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How did the Jesus of history become the proclaimed Christ of faith? At the heart of the earliest Christian Christology is the variously expressed association of the pre-Easter Jesus and his message with the post-Easter proclamation of Jesus as Messiah and Son of God, as testified in the New Testament. This course explores some of the early expressions and trajectories of early Christian conviction to this effect, how these relate to contemporary messianic expectations as well as other relevant Early Jewish and Graeco-Roman concepts and beliefs, and to the focal point of early Christianity: the Christ-event itself.
| Study Type | Postgraduate | Level | 5 |
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| Term | First Term | Credit Points | 30 credits (15 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Old Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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When and where did the post-Easter church’s intensive reflection on the identity of Jesus of Nazareth begin? How did the Jesus of history, the proclaimer of the good news, become the proclaimed Christ of faith? This course aims to develop a deeper understanding of the central textual, historical, devotional and theological issues involved in the origins of early christology, focusing on the post-Easter understanding/interpretation of the activity of Jesus, his death, and resurrection appearances in their Jewish, Christian and Graeco-Roman contexts.
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
1st attempt: one oral presentation, including the submission of one 1500-word essay (20%); 3600-word Essay (40%), Exam (40%).
Resit: one three-hour written examination (100%).
There are no assessments for this course.
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