Christology terms and definitions

CHRISTOLOGY

• The study of the nature or meaning of Jesus Christ.

• Study of god

• Study of the spirtual practice of god

LOW CHRISTOLOGY

• Starts with the humanity of god

• Emphasizes or starts with the humanity of Jesus.

• Starts with the humanity of people

HIGH CHRISTOLOGY:  Emphasizes or starts with the Divinity of ....

ESCHATOLOGY:  Theology concerned with death, _______, and the final destiny of the soul and of humankind . . . The End Times!

PAROUSIA

• The Second Coming of Christ

• The first Coming of christ

• The last coming of christ

SAVIOR:  Redeemer of ___ and saver of souls.

SON OF MAN:  Self-Designation of _____ . . . Messianic in nature . . . "Son of Man" can also simply imply "human," as in "mortal".

MESSIAH:  In Hebrew, the “____________,” the promised deliverer of the Jewish nation prophesied in the Hebrew Bible, the awaited Jewish “savior” or “rescuer”.

Fill in the blank:

• Chosen one

• Anointed One

• Messiah

CHRIST

• Gods son

• The word of god

• The greek translation of god

• The Greek translation of Messiah

INCARNATION

• To be made in the flesh a deity, spirit, or abstract quality.

• Redeemer of sin and saver of souls.

• A philosophy that suggests God became a cloud or wind to communicate with humanity.