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 Flores, SVD, is the current Rector of the Diocesan Shrine of Jesus the Divine Word in the Diocese of Cubao and Director of the Diocesan Biblical Apostolate. He is also Vice Provincial Superior of the SVD Philippine Central Province and Executive Director of the Arnold Janssen Catholic Mission Foundation, Inc. (AJCMFI), which supports educational programs for out-of-school youth through the Alternative Learning System (ALS) of the Department of Education. He teaches biblical courses at the Divine Word Seminary in Tagaytay City and is a professor at the Divine Word Institute of Mission. He holds a PhD in Theology from the Ateneo de Manila University (2015), a Doctorate in Sacred Theology (STD) from the Loyola School of Theology (2014), a Licentiate in Sacred Scripture (SSL) from the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome (1999), and an M.A. in Pastoral Ministry from the Divine Word Seminary (1995). He has served as President of the Catholic Biblical Association of the Philippines (CBAP), Chairperson of the Tagaytay Religious Association (TRA), and Dean of Studies of the Divine Word Seminary. Visit his YouTube channel, Biblical Apostolate PH: https://www.youtube.com/c/biblica