THE 1001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Theocentricism, Gordon D. Kaufman, Ebionites

• School: St. John's University
• Department: THE - THEOLOGY
• Course: THE 1001
• Professor: Paul D.Molnar

Document Summary

Believes god is present in human life insofar as you love someone else. Believes jesus is unique only because he relates to other unique religious figures of the past: however, by saying jesus is unique only because he relates to other unique figures, (cid:455)ou"(cid:396)e a(cid:272)tuall(cid:455) de(cid:374)(cid:455)i(cid:374)g ch(cid:396)ist"s u(cid:374)i(cid:395)ue(cid:374)ess. Vie(cid:449)s jesus as a (cid:862)u(cid:374)i(cid:448)e(cid:396)sall(cid:455) (cid:396)ele(cid:448)a(cid:374)t (cid:373)a(cid:374)ifestatio(cid:374) of di(cid:448)i(cid:374)e (cid:396)e(cid:448)elatio(cid:374) a(cid:374)d sal(cid:448)atio(cid:374)(cid:863: but according to barth jesus was the divine revelation and salvation, not just a manifestation or symbol of it. In order to study theology effectively, one must think theocentrically and. Does (cid:374)ot (cid:271)elie(cid:448)e jesus" (cid:396)esu(cid:396)(cid:396)e(cid:272)tio(cid:374) i(cid:373)plies a (cid:862)o(cid:374)e a(cid:374)d o(cid:374)l(cid:455)(cid:863) e(cid:448)e(cid:374)t: o(cid:374)(cid:272)e agai(cid:374) de(cid:374)(cid:455)i(cid:374)g jesus" u(cid:374)i(cid:395)ue(cid:374)ess. Christ and salvation does not refer solely to the man jesus of nazareth: de(cid:374)ies jesus" u(cid:374)i(cid:395)ue(cid:374)ess. Believes term christ can be applied to jesus at times in the new testament but at other times it can refer to the transformation of the community: i(cid:373)ila(cid:396) to ma(cid:272)(cid:395)ua(cid:396)(cid:396)ie"s thi(cid:374)ki(cid:374)g, makes jesus" ide(cid:374)tit(cid:455) depe(cid:374)de(cid:374)t upo(cid:374) hu(cid:373)a(cid:374)it(cid:455)