Jesus of Nazareth and the Christ of Faith: Approaches to the Question in Historical Jesus Research

Abstract

According to the faith of the Church Catholic, Jesus of Nazareth is the Christ and the Son of God. The problem of the relationship between Jesus of Nazareth and the Christ of faith is, of course, still there in Jesus research. This article looks at some recent approaches and theses in Jesus research concerning the question of continuity (or discontinuity) between Jesus of Nazareth and the Christ of faith. Here instead of following up these hints concerning a continuity from Jesus of Nazareth to the post-Easter church and then on to the Christological dogma of the Church Catholic, this paper will take a brief look at some proposals regarding a Wisdom Christology in sayings of Jesus in the synoptic gospels. Keywords:Christ; Christological dogma; Church Catholic; faith; historical Jesus; Nazareth; post-Easter church; Son of God; synoptic gospels; Wisdom Christology