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Jesusologist

Jesusologist noun: one who studies Jesus.

Noun

Jesusologist (plural Jesusologists)

  1. One who studies Jesus.
    • The gulf between the ‘unimpressive’ Jesus and God himself does not have to be spanned by the Christologist. It would require to be spanned only if he became a ‘Jesusologist’ instead.1958, Ronald W. Hepburn, “Meaning and Mediator”, in Christianity and Paradox: Critical Studies in Twentieth-Century Theology, London: C. A. Watts & Co Ltd, page 67
    • As for Hamilton, he is even more of a Jesusologist. Discarding supernaturalism, root and branch, he reduces all Christianity to Jesus.1966, Vernon C. Grounds, “The Graveyard Theology: A Brief Introduction to Brash Infidelity”, in Is God “Dead”?, Grand Rapids, Mich.: Zondervan Publishing House, →LCCN, page 44

Examples of Jesusologist in a sentence

  • These criticisms are not intended to give aid and comfort either to Christocentrists or the Jesusologists.1970 July, J. Alvin Sanders, “Major Book Reviews: Models of God’s Government: The Old Testament and Theology, by G. Ernest Wright. […]”, in...
  • Are you aware of those four self-proclaimed Jesusologists, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, who go around analyzing every word you say and collect your garbage?1972, compiled by Michael Braun with Richard Eckford and Peter Stimpson, Jesus Christ Superstar: The Authorised Version, London: Pan Books...
  • The Jesusologist tries to recover every historical detail of the master’s life; the Christologist constantly relates his doctrine to historical development.1972, Gabriel Moran, The Present Revelation: In Quest of Religious Foundations, →ISBN, page 265:
  • Jesusologists, Allahologists, Constantinople has no contemporaries.2012, “Difference”, in Ljubica Arsovska, Peggy Reid, transl., pH Neutral History, Port Townsend, Wash.: Copper Canyon Press, translation of...

Forms of Jesusologist

pluralJesusologists

Questions about Jesusologist

What does Jesusologist mean?
Jesusologist means one who studies Jesus.
How do you use Jesusologist in a sentence?
These criticisms are not intended to give aid and comfort either to Christocentrists or the Jesusologists.
What part of speech is Jesusologist?
Jesusologist is a noun.
What is the plural of Jesusologist?
The plural of Jesusologist is Jesusologists.

Words near Jesusologist in the dictionary

  1. Jesuslike
  2. jesusly
  3. Jesusolatry
  4. Jesusological
  5. Jesusologies
  6. Jesusologist
  7. Jesusologists
  8. Jesusology
  9. Jesusses
  10. Jesusy
  11. Jesyca

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