TH008 - The Doctrine of God and the Person and Work of Christ

This is a survey unit offering a basic introduction to the following themes:

  • Our knowledge of God: the nature and sources of theology; general and special revelation; inspiration.
  • The doctrine of God: divine being, names and attributes; the doctrine of the Trinity, its development from the New Testament period; trinitarian religion,
  • The doctrines of creation and fall: alternative world-views; human nature; the image of God; theories of personal and social sin; providence; evil and suffering.
  • The person of Christ: major titles; Christ’s deity and true humanity; major developments to Chalcedon and beyond.
  • The work of Christ: New Testament metaphors; the three-fold office; theories of atonement; resurrection and ascension.

Unit Exclusions: 

Prior to 2020, this unit content was delivered under the unit code TH210.
TH001, TH002

Full Course Unit Descriptor:

For the full Course Unit Descriptor, please see the Australian College of Theology website 

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