Christological Titles

Christological Titles

1. Son of God

   • Highlights authority and divinity
   • Seen as blasphemous
   • Jewish kings were viewed as the adopted sons of god
   • Mentioned at; The baptism, "You are my son", The transfiguration, "This is my Son" and he also personally confirmed it at the Trial
   • Important as Christians believe Jesus has always existed as part of the Holy Trinity
   • Widely used today and at crucial times by Mark
   • Some believe it distances us as its hard to relate too

2. Son of Man

   • Jesus' preferred title
   • Reveals his humanity, proves he was like us and likely was used to remind the disciples he was one of them
   • Used by Ezekiel to describe himself
   • Linked to the role of the suffering servant, frequently used when discussing this, links to book of Daniel
   • Used at his trial and during the man with the paralysed man
   • "The son of man is lord even on the Sabbath
   • Shows he has God's authority and can forgive sins
   • Not widely used today, too vague and hard to understand

3. Messiah/Son of David / Christ

   • Messiah and Christ means anointed one
   • Expected a Messiah like King David
   • Jesus was not a military of political messiah but a Suffering Servant Messiah
   • Jesus disliked it due to its political connotations- Messianic secret
   • When peter states "you are Christ" he warns them not to tell anyone
   • Jesus entered Jerusalem on a donkey to symbolise peace
     • Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David

4. Saviour

   • Jesus means Saviour
   • Jesus died on the cross to save us from our sins
   • He saved people from their sicknesses, leper, paralysed hand, Jairus' daughter
   • Saved his disciple at the calming of the storm reminding them of their faith
   • He saved people from spiritual and physical hunger at the feeding of the 5000