Mobile Ed: TH241 Christology: The Doctrine of Christ (7 hour course)
Overview
Gain a better understanding of Jesus Christ as you explore how God became man, how we can be like Jesus, and what a real difference He makes in our lives. Examine the historical reality that Jesus was fully incarnate through the Virgin Mary, lived a human life, died for our sins, rose for our justification and to bring us new life, and is exalted in the highest heaven above all powers that are opposed to the truth of God.
Learning Objectives
Upon successful completion you should be able to:
- Interpret the meaning and significance of the names of Jesus
- Articulate how Jesus became human
- Explain the nature of Jesus’ deity and how it is proven in Scripture
- Identify the nature of humanity
- Share Jesus’ story—from birth, life, and death, to resurrection and exaltation
Course Outline
Unit 1: Names of Jesus
- Jesus
- Immanuel
- Rabbi
- Lord
- Christ
- Logos
- “I Am”
- Son of God
- Son of David
- Son of Man
Unit 2: Christology Basics
- Starting Points
- Quest for the Historical Jesus
- Answering Objections
- Incarnational Christology
- John 1:1
- John 1:14
- Philippians 2:6–11
- Hebrews 1–2
- Key Purposes and Terms
- Eternal Person
Unit 3: Deity of Christ Characteristics of Deity
- Deity in the Gospels
- Deity in the Epistles
- Deity in Action
- Deity in the Old Testament
- Alternative to Deity
Unit 4: Humanity of Christ
- Jesus’ Birth and Childhood
- Jesus’ Emotional Life
- A Troubled Jesus
- Jesus’ Knowledge
- Jesus’ Sinlessness
- Jesus’ Humanity Questioned
- Christ’s Unity
- History of Unity
- Picture of Unity
- Summary of Christology
- Hotel Card Analogy
Unit 5: Theological Method
- Introducing Methods
- Immanuel Theology
- The Virgin Birth
- Meaning of 'Almah
- Dimensions of Jesus’ Life
- A Sinless Life
- Sinless Life: An Alternate View
- Sinless Life: Human Nature
- An Exemplary Life
- A Miraculous Life
- The Death of Christ
- Jesus’ Descent into Hell
- Defining Resurrection
- Aspects of Resurrection
- Jesus’ Exaltation
Conclusion
- Concluding Comments
- Excursus on Easter
Product Details
- Title: TH241 Christology: The Doctrine of Christ
- Instructor: Gerry Breshears
- Publisher: Lexham Press
- Publication Date: 2016
- Product Type: Logos Mobile Education
- Resource Type: Courseware, including transcripts, audio, and video resources
- Courses: 1
- Video Hours: 7
Partially includedAbout Gerry Breshears
Dr. Gerry Breshears has been a professor of theology at Western Seminary since 1980, and has taught and lectured in multiple colleges and seminaries around the world. Additionally, he is a preaching elder at Grace Community Church. He is co-author of Vintage Jesus, Death by Love, Vintage Church, and Doctrine: What Every Christian Should Believe.
Getting the most out of Mobile Ed
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This course was produced with screencast videos. These videos provide tutorials showing you how to use Logos Bible Software in ways that are tied directly into the content of the course. We are now producing Activities resources as a replacement for screencast videos. We plan on updating this course to include this additional Activities resource in the future for no extra charge.
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