1.Starting Points for Christology
2. Quest of the Historical Jesus
3. Kingdom of God (Meier).
4. Moltmann on the Death of Jesus
5. Resurrection of Jesus
Friday, July 31, 2015
Tuesday, July 28, 2015
Midterm Exam in Christology - Aug 5, 2015
Midterm Exam in Christology - Aug 5, 2015.
Format: Essay (not bullet-type or enumeration-type answers, but systematic reflection)
Be prepared to explain and elaborate the following:
1. Starting Points for Christology
2. The Quests for the Historical Jesus
3. Methodological Considerations (esp. the three stages of the formation of the gospels; criteria or principles for identifying the first stage).
4. Jesus and his movement
5. Jesus and the message of the kingdom of God
6. The death of Jesus
7. Moltmann on the death of Jesus
8. Sobrino on the death of Jesus
9. The resurrection of Jesus
10. Theologians (Bultmann, Rahner, Pannenberg, Schillebeeckx, Ratzinger, O'Collins,) on the resurrection of Jesus
11. Laudato Si' and Christology
Sample Examination:
Part 1: Short Answer (in 3-5 lines).
Example: What does Harnack mean when he writes, "The essence (kernel) of Christianity is Jesus and his simple message. The rest are simply husks"?
Part II. Long Answer (Essay)
Choose only one of the two questions.
Discuss the so-called quest of the historical Jesus.
Format: Essay (not bullet-type or enumeration-type answers, but systematic reflection)
Be prepared to explain and elaborate the following:
1. Starting Points for Christology
2. The Quests for the Historical Jesus
3. Methodological Considerations (esp. the three stages of the formation of the gospels; criteria or principles for identifying the first stage).
4. Jesus and his movement
5. Jesus and the message of the kingdom of God
6. The death of Jesus
7. Moltmann on the death of Jesus
8. Sobrino on the death of Jesus
9. The resurrection of Jesus
10. Theologians (Bultmann, Rahner, Pannenberg, Schillebeeckx, Ratzinger, O'Collins,) on the resurrection of Jesus
11. Laudato Si' and Christology
Sample Examination:
Part 1: Short Answer (in 3-5 lines).
Example: What does Harnack mean when he writes, "The essence (kernel) of Christianity is Jesus and his simple message. The rest are simply husks"?
Part II. Long Answer (Essay)
Choose only one of the two questions.
Discuss the so-called quest of the historical Jesus.
Wednesday, July 22, 2015
Tuesday, July 21, 2015
Resurrection of the Body and Transformation of the Universe in the Theology of Karl Rahner
"Resurrection of the Body and Transformation of the Universe in the Theology of Karl Rahner"
by Dennis Edwards.
Click here to download the article.
For Karl Rahner's essay on "Dogmatic Questions on Easter," cf. Theological Investigations 4 (copy is place in the FileBox)
In relation to the discussion on the resurrection, note section 3: "The Resurrection of Christ as the Beginning of the Transformation of the Universe," p. 4ff.
by Dennis Edwards.
Click here to download the article.
For Karl Rahner's essay on "Dogmatic Questions on Easter," cf. Theological Investigations 4 (copy is place in the FileBox)
In relation to the discussion on the resurrection, note section 3: "The Resurrection of Christ as the Beginning of the Transformation of the Universe," p. 4ff.
Tuesday, July 14, 2015
Assignment: The Theology of Death of Jesus according to Jon Sobrino
Some pointers for your essay:
1. The Theological Hermeneutics of Sobrino, i.e., What is Sobrino's starting point in Christology?)
2. For Sobrino, what is the meaning of Jesus' passion and death ( the reason why Jesus was killed and theological meaning why he died) and how is it to be related to the Father?
3. For Sobrino, how is violence to be addressed as followers of Jesus?
Resources:
Jon Sobrino, Christology at the Crossroads BT 202 S6213 1978
__________, Christ the Liberator BT 203 S6413 2001
__________, Jesus the Liberator (download here) *specially this book.
Small group theological essay . Note WRITE IN ESSAY FORMAT( not in question and answer format)
Five pages in double space
Paper size: Letter; Font: Times New Roman 12
Margins: 1 inch around the page.
Submission Date: July 28, 2015. Online.
1. The Theological Hermeneutics of Sobrino, i.e., What is Sobrino's starting point in Christology?)
2. For Sobrino, what is the meaning of Jesus' passion and death ( the reason why Jesus was killed and theological meaning why he died) and how is it to be related to the Father?
3. For Sobrino, how is violence to be addressed as followers of Jesus?
Resources:
Jon Sobrino, Christology at the Crossroads BT 202 S6213 1978
__________, Christ the Liberator BT 203 S6413 2001
__________, Jesus the Liberator (download here) *specially this book.
Small group theological essay . Note WRITE IN ESSAY FORMAT( not in question and answer format)
Five pages in double space
Paper size: Letter; Font: Times New Roman 12
Margins: 1 inch around the page.
Submission Date: July 28, 2015. Online.
Monday, July 13, 2015
Christology and Laudato Si'
A Five-Page Theological Essay on the Christology and Laudato Si’
Status Questionis: What insights, old and new, on Christology emerge in the Laudato Si’?
Status Questionis: What insights, old and new, on Christology emerge in the Laudato Si’?
- Small group theological essay
- Five pages in double space
- Paper size: Letter; Font: Times New Roman 12
- Margins: 1 inch around the page.
- Submission Date: July 21, 2015. Online.
Sunday, July 12, 2015
T2 Christology Class to use the Arnoldus Hall
Starting Wednesday (7/15/15), our room for all our classes shall be the Arnoldus Hall. This supersedes my earlier announcement made in class last week.
Fr. Randy
Wednesday, July 8, 2015
Tuesday, July 7, 2015
What are theologians saying about Christology?
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| image from America 7/17/07 issue |
by Alejandro Garcia-Rivera
America: The National Catholic Review
September 17, 2007 Issue
Click here.
Monday, July 6, 2015
Attention: Christology class on Wed moved to Thu
Due to an urgent meeting that Sr. Iloisa Cabantog, DSJC, JCD (Canon Law T2) is attending on Thu, her Canon Law T2 class on Thu will be anticipated on the period of Christology.
Schedule then will be:
Wed (7/8/15): 10:15 - 12:00 - Canon Law (T2 Cabantog)
Thu (7/9/15): 8:10 - 9:55; 2:00 pm - 2:50 pm Christology (T2 Flores)
Note: Deadline of the assignment in Christology remains (Wednesday, online).
Schedule then will be:
Wed (7/8/15): 10:15 - 12:00 - Canon Law (T2 Cabantog)
Thu (7/9/15): 8:10 - 9:55; 2:00 pm - 2:50 pm Christology (T2 Flores)
Note: Deadline of the assignment in Christology remains (Wednesday, online).
Wednesday, July 1, 2015
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About Me
- Fr. Randolf C. Flores, SVD
- 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