titles of jesus for understaning person of jesus

Question 1

3 main points

Answer 1

messiah
son of god
son of man

Question 2

messiah

Answer 2

-translates to christ means anointed one
-reflects jewish hope for a deliverer
-name is associated with expectations of a political and military leader to liberate israel
-peters confession is a turning point ‘you are the messiah’
-leads to jesus redefining messiah as suffering servant
foreshadowing his own death and ressurection
eval - jesus not only fufills but trasforms the messianic expectation
-reveals his role as a spiritual savior not a political one

Question 3

son of god

Answer 3

-highlights jesus’ divine nature and relationship with god
-used by god in jesus’ baptism which is divine affirmation of jesus’ identity
-reflects a high christology - gospel of john i and the father are one
- prologue the word was god
eval - jesus’ divine autority and unique sonship not only metaphorical but ontological

Question 4

son of man

Answer 4

• jesus’ most frequently used title for himself 3rd person relatability
  -aligns himself with human experience
  -allows him to connect with the people while talking of himself in a theologically rich way
  -uses it to predict his suffering death and resurrection after the confession of peter
  eval - combines humanity with divine authority showing both jesus’ human experience and role in gods plan