Theo Exam 2

Whats and Whos

1 Person, Two natures of Christ; divine and human

“the unassumed is the unhealed”

a guiding principle of

hypostatic union

The idea that Jesus has two natures, divine and human, that are distinct but inseparably related.

Anomoios

greek, “unlike”

Homoios

Homoiousios

of similar substance

homoousios

of same substance

Deity of Christ in Scripture

forgives sins, sends angels, judges the world, Lord of the sabbath, one with the Father, He is I AM, come from Heaven, He is God.

Kurios/Adonai/YHWH

Lord

New World Translation John 1:1-2

“the word was a god”

Arianism

Jesus was created in this heresy

Ebionitism/Adoptionism

that Jesus was adopted at His baptism, denies his divinity

Docetism

denies Jesus’ humanity, claims He was a phantom

Apollinarianism

Jesus was a human body with a divine spark or soul

Nesstorianism

divides the person of Jesus

Eutychianism

Jesus is a divine/human person, making him neither truly human nor truly divine

Anhypostasis

there is no independant human person or existance of Christ.

Enhypostasis

reverses Anhypostasis, real human nature finds its personhood in the divine person of CHrist. 2 natures one person

Kenoticism

Jesus emptied himself

Dynamic Incarnation

God indwelled the human christ in a manner similar to how the Holy Spirit indwells us with His Holy Spirit

Council of Nicea

considered whether Jesus had both fully divine and human natures, condemned arianism

Council of Constantinople

considered whether Jesus had both fully divine and human natures, condemned arianism, apollinarianism

council of Ephesus

considered how it is possible for Jesus to have fully divine and fully human natures. COndemned Eutychisnism and Nestorianism

Council of Chalcedon

considered how it is possible for Jesus to have fully divine and fully human natures. COndemned Eutychisnism and Nestorianism

Logos Sarx Egeneto

“word became flesh”

Kenosis

The idea that christ emptied of himself upon coming to earth and that He chose not to exercise certain aspects of His divine nature

liberal view of Kenosis

Christ gave up His divine perfections

classical view of kenosis

christ is fully divine and fully divine, not a contradiction

Kenotic view of kenosis

christ gave up certain divine perfections without ceasing to be God

orthodox

Christ gave up the continual divine perfections in becoming incarte there by remaining God/divine

The Holy Spirit