Parable
A simple story used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson, as told by Jesus in the Gospels.
Savior
Redeemer of sin and saver of souls. For Christians, this is Jesus, the Messiah (Christ).
Low Christology
Emphasizes or starts with the humanity of Jesus.
Christ
The Greek translation of “Messiah,” used by Christians as a title for Jesus to show that He is Messiah/Savior.
High Christology
Emphasizes or starts with the Divinity of Jesus.
Messiah
In Hebrew, the “Anointed One,” the promised deliverer of the Jewish nation prophesied in the Hebrew Bible, the awaited Jewish “savior” or “rescuer."
Transfiguration
Event reported in the New Testament when Jesus is transfigured and becomes radiant in glory upon a mountain.
Resurrection
Christ's rising from the dead.
Parousia
The Second Coming of Christ. The visible return from Heaven of Jesus, to raise the dead, hold the Last Judgement, & gloriously set up God's kingdom.
Atonement
The reconciliation of God and humankind through Jesus the Christ.
Trinity
The Christian God in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, though still One God.
Son of Man
Self-Designation of Jesus. Messianic in nature. Can also simply imply "human," as in "mortal."
Christology
The study of the nature of Jesus Christ.
Ascension
The ascent of Christ into Heaven on the fortieth day after the Resurrection.
Eschatology
Theology concerned with death, judgment, and the final destiny of the soul and of humankind. The End Times :O
Crucifixion
The common Roman practice of execution. The death of Jesus (and countless others) by nailing or binding to a cross.
Original Sin
The tendency to sin innate in all human beings, held to be inherited from Adam in consequence of the Fall. The concept of Original Sin was developed in the
Incarnation
To be made in the flesh a deity, spirit, or abstract quality.