Tuesday, June 30, 2015

Jesus and His Movement

Click here to download the Guide Questions for the group study and discussion.
The paper is due on July 8 (within class hours).

NOTE: PAPERLESS submission.

For the new edition of W. Kasper, Jesus the Christ (Continuum 2011), click here (pdf).

Tuesday, June 23, 2015

The Quest of the Historical Jesus - An Outline for DWST

Click here to download. Note the group assignment.

On the theological relevance of the study of the historical Jesus, see Kasper, Jesus the Christ, pp. 26ff.

On a current theological opinion on the question of the historical Jesus, see G. Lohfink, Jesus of Nazareth: What He Wanted, Who He Was (2012). See Chapter 1: The So-Called Historical Jesus, pp. 1-23.

Wednesday, June 17, 2015

Christology and Soteriology

For the relationship between Christology and Soteriology, see A. McGrath, Christian Theology, pp. 292-294. Click here.

The Quest of the Historical Jesus

On this topic, you may read one of the following:

Rausch, pp. 9-22.

A more detailed one is found in William Loewe, An Introduction to Christology, pp. 15-41 (Chapters 2-3). - a copy is place on reserve in the library.

The entry in the Wikipedia is also useful.

Introduction: The Question and Starting Points for Christology

Click here to download (in pdf) Introduction and Assignment no.2.

Wednesday, June 10, 2015

Book Report

Click here for the list of reporters.

Note: Book Report in Christology

A book report answers the question what is the book all about? Who is the author? What makes this book unique from other Christology books?

Due Date: Class period on June 17. You can be asked at random to say something about your assigned book.

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Fr. Randy is the current Parish Priest and Rector of the Sacred Heart Parish Shrine in Quezon City, Philippines. He is also the Director of the Biblical Apostolate of the Diocese of Cubao and the coordinator for the Biblical Apostolate of the SVD Philippine Central Province. He teaches Biblical courses at the Divine Word Seminary, Tagaytay City. He holds a doctorate from the Ateneo de Manila University (PhD, 2015) and from the Loyola School of Theology (STD, 2014); Licentiate in Sacred Scripture (SSL, 1999) from the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome); an M.A. in Pastoral Ministry from the Divine Word Seminary  (1995). He served as president of the Catholic Biblical Association of the Philippines (CBAP), chairperson of the Tagaytay Religious Association (TRA), Dean of Studies (Divine Word Seminary), and editor of the academic journal  Diwa: Studies in Philosophy and Theology. He founded the Certificate in Theological Studies (CTS) at the Divine Word Seminary and the SVD Tagaytay Alternative Learning System (SVD-ALS), an educational program for the out-of-school youth. Visit also his YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/c/biblicalapostolateph