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Christianity stands on the person of Jesus Christ. Before Jesus uttered a single word or did a single act, God revealed in this man His will for us. Jesus’ very existence as fully God and completely human, excluding sin, and how Jesus is a divine person whose divine and human natures harmoniously co-exist in a mutual relationship where one neither absorbs nor divides from the other, reveals how God wants to relate to us. Before Jesus utters a word or does a single act, His very existence is a revelation from God that we are called to be in a permanent, harmonious relationship with God. Jesus’ earthly ministry, climaxing in His death and resurrection, made possible our ability to reconcile with God and become co-workers in bringing in the Kingdom of God.
This understanding of Jesus Christ is the fruit of the study of the person and mission of Jesus Christ: Christology. This has been a central focus of study for theology since the beginning of the Church. What we believe and argue today about whom Jesus is and what He did was earned through much prayer, thought and argument. This course will enable students to learn and understand the foundations upon which all Christology rests, the theology developed from the apostolic age through the Council of Chalcedon in the fifth century A.D.
- Essential Question for this Course: How do I interpret my faith experience of God in and through Christ Jesus?
- “Guiding” Question for this session What is Christology?
English Reading Assignment
- Who do you say that I am? An Introduction to Christology … In the Gospels and Early Church by Gerard H, Luttenberger, pp. 1-28
- Catechism of the Catholic Church nos. 422-429
Questions for Study and Reflection
Please answer these questions on paper to share in the classroom
- How does the author of the text define Christology?
- What role does one’s personal faith experience play in this understanding of Christology?
- What role does the community play in this understanding of Christology?
- Why does the author insist that Christology is a process?
- Based on the Catechism of the Catholic Church, what is the most important task of a Catechist or parents when transmitting their faith to other?
