"In Christianity, Christology (from the Greek Χριστός, Khristós and -λογία, -logia), translated from Greek as 'the study of Christ', is a branch of theology that concerns Jesus."
Examine the nature of Jesus Christ, including His divinity and humanity, and explore His work on humanity's behalf.
The divinity of Christ: Focuses on the belief that Jesus is God and explores biblical and theological evidence for this doctrine.
The humanity of Christ: Explores the belief that Jesus was fully human and fully divine, and examines how this doctrine has been understood throughout Christian history.
The Trinity: Explores the belief that God exists as three persons in one, and examines how each person of the Trinity relates to Christ.
Salvation: Discusses how Christ's death and resurrection bring salvation to humanity, and explores different theories of atonement.
Eschatology: The study of the end times and how Christ's return will usher in the end of history.
Ecclesiology: The study of the church and its role in carrying out Christ's mission.
Christology in the Gospels: Examines how each Gospel writer presented Jesus and his ministry, and explores the unique perspectives and themes of each Gospel.
Christology in the Old Testament: Explores how Jesus is foreshadowed and prefigured in the Hebrew Scriptures.
Christology in the early church: Examines how the early church understood Christ's divinity and humanity, and how this doctrine developed over time.
Contemporary Christology: Discusses modern approaches to understanding Christ, including feminist, liberation, and contextual theologies.
Chalcedonian Christology: This is the orthodox position that Jesus Christ is one person with two distinct natures, fully human and fully divine, united without confusion or alteration.
Nestorian Christology: This position emphasizes the distinction between the divine and human natures of Christ to the extent that Jesus Christ is seen as two persons, one divine and one human, who are intimately united without confusion or mixture.
Monophysite Christology: This position emphasizes the divine nature of Christ to the extent that it is believed that Jesus Christ had only one nature, a divine nature, which absorbed his humanity.
Docetism: This heretical position emphasizes the divinity of Christ to such a degree that his humanity is denied or downplayed. It is believed that Jesus only appeared to be a human being, but in reality, he was only a divine being.
Apollinarianism: This Christological position emphasizes the divine nature of Jesus Christ to the extent that it is believed that Christ’s human mind and soul were replaced by the divine Logos.
Adoptionism: This Christological position asserts that Jesus was a mere mortal, adopted as God's Son at his baptism or resurrection.
Arianism: This position believes that Jesus Christ was a created being, not co-eternal and consubstantial with God the Father, as in the orthodox position.
Liberal Christology: Also known as Historical Jesus Christology, this position emphasizes the historical context and human actions of Jesus of Nazareth, but denies his divinity.
Mystical Christology: This perspective is centered on the mystical relationship between Christ and the believer in which the divine nature of Christ is imparted to the believer.
Feminist Christology: This Christological perspective looks through a feminist lens at the person of Jesus Christ, and seeks to highlight the deep concern for justice and care for marginalized genders in both the historical and contemporary Jesus movements.
"Different denominations have different opinions on questions such as whether Jesus was human, divine, or both."
"The earliest Christian writings gave several titles to Jesus, such as Son of Man, Son of God, Messiah, and Kyrios, which were all derived from Hebrew scripture."
"These terms centered around two opposing themes, namely 'Jesus as a preexistent figure who becomes human and then returns to God', versus adoptionism – that Jesus was human who was 'adopted' by God at his baptism, crucifixion, or resurrection."
"From the second to the fifth centuries, the relation of the human and divine nature of Christ was a major focus of debates in the early church and at the first seven ecumenical councils."
"The Council of Chalcedon in 451 issued a formulation of the hypostatic union of the two natures of Christ, one human and one divine, 'united with neither confusion nor division'."
"Most of the major branches of Western Christianity and Eastern Orthodoxy subscribe to this formulation."
"While many branches of Oriental Orthodox Churches reject it, subscribing to miaphysitism." (Note: The above questions and quotes are based on the given paragraph and provide the necessary information. However, due to the complexity of the topic, additional questions and answers may arise from further exploration and research.)