Lesson 3: The Roles of Jesus

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Earliest Christian Art
Jesus depicted as a shepherd in catacomb paintings.
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Church Fathers’ Interpretation
Christ’s pierced side symbolizes the Church and sacraments.
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Medieval Image of Jesus
Seen as a coming judge and a figure of deep humanity.
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Renaissance Image of Jesus
Emphasized Jesus’ human body due to the Incarnation’s importance.
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Modern Rationalist Views
Jesus portrayed as an ethical teacher or misunderstood figure.
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Jesus in Liberation Theology
Depicted as a social revolutionary or guerrilla fighter.
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Feminist Interpretation
Jesus’ gender changed to represent female suffering.
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John Dominic Crossan’s View
Jesus as a Jewish magician and wandering philosopher.
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Jesus 2000 Contest
Winning portrait showed a dark-skinned, androgynous Jesus.
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Popular Christian Devotions
Different groups emphasize Christ as King, Savior, or Logos.
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New Testament Christologies
The NT presents multiple perspectives on Jesus.
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Mark’s Christology
Jesus as the Suffering Servant and Son of God.
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Matthew & Luke’s Christology
Jesus as Son of God from conception.
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John’s Christology
Jesus as the eternal Word of God.
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Christology & the Creeds
Nicene Creed affirms Jesus as divine and consubstantial with the Father.
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Problem with "Christology from Above"
Starts with doctrine rather than historical evidence.
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Christology from Below
Begins with the historical Jesus to establish faith.
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Diversity in Christian Belief Today
Some focus on Jesus’ divinity, others on his humanity.
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Monophysitism in Practice
Overemphasis on Jesus’ divinity, neglecting his humanity.
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Historical-Critical Method
Uses historical research to study Jesus objectively.
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John P. Meier’s Thought Experiment
Reconstructing Jesus based only on historical sources.
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Limitations of Purely Historical Jesus
History cannot prove miracles or the resurrection.
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Jesus of History vs. Christ of Faith
Scholars study historical Jesus, but faith follows the risen Christ.
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Walter Kasper’s Complementary Christology
Balances historical Jesus and risen Christ.
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Role of the Church in Christology
Christology is rooted in Scripture, Creeds, and Tradition.
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Catholic View on Scripture
The Bible must be read within Church tradition.
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Historical-Critical Christology Principles
The Gospels are faith testimonies, not biographies.
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Pre-Critical Christology
The Bible was once accepted as literal history.
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Marcion (ca. 150 AD)
Rejected the Old Testament and reduced the Gospels to a version of Luke.
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Tatian (ca. 175 AD)
Created the Diatessaron, a single harmonized version of the four Gospels.
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Origen (185-254 AD)
Developed allegorical interpretation and the first textual criticism of the Old Testament.
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Modern Biblical Scholarship
Developed textual criticism and historical research methods.
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Catholic Reaction to Enlightenment
Initially resisted historical criticism.
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Divino Afflante Spiritu (1943)
Pius XII encouraged historical and literary biblical studies.
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Instruction on the Gospels (1964)
The Gospels developed in three stages.
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Dei Verbum (1965)
Emphasized divine inspiration and human authorship of Scripture.
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1993 PBC Document
Affirmed the historical-critical method, warned against fundamentalism, and stressed reading the Bible within the Church’s living tradition.
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Faith & Reason in Christology
Faith must be historically grounded but not reduced to myth.
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