LIVING MINISTRY/ CCRS

MODULE OUTLINES

JESUS CHRIST

Aim
The purpose of this module is to deepen participants' awareness of the significance and centrality of the person and work of Jesus Christ in the daily life of the Christian as well as in the worship of the Church.

Learning Outcomes

Participants should :

recognise the diversity of images of the Person of Jesus

relate these images to the social and cultural context in which they were shaped and expressed

appreciate the mission of Jesus to proclaim the Kingdom of God

recognise the centrality of the Person of Jesus, both fully human and divine

be able to communicate what they have learned from an adult stance .

Learning Process

This will include:

reflection on personal experience

related input to deepen understanding

the gathering of information through reading and listening

group discussion .

Syllabus Outline

The participants' own images of Jesus Christ and how such images are shaped by the arts (music/art/architecture), personal history and worship

Images of Christ drawn from the Bible

Credal statements and their relevance today, with particular reference to the Nicene Creed and the historical and social context in which it developed

Reflection on the concept of the Kingdom of God as it is expressed in the Bible and understood today.

Assessment for CCRS Students

Participants will be credited with this module upon satisfying both of the following conditions:

Attendance for at least 80% of the ten hours' contact time

Successful completion of an Assignment based on some aspect of the content of this module and related to one or more of the identified learning outcomes .

Recommended Reading

Contemporary Catholic Theology: a Reader
edited by Michael A Hayes & Liam Gearon, 1998 Gracewing

Catechism of the Catholic Church
1994, Geoffrey Chapman

An Introduction to New Testament Christology
Raymond E Brown, 1994 Geoffrey Chapman

Interpreting Jesus
Gerald O'Collins SJ, Mowbray 2000

Jesus and the Gospels
Denis McBride, 2002 Redemptorist Publications

The Jesus Who Was, The Jesus Who Is
Joseph O'Hanlon, 2005 Columba

Early Christian Doctrines
JND Kelly

Sample Assignment Titles

Discuss the relative merits and disadvantages of selected New Testament titles of Christ. Which ones would you regard as most important.

Identify some important and/or urgent problems facing us in the world today. How may we express our understanding of the person and work of Jesus Christ to show that he is relevant to these issues?

Who do they say I am? (Mark 8:27-33)