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Christology

American  
[kri-stol-uh-jee] / krɪˈstɒl ə dʒi /

noun

Christologies plural
  1. the branch of theology dealing with the nature, person, and deeds of Jesus Christ.

  2. an interpretation of the nature, person, and deeds of Christ.


Christology British  
/ krɪˈstɒlədʒɪ, ˌkrɪstəˈlɒdʒɪkəl, kraɪ- /

noun

  1. the branch of theology concerned with the person, attributes, and deeds of Christ

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Origin of Christology

First recorded in 1665–75; Christo- + -logy

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He took one class, early Christology, but says he “spent more time trying to find a parking space” than in class and quickly dropped out.

From New York Times • Sep. 29, 2010

It is the text of his 1933 lectures on Christology at the University of Berlin, which Bethge reconstructed from student notes.

From Time Magazine Archive

In 1972 the Vatican's Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith issued its most recent declaration on Christology.

From Time Magazine Archive

In fact, says Bethge, it was Bonhoeffer's deep Christology that enabled him to foresee a world "come of age" in which faith could exist without the traditional piety of the churches.

From Time Magazine Archive

The impersonal Trinity, such as Plotinus taught, was thoroughly in keeping with their Christology.

From Monophysitism Past and Present A Study in Christology by Luce, A. A. (Arthur Aston)

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