Questions tagged [christology]
Questions on Biblical texts relating to the study of the nature and person of Jesus Christ as documented in the Christian Bible: This tag is for questions on passages used to support, could likely, or prove to impact one's view of Christology, while questions on Christology are only on-topic inasmuch as it relates to understanding Jesus as a character in the Bible, not in the form of systematic theology.
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1 Cor 15:25 - Does Jesus stop reigning? What's the actual function and meaning of "until" in the context of this verse?
23 But each in his own order: Christ the firstfruits, then at his coming those who belong to Christ. 24 Then comes the end, when he delivers the kingdom to God the Father after destroying every rule ...
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What makes the prophetic book of Rev.5:1-5 so unique that ONLY Jesus could open it? [duplicate]
This question uses the exact scripture of Rev.5:1-5 as my first question, but I am writing a totally new question because my original question focused on John the writer of Revelation and why he was ...
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In Rev. Ch.5:1-5 John is weeping much and only Jesus is worthy to open the book. If John wrote Revelation why could he not look at it?
Rev. Ch5:1-6 has always intrigued me as to why John is weeping. If the book in the Father's hand is Revelation (which the seven seals indicate) why could John not open or look on the book he was ...
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What does David communicate in Psalm 110:1? [closed]
Does Psalm 110, verse 1 prove that David considered his "Lord" subject to the LORD (YHWH)?
"The LORD said unto my Lord, sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies they ...
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Does the demon in Luke 8:28 testify that Jesus is God?
Luke 8:28
When he saw Jesus, he cried out, and fell down before him, and with a loud voice said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God most high? I beseech thee, torment me not.
Is the ...
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Does Acts 1:7 imply that Jesus knew the hour?
[T]hey (the disciples) gathered around him and asked him, “Lord, are you at this time going to restore the kingdom to Israel?” He said to them: “It is not for you to know the times or dates the Father ...
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In Romans 8:9 is Paul assuming that Christ is God?
I found similar questions asked on Romans 8:9, but none asked with this focus, One was even closed for lack of focus.
You, however, are not in the flesh but in the Spirit [πνεύματι], if in fact the ...
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Is this Matthew's commentary?
When the crowd saw this, they were filled with awe; and they praised God, who had given such authority to man. (Matt. 9:8)
When it says "who had given such authority to men", is this what ...
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Was Jesus given power (Acts 10:38)
And you know that God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit
and with power. Then Jesus went around doing good and healing all who
were oppressed by the devil, for God was with him. (Acts 10:...
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How to understand John 1:1 in light of Hebrews 7:3?
John 1:1 KJV
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 The same was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made by him; and without him was not any ...
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What does "Smote their breasts" signify in Luke 23:48?
After witnessing the crucifixion of Christ and the phenomena accompanying it the witnesses are said to have smote their breasts and went away.
KJV Luke 23 : 48
And all the people that came together ...
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Could Peter's denial be classified in the same level as the betrayal of Judas?
Towards his crucifixion, Christ warns of denial and betrayal amongst some of his disciples. First, it's Judas, followed by Peter, who actually falls into the trap
KJV Matthew 26:14-16
Then one of the ...
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Ephesians 1:22 Language a reference to marriage?
Ephesians 1:22-23
And he put all things under his feet and gave him as head over all things to the church, which is his body, the fullness of him who fills all in all.
Is this language of God giving ...
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How to understand Luke 19:8 in light of Luke 18:22?
After meeting Christ Zachaeus promises to give away half of his possessions and restore fourfold those he had wronged
KJV Luke 19 : 8
And Zacchaeus stood, and said unto the Lord; Behold, Lord, the ...
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Were the Sadducees being sarcastic in Matthew 22:28?
Matthew 22:28 NLT
So tell us, whose wife will she be in the resurrection? For she was the wife of all seven of them!"
The Sadducees were well known that they did not believe in the resurrection ...
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Why does the book of Proverbs portray a negative bias towards surety?
KJV Proverbs 6:1
My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger,
KJV Proverbs 17:18
A man void of understanding striketh hands, and becometh surety in the ...
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In Matthew 26:29 could Christ be referring to the book of Enoch? [closed]
KJV Matthew 26 : 29
But I say unto you, I will not drink henceforth of this fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father's kingdom.
Christ promises that he will never ...
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Did the proximity of the words "Abraham" and "David" in the first verse of Matthew's Gospel mean more than just "offspring" to early Jewish readers?
The Genealogy of Jesus Christ "This is the record of the genealogy[a] of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham" Net Matthew 1:1 tn Grk “the book of the genealogy.” The noun ...
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Col 2:15 - Was the triumph over them "in him" or "in it"
Within what/who were the rulers and authorities triumphed over?
Here is an example of the two version showing different options:
English Standard Version
He disarmed the rulers and authorities and ...
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1 Peter 1:3 What is a living hope?
What is the primary meaning of the term living hope, as opposed to any implied meanings?
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be ...
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Was Christ reiterating the death sentence in Mark 7:9-10?
Mark 7:9-10 NLT
Then he said, "You reject God's laws in order to hold on to your own traditions.10 For instance, Moses gave you this law from God: 'Honor your father and mother,' and 'Anyone who ...
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God is unchanging. In Christ He is fully God, and fully Man. Christ is preexistent. Was His body created, and is He still human in heaven? [closed]
"Include all the information someone would need to answer your question." I'm, uh, asking it cause I'm not sure of the answer? John 8:58 reads "Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I ...
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Hebrews 1:3 What is the Relationship Between Jesus and The Word of His Power?
Hebrews 1:3 Smith's Literal Translation
Who being the brightness of glory, and the figure of his foundation, and bearing all things by the word of his power, having made by himself the purification ...
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John 7:31 When Christ appears, will he do more signs than this man has done?
How did the people come to have the expectation that the Messiah, when he appears, should be accompanied by a multitude of miraculous signs?
Yet many of the people believed in him. They said, “When ...
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Matthew 4 vs Luke 5:6?
In Matthew's narrative the first call of the disciples does not involve a miraculous catch of Fish but in Luke's narrative the disciples somehow catch a lot of fish after Christ direction.
Matthew 4:...
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Are there contextual cues which suggest Jesus calming the storm does not require Jesus to be God Almighty?
In all three Synoptic Gospels, Jesus is recorded as calming a storm. The incident happens about Matthew 8:24, Mark 4:37, and Luke 8:23.
Here is the complete pericope from Matthew:
Matthew 8:23-27 (...
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What are the arguments for Jesus' statement at John 8:58, "before Abraham genesthai (was? becomes?), ego eimi (I am (he?))" not being about the past?
Jesus's statement at John 8:58 is
Ἀμὴν ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν, πρὶν Ἀβραὰμ γενέσθαι ἐγὼ εἰμί.
"Truly truly I say to you, before Abraham genesthai (was? becomes?), ego eimi
(I am, I am he?)."
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Does Daniel 7:27 counter the christological interpretation of the Son of Man?
In Daniel 7, we have reference to a divine Son of Man figure:
““I saw in the night visions, and behold, with the clouds of heaven there came one like a son of man, and he came to the Ancient of Days ...
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Omniscience of Jesus [duplicate]
Was Jesus omniscient when he said "But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but the Father alone?" (Mathew 24:36 NASB 1995)
This question examines ...
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Galatians 4:14. Paul says that Jesus is Angel of the Lord? [closed]
Galatians 4:14
though my condition put you to the test, you did not scorn or despise me, but welcomed me as an angel of God, as Christ Jesus.
According to Bart Ehrman:
I had always simply read the ...
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Heir of all things …
Hebrews 1:1-2: God, who [a]at various times and in various ways spoke
in time past to the fathers by the prophets, 2 has in these last days
spoken to us by His Son, whom He has appointed heir of all
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How does the father purge the fruitful branch in John 15:2?
John 15:2 KJV
Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.
The above metaphor seemingly refers to ...
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Does Revelation 3:21 speak of Jesus' enthronement as a past event?
In Revelation 3:21, we read the following (NKJV, emphasis added):
To him who overcomes I will grant to sit with Me on My throne, as I also overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne.
In the ...
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If John the Baptist said "He was temporally before me" at John 1:15, what would 1st century Jewish listeners have understood by this?
There is significant debate over how John 1:15 should be interpreted (see the question Does John the Baptist's witness imply the pre-incarnate existence of Jesus?).
"John testified concerning ...
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Why is 'egeneto' at John 1:14 translated differently than 'egeneto' at John 1:6?
John 1:6 is
"There was a man who was sent from God. His name was John." (KJB)
The first 'was' is 'egeneto'. It is aorist, indicative, middle.
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Reconciling Ephesians 1:22 with 1 Corinthians 15:25—are all enemies under Jesus' feet?
In 1 Corinthians 15:25, Paul speaks as if all enemies will one day be put under Jesus' feet (NKJV):
For He must reign till He has put all enemies under His feet.
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John 1:4 to 1:9 - is it the Light or the light?
Looking at various translations of John 1:4-9, there are a range of uses of capitalization for 'light'.
The ESV keeps everything as 'light'.
The Berean Study Bible uses 'light' at 1:4 but then ...
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Does Jesus ever directly and explicitly claim to be the Messiah (the Christ) in public, before his trial with the Sanhedrin? [closed]
At Jesus' trial, He clearly affirms that He is the Christ, the Son of God. Mark 14:61-62 says
"Again the high priest questioned Him, “Are You the Christ, the Son of
the Blessed One?” 62 “I am,” ...
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If Jesus broke the Sabbath at John 5:18, why does He say "Therefore it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath" at Matthew 12:12?
Some interpret John 5:18
"Because of this, the Jews tried all the harder to kill Him. Not only
was He breaking the Sabbath, but He was even calling God His own
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What is the argument that Jesus' 'ego eimi' at John 8:58 should be translated as 'I am he' instead of 'I am'? [duplicate]
The standard way to translate Jesus' John 8:58 statement is
"Before Abraham was, I am."
Yet, a minority position is to translate 8:58b as 'I am he'. This is the view taken by Sozzini as ...
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What is the significance of Christ being human? [closed]
I appreciated the ideas shared on this platform around the 'water and the blood' from 1 John 5. The text I refer to is: 1 John 5:6.
This is he who came by water and blood—Jesus Christ; not by the ...
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What is the difference between Corban in Mark 7 and the pledges in the Leviticus 27
KJV Mark 7 : 11
But ye say, If a man shall say to his father or mother, It is Corban, that is to say, a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me; he shall be free.
KJV Leviticus 27 : 28
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Is the Sanhedrin's question "Are you then the Son of God?" substantively different from their "If You are the Christ, tell us." in Luke 22?
Luke's account of Jesus' back-and-forth with the Sanhedrin is different from the other synoptic Gospels in at least one interesting way. Matthew and Mark bundle the titles 'the Christ' and 'the Son of ...
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To Jews in Jesus' time, what did "the Son of Man" mean?
Jesus quite frequently refers to himself as "the son of man," or we could say "the Son of Man". It is recorded 73 times in the Gospels.
When Jews of the time heard this, would this ...
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Was the healed man trying to placate the Jews by identifying Christ in John 5:15
After having met a man that had been healed on the Sabbath the Jews made it clear to him that they were not pleased by what Christ had done for him
John 5:10 NIV
and so the Jewish leaders said to the ...
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What are the exegetical options for the argument the Jews are making at John 5:18?
John 5:18 is
"Because of this, the Jews tried all the harder to kill Him. Not only
was He breaking the Sabbath, but He was even calling God His own
Father, making Himself equal with God."
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At John 5:18, did Jesus break the Sabbath?
John 5:18 says
"Because of this, the Jews tried all the harder to kill Him. Not only
was He breaking the Sabbath, but He was even calling God His own
Father, making Himself equal with God."
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In Isaiah 42:1-4 why is the servant also likened to a reed?
Isaiah 42:1-4 NASB
“Behold my servant, whom I uphold,
my chosen, in whom my soul delights;
I have put my Spirit upon him;
he will bring forth justice to the nations.
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What is 'put on' in Psalm 132:9 ? What is the 'righteousness' and the 'salvation' that clothes?
Singing through the Songs of Degrees, morning by morning, I was struck by 132:9 and 16 and pondered on what it actually (in experience and in practice) means . . . .
... thy priests do put on ...
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If Thomas at John 20:28 was speaking in Aramaic, what are the options for what he originally said?
At John 20:28, Thomas famously exclaims
"My Lord and my God!"
This could be translated in different ways. In particular, 'Lord' is ambiguous (Adonai or Adoni?) and 'God' is ambiguous (God or ...
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