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Essay Instructions: Christology -- As you are going home from work, two well-dressed gentlemen accost you, handing you some literature explaining what they believe. You glance over it and are drawn to this sentence: "Jesus was a man and as such could not also be God." Seeing the puzzled look on your face, one of the men asks you what you think of this claim.

What is the biblical basis for Jesus' humanity?
What is the biblical basis for Jesus' deity?
Explain how Jesus can be both God and Man at the same time (Hypostatic Union).
What does it mean for Jesus to be both God and Man?
Why did Jesus need to become incarnate to save humanity?
What are the dangers of overemphasizing or denying either the deity or humanity of Christ?
What are the common objections to the traditional understanding of Christology (refer to the Christological heresies in Elwell, pgs. 241 - 42), and how do you respond to them?
In what ways is Christ in his humanity an example to you?

Essay Instructions: Paper 1 - On Christology (30%): The student is to write an 8-5page synthesis paper which would consolidate and synthesize the material covered in the first portion of the course. In addition to the above, the students will be graded on the following criteria specific to this topic:
(4) How well can the student present a coherent historical account of the development of Christology?
(5) Does the student well understand and articulate the importance for the Early Church of an incarnational framework for consideration of the person of Jesus Christ.
(6) What do we mean by one person and two natures?
(7) What and when are the significant councils for this teaching and what led to these proclamations?
(8) And most importantly, how well does the student understand the answer to Jesus? question, ?Who do you say that I am?? ? Who is Jesus Christ and what does that mean for Christians?

Essay Instructions: Summarize major key points in each chapter. There are eight chapters total so there should be eight paragraphs. They don't have to be in extreme depth, just to the point of what the author is saying. Do include any quotes that you feel are necessary to the topics. And finally, a breif conclusion if possible to fit within the 4 pages, if not do not include. The book is called: The Many Faces of Christology by Tyron L. Inbody

Essay Instructions: Summarise all major key points in each chapter and give a breif explanation on each, (i.e. what you thought, like/dislike, or believe). There are 5 chapters total, so each chpater should be about a page or so. You do not have to include the critiques or the response in the chpater summaries.
****I would prefer someone who is religous and believes in God and Jesus, so I could see the aspects in which they view the topics and how they differ from my views.

***Book: Ecountering Jesus a debate on Christology
by:Stephen T. Davis, John B. Cobb, John Hick, Rebbeca D. Pentz, James M. Robinson, John K. Roth and Michael Wyschogrod
*(There are many authors becuase each took part in writing the book)