School of the Annunciation
“The word became flesh for us in order to save us by reconciling us with God” (Catechism of the Catholic Church, 457). Together with the treatise on the Blessed Trinity, the treatise on Christology is at the centre of Catholic theological study. As in all areas of theological study and reflection, of faith seeking understanding, reflection upon the person and work of Christ, the Second Person of the Trinity made man, bases itself upon the truths proclaimed through Scripture, Tradition and the living magisterium of the Church. Accordingly, part of the study of Christology will involve an examination of the truths taught about Christ in the Bible and through the diverse and complementary lenses of the inspired visions of the writers of the Gospels and Epistles. Under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, the Church further understood truths present in the deposit of faith pertaining to Christology. How these truths are founded in Scripture is a further question explored in Christology. The debates of the great councils of the first millennium on Christ’s nature and work are then also an integral part of Christological study, as we understand how through these dialectical encounters the Holy Spirit guided the Church to an ever deeper appreciation of the truth about Christ given in revelation.