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BTGE 3765: Theology 2

Christology - Recommended Books for Research Paper

Divinity and Humanity of Jesus

a. What does it mean to say Jesus is fully human?
b. What does it mean to say Jesus is fully divine?
c. How was Jesus both fully human and fully divine at the same time?

Identity of Jesus

d. How can we know who Jesus really was?

Mormon vs Biblical Jesus

e. What are the differences between the Mormon and biblical views of Jesus?

Islamic vs Biblical Jesus

f. What are the differences between the Islamic and biblical views of Jesus?

Preexistence of Jesus

g. What was Jesus’ existence like before the incarnation?

Jesus as Prophet, Priest, and King

h. How did Jesus fulfill a prophetic role?
i. How did Jesus fulfill a priestly role?
j. How did Jesus fulfill a kingly role?

Apologetic Prophecies about Jesus

k.Are prophecies about Christ valuable in apologetics?

Death and Resurrection of Jesus

l. Did Jesus descend into Hades?
m.Why was Jesus resurrected?

Virgin Birth of Jesus

n. What is the significance of the Virgin Birth?

Jesus' Ability or Inability to Sin

o. Could Jesus have sinned?

Perfect Sacrifice of Jesus

p. In what ways was Jesus the perfect sacrifice?

Divinity and Humanity of Jesus

The Divine Christ: Paul, the Lord Jesus, and the Scriptures of Israel by David B. Capes
Call #: MAIN 232.8 C239D
Especially chapters 2, 3, & 6
Is Jesus Truly God?: How the Bible Teaches the Divinity of Christ by Greg Lanier
Call #: MAIN 232.8 L287I
Especially chapter 4
Jesus and the God of Israel: God Crucified and Other Studies on the New Testament's Christology of Divine Identity by Richard Bauckham
Call #: MAIN 232.8 B337J
Especially chapters 4-6
The Man Christ Jesus: Theological Reflections on the Humanity of Christ by Bruce A. Ware
Call #: MAIN 232.8 W267M
Especially chapters 1 & 6
Who Do You Say I Am?: On the Humanity of Jesus by George Kalantzis, David B. Capes, & Ty Kieser, eds.
Call #: MAIN 232.8 W628
Especially chapter 3

Identity of Jesus

The Case for the Real Jesus: A Journalist Investigates Scientific Evidence That Points Toward God by Lee Strobel
Call #: MAIN 232.908 S919C2
Especially Challenge #1
Essential Beliefs: A Wesleyan Primer
Call #: eBook (unlimite # of users)
Especially chapter 5
An Exploration of Christian Theology by Don Thorsen
Call #: MAIN 230 T522E
Especially chapter 16
Jesus in Trinitarian Perspective: An Introductory Christology by Fred Sanders & Klaus Issler, eds.
Call #: MAIN 232.8 J58
Especially chapter 3

Learning Theology Through the Church's Worship: An Introduction to Christian Belief by Dennis Okholm
Call #: MAIN 230 O41L
Especially chapter 5
Life's Biggest Questions: What the Bible Says about the Things That Matter Most by Erik Thoennes
Call #: MAIN 230 T449L
Especially chapter 8
The Person of Christ: An Introduction by Stephen J. Wellum
Call #: RESERVE-SERVICE DESK 232 W456P (also eBook-unlimited # of users)
Especially Part 3

Mormon vs Biblical Jesus

A Different Jesus?: The Christ of the Latter-Day Saints by Robert L. Millet
Call #: MAIN 232 M653D
Especially chapter 4
Talking with Mormons: An Invitation to Evangelicals by Richard J. Mouw
Call #: MAIN 289.3 M934T
Especially chapter: The Same Jesus

Islamic vs Biblical Jesus

Jesus of Arabia: Christ Through Middle Eastern Eyes by Andrew Thompson
Call #: MAIN 232.9 T468J
Especially Appendix C
More Than a Prophet: An Insider's Response to Muslim Beliefs about Jesus and Christianity by Emir Fethi Caner & Ergun Mehmet Caner
Call #: MAIN 261.27 C221M
Especially chapters 1 & 2
Sacred Misinterpretation: Reaching Across the Christian-Muslim Divide by Martin Accad
Call #: MAIN 297.283 A169S
Especially chapters 4 & 5
The Truth about Islam and Jesus by John Ankerberg & Emir Caner
Call #: MAIN 261.27 A611T
Especially Sections 2 & 3

Preexistence of Jesus

God Incarnate: Explorations in Christology by Oliver D. Crisp
Call #: MAIN 232.1 C932G
Especially chapter 3
Is Jesus Truly God?: How the Bible Teaches the Divinity of Christ by Greg Lanier
Call #: MAIN 232.8 L287I
Especially chapter 1
Preexistent Son: Recovering the Christologies of Matthew, Mark, and Luke by Simon J. Gathercole
Call #: MAIN 232.8 G259P
Especially chapter 1
A Systematic Theology of Biblical Christianity, Vol. 2
Call #: RESERVE-SERVICE DESK 230 M133S2
Especially chapter 20

Jesus as Prophet, Priest, and King

Christ Alone - the Uniqueness of Jesus As Savior: What the Reformers Taught... and Why It Still Matters by Stephen Wellum
Call #: MAIN 232 W456C
Especially chapter 5
From Adam and Israel to the Church: A Biblical Theology of the People of God by Benjamin L. Gladd, ed.
Call #: eBook (unlimited # of users)
Especially chapters 5-7
Prophet, Priest, and King: The Roles of Christ in the Bible and Our Roles Today by Richard P. Belcher
Call #: MAIN 232 B427P
Especially chapters 3, 5, & 7
Journeys with Jesus: Every Path in the Bible Leads Us to Christ by Dennis E. Johnson
Call #: MAIN 220.6 J66J
Especially chapter 5

Apologetic Prophecies about Jesus

The Apologetics of Jesus: A Caring Approach to Dealing with Doubters by Norman L. Geisler & Patrick Zukeran
Call #: MAIN 232.904 G313A
Especially chapter 7
The Case for the Real Jesus: A Journalist Investigates Scientific Evidence That Points Toward God by Lee Strobel
Call #: MAIN 232.908 S919C2
Especially Challenge #5
Jesus on Trial: A Lawyer Affirms the Truth of the Gospel by David Limbaugh
Call #: MAIN 239 L733J
Especially chapter 7

Death and Resurrection of Jesus

Foundations of the Christian Faith: A Resource for Catechesis and Disciple-Making by Timothy Tennent
Call #: eBook (unlimited # of users)
Especially Article 5 or 6
He Descended to the Dead: An Evangelical Theology of Holy SaturdayAn Evangelical Theology of Holy Saturday by Matthew Y. Emerson
Call #: MAIN 232.967 E53H (also eBook-Unlimited # of Users)
Especially chapters 2 or 3
The Life We Claim: The Apostles' Creed for Preaching, Teaching, and Worship by James C. Howell
Call #: MAIN 238.11 H859L
Especially chapters 7 or 8
Risen: 50 Reasons Why the Resurrection Changed Everything by Steven D. Mathewson
Call #: MAIN 232.5 M429R

Virgin Birth of Jesus

Credo: Believing in Something to Die For by Ray Pritchard
Call #: MAIN 238.11 P961C
Especially chapter 6
The Life We Claim: The Apostles' Creed for Preaching, Teaching, and Worship by James C. Howell
Call #: MAIN 238.11 H859L
Especially chapter 5
A Systematic Theology of Biblical Christianity, Vol. 2
Call #: RESERVE-SERVICE DESK 230 M133S2
Especially chapter 22
What Christians Ought to Believe: An Introduction to Christian Doctrine Through the Apostles' Creed by Michael F. Bird
Call #: MAIN 238.11 B618W
Especially chapter 7

Jesus' Ability or Inability to Sin

God Incarnate: Explorations in Christology by Oliver D. Crisp
Call #: MAIN 232.1 C932G
Especially chapter 6
Salvation Accomplished by the Son: The Work of Christ by Robert A. Peterson
Call #: RESERVE-SERVICE DESK 232.3 P485S
Especially chapter 2
Tempted for Us: Theological Models and the Practical Relevance of Christ's Impeccability and Temptation by John E. McKinley
Call #: MAIN 232.95 M158T
Especially chapter 10

Perfect Sacrifice of Jesus

Crucified and Resurrected: Restructuring the Grammar of Christology by Ingolf U. Dalferth
Call #: MAIN 232 D141A
Especially chapter 5
Face to Face with God: A Biblical Theology of Christ As Priest and Mediator by T. Desmond Alexander
Call #: eBook (unlimited # of users)
Especially chapter 6

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