Jesus the Christ

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Jesus the Christ

• development of New Testament
• Gospel portraits of Jesus
• Christological controversies
• creedal affirmations

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The NEW TESTAMENT

• the synoptic Gospels
• Matthew
• Mark
• Luke
• the Johannine writings
• 4th gospel
• letters (3)
• book of Revelation
• the Pauline writings
• letters epistles
• the catholic epistles (others)

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Gospels Historical World

• ministry of Jesus (-33 AD)
• preaching of Apostles (35-85 AD)
• writing by Evangelists (85-100 AD)
• selected
• synthesis
• explanation

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Gospels Literary World

• the Passion / Resurrection narratives
• the public ministry tale
• parables
• miracles
• discourses
• the preamble
• baptism by John
• infancy narratives
• the eternal logos

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Gospels Theology

• Christology
• MK Son of Man
• MT new Moses
• LK universal Savior
• JN word of God

• Discipleship
• MK vocation to suffering
• MT personal righteousness
• LK spiritual community
• JN faith for new life

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The Nicene Creed

• We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty,
  maker of heaven and earth, of all that is seen
  and unseen.

• Monotheism
• Father abba of Jesus
• GNOSTICISM
• physical evil
• mystery religion

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The Nicene Creed

• We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only
  Son of God, eternally begotten of the Father, God
  from God, Light from Light, true God from true
  God, begotten, not made, one in Being with the
  Father. Through him all things were made. For
  us men and our salvation, he came down from
  heaven

• only one of a kind
• ARIANISM
• a time when He was not
• first one made
• eternally begotten ... not an event in time
• Light analogy of sun
• one Being - hypostatic union
• Apollinarius appeared
• Euthyches absorbed
• logos journey!

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The Nicene Creed

• by the power of the Holy Spirit he was born of
  the Virgin Mary, and became man. For our sake he
  was crucified under Pontius Pilate he suffered,
  died, and was buried. On the third day he rose
  again in fulfillment of the Scriptures he
  ascended into heaven and is seated at the right
  hand of the Father. He will come again in glory
  to judge the living and the dead, and his kingdom
  will have no end.

• NESTORIANISM moral union
• born bodily person
• Spirit ...Virgin unique birth!
• became man ... in time
• crucified
• under Pilate (in history)
• dead buried (really!)
• Resurrection Ascension
• Judaic fulfillment
• Scriptures (prophecies)
• right hand (divine power)
• to judge (remnant eschatology)
• kingdom (covenant promise)

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The Nicene Creed

• We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the
  giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and
  the Son. With the Father and the Son he is
  worshiped and glorified. He has spoken through
  the Prophets.

• Spirit life
• FILIOQUE (and the Son)
• problem of procession
• equality of nature
• Prophets time of OT

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The Nicene Creed

• We believe in one, holy, catholic, and apostolic
  Church. We acknowledge one baptism for the
  forgiveness of sins. We look for the
  resurrection of the dead, and the life of the
  world to come.
• AMEN.

• one faith (vs. heretics)
• holy as whole
• catholic universal
• apostolic communal
• forgiveness existential
• eschatology
• SO BE IT!