Who Is Jesus? (CT9002W)

Postgraduate, 24.0 points

Content

This unit examines biblical, historical, and contemporary perspectives addressing the question, 'Who is Jesus?' Students critically examine diverse responses from within and beyond Christian traditions and formulate their own informed theological responses.

Unit code: CT9002W

Unit status: Approved (Major revision)

Points: 24.0

Unit level: Postgraduate Elective

Unit discipline: Systematic Theology

Proposing College: Whitley College

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Learning outcomes

1.

Analyse a range of issues concerning the significance of Jesus in the contemporary world
2.

Deconstruct the theological issues at stake in the development of the historic credal formulations
3.

Exhibit capacity for independent and critical theological reflection upon a range of christologies
4.

Formulate research criteria and methodologies for engaging in christology in contemporary contexts

Unit sequence

Core PG unit Prerequisites: 24 points in CT and 24 points in Field B

Pedagogy

Lectures, seminars, and class discussion.

Indicative Bibliography

  • Barker, Gregory A. and Stephen E. Gregg, eds. Jesus Beyond Christianity: The Classic Texts. Oxford University Press, 2010.
  • Biehl, Michael, Traugott Hopp, Claudia Jahnel, Michael Kisskalt, Hanna Stahl, and Klaus Vellguth, eds. Witnessing Christ: Contextual and Interconfessional Perspectives on Christology. Kohlhammer, 2020.
  • Brinkman, Martien E. The Non-Western Jesus: Jesus as Bodhisattva, Avatara, Guru, Prophet, Ancestor or Healer? Routledge, 2014.
  • Cone, James H. The Cross and the Lynching Tree. Orbis Books, 2011.
  • Endō, Shūsaku. Silence. Translated by William Johnston. Taplinger, 1980.
  • Johnson, Elizabeth A. The Strength of Her Witness: Jesus Christ in the Global Voices of Women. Orbis Books, 2016.
  • Keck, Leander E. Who is Jesus? History in Perfect Tense. T&T Clark, 2001.
  • Küster, Volker. The Many Faces of Jesus Christ: Intercultural Christology. Revised ed. Orbis Books, 2023.
  • Riches, Aaron. Ecce Homo: On the Divine Unity of Christ. Wm. B. Eerdmans, 2016.
  • Song, Choan-Seng. Jesus in the Power of the Spirit. Wipf and Stock, 2002.

Assessment

Type Description Word count Weight (%)
Document Study 1000 25.0
Essay 5000 50.0
Oral Examination

Oral examination (15 minutes)

 1000 25.0
Approvals

Unit approved for the University of Divinity by Prof Albert Haddad on 29 Aug, 2025

Unit record last updated: 2025-08-29 12:05:16 +1000