UMS : Unit: CT9201C

Content

This unit will deal with aspects of the person and work of Jesus Christ. Particular attention will be paid to the question of Jesus as the question about the meaning of life, the search for the historical Jesus, and the New Testament origins of Christology. A systematic approach to the question of the self-understanding of Jesus, God and man, will also be developed. Tutorial work will canvass aspects of the theology of the Trinity.

Unit code: CT9201C

Unit status: Approved (Major revision)

Points: 24.0

Unit level: Postgraduate Elective

Unit discipline: Systematic Theology

Proposing College: Catholic Theological College

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Learning outcomes

1.	Demonstrate an advanced capacity to read, understand and respond creatively to the issues raised in contemporary theological discourse.
2.	Explain and elaborate on the implications of Jesus as the answer to the question about meaning which is at the heart of contemporary culture.
3.	Identify and explain the significance of the central issues and the phases in the quest for the historical Jesus.
4.	Critically analyse the Christology that developed in the New Testament and demonstrate a nuanced understanding of the confessional nature of the Gospel texts.
5.	Apply theological insights creatively and critically to contemporary issues in Christology, such as the relationship between the Jesus of History and the Christ of Faith.
6.	Engage in a specific topic of research amongst contemporary issues in Christology in a critically rigorous, sustained and self-directed manner.

Unit sequence

CT8100C

Pedagogy

A variety of learning resources – lectures, guided reading, peer discussion, tutorials, formative feedback on assessment tasks, supervision of their Research Essay, and electronic resources for further study – will enable students to achieve the learning outcomes of the unit.

Indicative Bibliography

Allison, Jr. Dale C. The Historical Christ and the Theological Jesus. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2009.
Bauckham, Richard. "The Gospels as Testimony to Jesus Christ: A Contemporary View of their Historical Value." In The Oxford Handbook of Christology, edited by Francesca Aran Murphy and Troy A. Stefano, 55-71. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2018.
Dupuis, Jacques. Who Do You Say I Am? Introduction to Christology. Maryknoll: Orbis Books, 1994.
Johnson, Elizabeth A. Consider Jesus: Waves of Renewal in Christology. New York: Crossroad, 1990.
Kasper, Walter. Jesus the Christ. New ed. London: T. & T. Clark, 2011.
Lohfink, Gerhard. Jesus of Nazareth: What He Wanted, Who He Was. Collegeville: Liturgical Press, 2012.
Meier, John P. "The Historical Jesus." In The Jerome Biblical Commentary for the Twenty-First Century (Third Fully Revised Edition), edited by John J. Collins, Gina Hens-Piazza, Barbara Reid OP, and Donald Senior CP, 145-163. London: T&T Clark, 2022.
O’Collins, Gerald. Christology: A Biblical, Historical and Systematic Study of Jesus Christ. 2nd ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2009.
Powell, Mark A. Jesus as a Figure in History: How Modern Historians View the Man from Galilee. Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 1998.
Rausch, Thomas P. Who is Jesus? An Introduction to Christology. Collegeville: Liturgical Press, 2003.

Assessment

Type	Description	Word count	Weight (%)
Tutorial Paper/Seminar Paper	Tutorial Paper 800 words	800	10.0
Tutorial Paper/Seminar Paper	Tutorial Paper 800 words	800	10.0
Essay	Essay: 5,000 words	5000	60.0
Oral Examination	Oral Examination 15 minutes (1,000 words)	1000	20.0

Approvals

Unit approved for the University of Divinity by Prof Albert Haddad on 13 Jun, 2023

Unit record last updated: 2023-06-13 16:53:24 +1000