Abstract: Abstract In developing its Christology, the early church applied several titles to Jesus. Among the most common christological titles applied to Jesus are the following: 1) Messiah or Christ (John 1:41; 4:25; Matt. 1:1, 16–18; 2:4; 11:2; 16:16, 20; etc.); 2) Son of God (Luke 3:38; John 1:34, 49; 3:18; 5:25; 10:36; 11:4, 27; 19:7; 20:31), one‐of‐a‐kind Son (John 1:14, 18; 3:16, 18), or simply the Son (John 3:17, 35–36; 5:19–26; 6:40; 8:35–36; 14:13; 17:1; Heb. 1:3); 3) Lord (Matt. 8:2, 6, 8, 21, 25; 9:28; 12:8; 14:28, 30; 15:22, 25; etc.); and 4) God (John 1:1, 18; 20:28; etc.). Jesus frequently referred to himself as the Son of Man (numerous times in all four Gospels) or as the “I am” (John 9:24, 28, 58; etc.) in continuity with the Old Testament designation of Yahweh (Exod. 3:14; Isa. 43:10–13, 25; 45:18; 48:12; 51:12; 52:6).
Publication Year: 2011
Publication Date: 2011-11-25
Language: en
Type: other
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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