university of oregon, spring 2015
The Christ hymn can be broken down into two parts the condescension of Christ and the exaltation of Christ. The first part is about how Christ isn’t equal with God but a form of God. Christ was modest and followed Gods rules and spoke his word. Christ was the human form and listened to God… Continue reading Christ’s hymn as a story
1) John illustrates that Jesus is “a God striding over the face of the earth” through his Gospel writings. He talks about passion, an empty tomb and the resurrection stories. In chapter 18 Judas betrays Jesus, but Jesus already knew this was going to happen in Chapter 13. Jesus knows that one of his disciples… Continue reading Differences in the Gospels
Discussion Questions #1 Michelle Papp Jesus was named the Son of God. In the book A Brief Introduction of the New Testament by Bart D. Ehrman states the Roman audience seemed to have understood the meaning of “Son of God” is a “divinely inspired teachers or rulers whose miraculous deeds benefited the human race.” The… Continue reading Jesus Is the Son of God