Session 9 - Christology: The Humanity of Christ in History

Session Overview

If Christ was man, how could He also be God? Was He part man and part God? Or was He a mixture of both? The answer to these question have defined Christological orthodoxy for the last two thousand years. Upon completion of this session, the student will struggled with the history of the Church as the attempt to understand exactly what it means that Christ is both God and man. The student will learn the various Christological heresies that arose in effort to reconcile the biblical teaching that Christ is God and man. The student will understand why Christ could not represent humanity if he was not fully man, and could not redeem humanity if He was not fully divine.

Session Reading (for self-study students)

Roger Olsen, Mosaic of Christian Belief, pp. 223-242

Related Topics: Christology, Incarnation, Trinity

Session 10 - Christology: The Humanity of Christ in the Scriptures

Related Media

Session Overview

What are the implications of Christ’s humanity in Scripture? Did Christ divest Himself of His divine attributes? If not, why didn’t He know the time of His coming? Could Christ have sinned? If not, were the temptations for real? These questions have caused great debate throughout the history of the Church. The student will enter into the struggle that these questions pose during the course of this session. Upon completion of this course, the student will be more aware of current issues in Christology.