Christology in the New Testament

In this paper, I am writing about the Gospel of Mark. The Gospel of Mark is the shortest Gospel, but is a really cool one. It covers a lot of key events that happened during Jesus’ lifetime. After reading the chapters, we pointed out things that stood out to us, which we thought were strange or interesting. We also pointed out spiritual lessons that taught us about our faith. We also wrote down questions that we had about the material.

There are two distinctive approaches to examining Jesus’ these include Christology “from below” and Christology “from above”. Christology “from above” emphasizes the divinity of Jesus Christ and his sacrificial death on the cross, and begins with the divinity of the word that descends into the human world. Whilst on the opposing hand Christology “from below” begins with the humanity of Jesus in his cultural heritage and history and speaks of Christ as an earthly human being. Wesley Wildman (2007) gives a number of terminologies for these two distinct approaches explaining the two phases as Christology of sight (below) versus Christology of belief (above) (Wildman, 2007). I strongly believe the field of Christology needs perspectives from both approaches; each approach can be criticized and commended and will each be looked at in further detail.

The Gospel of John’s story about Jesus as the good shepherd successfully portrays an image of a divine Jesus. The high Christology present throughout this Gospel is evident through Jesus’ recognition of who he is. Unlike what we have seen in the other Gospels, there is no sense of secrecy or questioning; Jesus is who he says he is and everyone should believe what he says. While I value the message contained in these verses, I struggled with this selection of the text for two reasons: first, the way in which Jesus tells his story and second, the way in which John portrays Jesus.

This research assignment aims to analyse and interpret an influential part of the New Testament – Mark’s Gospel. An analysis of Mark and his community will be discussed as well as interpreting Jesus’ teachings and his significant theme of Discipleship as it was then and in present society.

Mark’s disciples’ significance is to be an example for the readers of the gospel both in a positive light and as failures is to understand that Jesus is the Son of God.

In Raymond Brown’s introduction to the Gospel of Mark, he notes that the Gospels require particularly careful reading, because people are often familiar with their content and must avoid letting that familiarity color their reading (Brown, 126). This sentiment rings true when examining a peculiarity in Mark’s Gospel: rather than proclaiming his divine status as Messiah, Jesus often seems to hide his identity, from demons, crowds, and even his own disciples. This “Messianic Secret” runs so counterintuitive to most Christians’ theology, they could overlook or outright deny evidence. Wrede claimed that the Messianic Secret was a scandalous early church conspiracy to paint a Messianic façade onto Jesus that he never possessed. Although Wrede raises important questions, I propose two alternative theses: Jesus either yearned for peaceful reflection time of which crowds deprived him, or did not believe his disciples – or anyone else – grasped the suffering inherent to his “Messiah” definition.

The New Testament and its canonization were the result of a process that spanned over 250-300 years of Christian history. It is special, in the fact, that we can trace its development to the modern day canonization of the scriptures. Several factors are responsible for this, such as the death of Christ, disseminating of the disciples and their teachings, and the availability of the teachings of Christ to the common people.

In Mark’s Gospel, Jesus’ divinity and humanity are thoroughly expressed through miracles and suffering. The “Son of God” is a title given to Jesus as he is believed to bring faith and hope to persecuted humans. The Son of God is told to be powerful, and capable of performing miracles of healing and forgiving those with sins. In Mark 1:1, John the baptist talks about the “Son of God” and how he is “The beginning of the good news.” This is important as it displays the message of hope for persecuted Christians. The main themes in Mark’s Gospel is suffering, service and sacrifice. The title “Son of Man” is often used by Jesus as it shows his humanity. In the Gospel of Mark, the humanity of Jesus is displayed through his suffering in the events leading to his crucifixion. Jesus’ suffering proves to us that he is

Finally, the Book of John concludes the Gospels within the New Testament. The Book of John is broken down into four sections. The first section serves as a prologue. Subsequently, the second section accounts for the miracles Jesus’s performed. Following the second section, the ascension to the third section entails the glory of God. Conclusively, the fourth section finishes off with epilogue, including the reappearance of Jesus after his resurrection. Similarly to the other books of the Gospels, the Book of John introduces Jesus’s baptism performed by John the Baptist and concludes with Jesus’s death and resurrection. On the contrary, the Book of John focuses on literal elements and symbolic elements. The Book of John included seven miracle

The purpose of this paper is to list three things learned in chapters 1 – 3 of the book: A Survey of the New Testament. Those three things are: (1) The advanced knowledge of the New Testament world. (2) The depth of Judaism in the New Testament. (3) The expanse of Greek Culture and the corruption it brings.

Wright places heavy emphasis and reference on the book of Matthew, in the first section Wright takes time to explore the significance of the lineage of Jesus in a manner conveyed seldom by any devout person. This lengthily view into the heart of the story of Jesus is linked back to Genesis and the chronicled context of “Abraham to David, from David to the Exile, and the exile to the Messiah” (Wright, 19-27). Accordingly, the Old and New Testament outline the “historical record” of God's deliverance for all mankind. This interrelatedness verifies that other “universalism approaches” which attempts to append Christ

As the apostle passed from the scene, other leaders arose in the church to take their place. These leaders are fathers because of the esteem in which they were held by loyal church members. They were call bishops and had authority over an area to maintain discipline the church. These fathers can be classified in certain times or divided into four groups. The first groups would be the apostolic fathers, the apologists, the Polemicists, and the scientific theologians.

Christ, Christianity, and the Bible are very controversial subjects. A lot of people don't believe that the Bible is a reliable source of information, or that Christ didn't perform miracles or rise from the dead. A lot of people also think that Christ doesn't even exist. Christ and Christianity played a huge role in the world's history, and are still very influential today.

The word "gospel" is a translation of the Greek word "euangelion" which means "good news. The first three books in the New Testament (Mark, Matthew, and Luke) are often referred to as the Synoptic Gospels (from Greek synoptikos, "seen together") They bear greater similarity to each other than any of the other gospels in the New Testament. Along with these similarities come some differences among the gospels, suggesting that each gospel was written for a specific audience and for a specific purpose. This paper will examine the resurrection of Jesus, while identifying the significant differences between Mark, Matthew and Luke. This paper will also analyze the differences to suggest the prominent theological perspective each gospel author

Mark`s fast moving account presents Jesus as a man of action, the son of God who was a servant among men. Luke is in inquisitive Greek literary style, seems to address cultured Gentiles and shows Jesus as a friend of disadvantaged groups. Attempts to account for both similarities and differences within the three Gospels constitute the synoptic problem.