Christology
Purpose
This course introduces students to the
central themes concerning the person and work of Christ. The themes
selected for study are considered in both their historical and
theological aspects. Attention is also given to the examination and
critique of Christological expression in contemporary church life.
Prerequisite: MB521
Restriction: MB720 (i.e. offered at both level 6 and 7)
Content Outline
Introduction
1. The New Testament matrix
The message of Jesus
The Christology of Paul
The Christology of John
2. Historical development in the early centuries
Ebionitism, Docetism, Monarchianism, Logos Christology
The first great Christological question - Arianism and the Council of Nicea
The second great Christological question - The Council of
The New Testament
Irenaeus, Origen, Tertullian, Augustine
Anselm, Luther, Calvin, the “moral” theory of the atonement
4. Christologies of the 19th and 20th centuries
Friederich Schleiermacher
Karl Barth
Jürgen Moltmann
