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Christology Definition

Chris·tol·ogy (kris tälə jē)

noun

the study of the work and person of Jesus Christ and of the literature that relates to him

Etymology: < Gr christos (see Christ) + -ology

Related Forms:

  • Christological Chris′·to·log′i·cal (-tə läji kəl) adjective
Christology Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • have: To say I have a low Christology is totally wrong.
  • portray: Brown seems to portray orthodox christology as somewhat ' docetic ' - Jesus was fully God, but not wholly human.
  • articulate: As a part of articulating Indian Christology, many others have employed various art forms including poems, painting and dancing in Indian style.
  • imply: Shamoun argued that Jesus ' statement that he is " the resurrection and the life " in John 11 implies a high Christology.
  • include: Dr. Mike Higton Modern theology, including Christology, and the work of Hans Frei and Rowan Williams.

Preposition: in

  • century: Divine Mediator Figures The focus was on the origins of christology in the first century and its relation to.. .
  • period: The use of nomina sacra suggested the existence of extremely developed Christology in the earliest period.

Adjective modifier

  • orthodox: The virgin birth was the key to orthodox Christology " ( p 64 ).
  • NT: RESPONSE What John Really Says: Evidence from the Fourth Gospel RESPONSE Is there an Evolution in NT Christology?
  • early: We are thus safe in concluding with Richard Bauckham that " the earliest Christology was already the highest Christology.
  • high: This high ontic Christology explains the centrality of Christ in John's gospel.
  • kenotic: This brings us back, of course, to the problem with kenotic Christology.
  • functional: Ontological and functional Christology are of the same order and united in the same figure, the Son.

Noun used with modifier

  • gospel: Yet our reading of gospel christology cannot bracket the ontological question of divine sonship, as it was classically treated.