The deity of Jesus Christ

Incarnation

the act of the eternal Son taking on full human nature

Arianism

the view that the Son was created by the Father and not eternal

Apolonarianism

the view that the divine Logos replaced the human rational mind

Monophysite

the view that Christ had only one nature rather than two

Nestorianism

the view that Christ existed as two separate persons, divine and human

Pre-existence

the belief that Christ existed before his earthly life

Messiah

the anointed deliverer promised in Jewish expectation

monogenes

a Greek term emphasizing uniqueness or one-of-a-kind status

Eternal Functional Subordination

the view that the Son eternally submits to the Father in role while remaining equal in nature

Docetism

the view that Christ only appeared to be human

dokeo

a Greek verb meaning to seem or appear

Two minds Christology

the view that Christ possessed both a divine mind and a human mind

Kenotic Christology

the view that the Son voluntarily limited certain divine attributes in the incarnation

Resurrection

the transformation to new bodily life after death

Resuscitation

the return to ordinary mortal life after apparent death

Swoon theory

the claim that Jesus did not actually die on the cross

Hallucinations

the claim that post-resurrection appearances were subjective visions rather than bodily encounters