises in realism, these unabashed images underscore the crucial theological import of the Incarnation. This revised and greatly expanded edition not only adduces new visual evidence, but deepens the theological argument and engages the controversy aroused by the book's first publication.

Christology Revisited

Christology Revisited
Title Christology Revisited PDF eBook
Author John Macquarrie
Publisher Hymns Ancient and Modern Ltd
Pages 128
Release 2003
Genre Religion
ISBN 9780334029304

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John Macquarrie "revisits" and expands his understanding of the person of Jesus Christ. He explores the issues of interpretation surrounding how we can "know" a person who lived 2000 years ago. He critiques certain controversial theologies which overemphasize either Jesus' divinity or humanity.