A treatise on Christ; that department of theology which treats of the personality, attributes, or life of Christ.
The study of the person and work of Christ. The understanding of the nature of Christ has developed over centuries and was a major focus of the early councils that systematized Christianity.
The doctrine concerning the Person and work of Christ.
TH The study of the Person and Nature of Christ.
Christology is from the Greek, [ christos] meaning "anointed one," and [ logos] meaning "word." By extension the words or discourse about the anointed one. This is the doctrine that deals with the person of Jesus Christ. It encompasses the theological study of both the divine and the human nature of the Saviour, and the roles they play in Christianity. [ back
Is derived from two Greek words: christo - anointed one; logos - word. Its literal meaning is the word about Christ. Theologically, it is a study of those aspects of Christian thought regarding God's revelation in Jesus as the Christ; a study which concerns itself with the nature, person, ministry and consciousness of Jesus Christ.
a religious doctrine or theory based on Jesus or Jesus' teachings
the branch of theology concerned with the person and attributes and deeds of Christ
branch of theology concerned with the doctrine of the person and work of Jesus Christ.
The doctrine of Jesus Christ and the Incarnation. The Council of Chalcedon in 451 expressed what is the traditional Christian formulation on this subject when it affirmed that Jesus Christ was one person with two natures - human and divine.
that part of theology which relates to Christ; a doctrine or theory concerning Christ
The branch of Christian theology that explores the person, nature, and function of Christ. High Christology emphasizes the divinity of Christ; its heretical extreme is Docetism, which argues that Jesus only appeared human but was in reality completely divine. Low Christology emphasizes the humanity of Christ; its heretical extreme is Arianism, which argues that since God cannot be generated, and Jesus was generated as a human, Jesus cannot be God.
The doctrinal study of the person and work of Jesus Christ.
The section of Christian theology dealing with the identity of Jesus Christ, particularly the question of the relation of his human and divine natures.
Christology is a field of study within Christian theology which is concerned with the nature of Jesus the Christ. In particular, how the divine and human are related in his person. Christology is generally less concerned with the details of Jesus' life than it is with how the human and divine co-exist in one person.