Christology – Course Syllabus

COURSE DESCRIPTION:  The purpose of this course is to investigate the person of Jesus the Christ.  We do this by asking who he is in Sacred Scripture and Christian Tradition, who he is in the celebration of the Church’s sacramental life, and how his teachings affect our moral lives and commitments.  The approach is both historical and theological with special attention to the unity of the so-called “Jesus of history” and the “Christ of faith.”

                                                                       
Week 1:          Introduction: What is Christology?   
                        Approaches to the Mystery of Jesus Christ

Week 2:          The Historical Jesus and Biblical Research

Week 3:          Recovering Historical Jesus

Week 4:          The Resurrection: A Survey of the Evidence and A Theological Response

Week 5:          The Implications and Universal Significance of the Christ-Event

Week 6:          Reshaping the Dogma of the Incarnation

Week 7:          Relocating the Dogma of the Incarnation

Week 8:          A Return to the Historical Roots of Christianity

Textbooks:    
Catechism of the Catholic Church
Bible
Vatican II:
            Dei Verbum  
            Lumen Gentium       
            Gaudium et specs