The person of jesus

Question 1

jesus as son of god

Answer 1

-referred to as the son of god in christian teaching
-could be the ‘son of god’ in the sense of unique knowledge about him
-referred to as gods son in his baptism and transfiguration
-paul speaks of jesus as gods own son in his letter to the romans
-jesus didnt refer to himself as the son of god

Question 2

jesus knowledge of god

Answer 2

-words spoken by jesus seen as the direct word of god
-implies god and jesus are separate beings who know eachother
-idea of hypostatic union, god and jesus are two natures in one person

Question 3

christian beliefs on jesus as god and man

Answer 3

-only god has the power to save humanity from sin, jesus must be god
-jesus must also be human to live on earth as we do, feel pain etc
-jesus didnt have sinful nature of other humans, he was capable of being tempted by evil but rejected it
-most christians today believe jesus was of the same substance as god

Question 4

jesus as rabbi

Answer 4

-some of jesus’ followers used the word rabbi when addressing him
-he taught in synagogues and in the open and had a high level of knowledge about moral issues and the scriptures