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““Who do men Who do men say I am?”say I am?”
The modern debate on The modern debate on ChristologyChristology
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Finding the “Historical Finding the “Historical Jesus”Jesus”
Hermann ReimarusHermann Reimarus 1694-1768 1694-1768 Assumption that divine claims were Assumption that divine claims were
a later developmenta later development ““A moralist and religious reformer A moralist and religious reformer
crucified for thinking ahead of his crucified for thinking ahead of his time”time”
Albert Schweitzer: Albert Schweitzer: “An apocalyptic “An apocalyptic prophet”prophet”
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Statement of the Statement of the Orthodox viewOrthodox view
H.P.Liddon 1866H.P.Liddon 1866 ““The Divinity of our Lord and The Divinity of our Lord and
Saviour Jesus Christ” Saviour Jesus Christ” And a And a reaction…reaction…
W.Bousset 1900W.Bousset 1900 ““Kyrios Christi”: A developing Kyrios Christi”: A developing
ChristologyChristology
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The two viewsThe two views
Christology “from Christology “from above” (above” (docetismdocetism?)?)
Christology “from Christology “from below” (abelow” (adoptionismdoptionism?)?)
Is there a third way?Is there a third way?
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The myth of Jesus of The myth of Jesus of NazarethNazareth
Rudolf Bultmann (1884-1976)Rudolf Bultmann (1884-1976) ““Myth” cannot be treated as Myth” cannot be treated as
historical fact but as symbolical historical fact but as symbolical truthtruth
The importance of existential The importance of existential decisiondecision
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Three Alternate viewsThree Alternate views 1. A quasi-orthodox view: 1. A quasi-orthodox view: P.T.Forsyth, P.T.Forsyth,
D.M.Baillie (c1920)D.M.Baillie (c1920) ““The evidence we have for the historical The evidence we have for the historical
Jesus adds up to credible proof for his Jesus adds up to credible proof for his divinity”divinity”
2.2. Oscar Cullmann (1902-1999), Ferdinand Oscar Cullmann (1902-1999), Ferdinand HahnHahn stressed the christological titles stressed the christological titles which the NT applies to Jesus. which the NT applies to Jesus.
““The gospel writers were using mythical The gospel writers were using mythical concepts to describe historical facts” concepts to describe historical facts”
3. 3. Martin Hengel, Wolfhart PannenbergMartin Hengel, Wolfhart Pannenberg reasserted the historicity of the gospelsreasserted the historicity of the gospels
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Hahn: From Jesus to PaulHahn: From Jesus to PaulThe Primitive Jewish church
ARAMAIC
Hellenistic Gentile CommunitiesPAGAN INFLUENCE
The Hellenistic Jewish CommunitiesGREEK (LXX)
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The titles of JesusThe titles of Jesus
JESUS(Primitive Jewish)
SON OF GODSON OF MAN
(Jewish)LORD and CHRIST(Hellenistic Jewish) LORD GOD
(Hellenistic Gentile)
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R.H.FullerR.H.Fuller Foundations of NT Christology (1965) Foundations of NT Christology (1965) What did Jesus think about himself?What did Jesus think about himself? Early Church Christology:Early Church Christology: 1.Earthly life of Jesus and his parousia1.Earthly life of Jesus and his parousia 2.Earthly ministry/ heavenly reign2.Earthly ministry/ heavenly reign 3.Pre-existence/ incarnate life/ 3.Pre-existence/ incarnate life/
heavenly reignheavenly reign
