Christ of faith

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christological concept religious construct theological concept

Christ of faith is the theological and devotional understanding of Jesus as the divine, risen Savior and Son of God, shaped by religious belief and doctrine rather than solely by historical-critical analysis.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Christ	2
Christ (in Revelation)	1
Christ as savior	1
Christ of faith canonical	1
God in Christ	1
The God of Jesus Christ	1
risen Christ	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4766912 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Christ of faith
Context triple: [historical Jesus, differentFrom, Christ of faith]

A. Faith
Faith is a feminine given name of English origin that conveys the virtue of trust and belief.
B. Faith
"Faith" is the 1995 self-titled debut studio album by American R&B singer Faith Evans, featuring a blend of soulful ballads and hip-hop-influenced tracks.
C. Faith
Faith is a 1998 country-pop studio album by American singer Faith Hill that helped solidify her crossover success into mainstream music.
D. The Christian
"The Christian" is a 1914 American silent drama film adaptation of Hall Caine’s popular novel, produced during the early feature-film era.
E. The Cross of Christ
The Cross of Christ is a widely influential theological book by John Stott that explores the meaning, necessity, and implications of Jesus’ crucifixion for Christian faith and life.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Christ of faith
Target entity description: Christ of faith is the theological and devotional understanding of Jesus as the divine, risen Savior and Son of God, shaped by religious belief and doctrine rather than solely by historical-critical analysis.

A. Faith
Faith is a feminine given name of English origin that conveys the virtue of trust and belief.
B. Faith
Faith is a 1998 country-pop studio album by American singer Faith Hill that helped solidify her crossover success into mainstream music.
C. Faith
"Faith" is the 1995 self-titled debut studio album by American R&B singer Faith Evans, featuring a blend of soulful ballads and hip-hop-influenced tracks.
D. The Christian
"The Christian" is a 1914 American silent drama film adaptation of Hall Caine’s popular novel, produced during the early feature-film era.
E. The Cross of Christ
The Cross of Christ is a widely influential theological book by John Stott that explores the meaning, necessity, and implications of Jesus’ crucifixion for Christian faith and life.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	christological concept ⓘ religious construct ⓘ theological concept ⓘ
analyzedIn	historical-Jesus research discussions ⓘ modern Christology debates ⓘ
articulatedIn	Christian dogmatics ⓘ New Testament kerygma NERFINISHED ⓘ systematic theology ⓘ
associatedWith	confessional Christology ⓘ high Christology ⓘ
basedOn	church doctrine ⓘ creedal formulations ⓘ religious belief ⓘ
centralTo	Christian liturgy ⓘ Christian proclamation ⓘ Christian spirituality ⓘ
contrastedIn	historical-critical exegesis ⓘ liberal theology ⓘ
contrastedWith	historical Jesus NERFINISHED ⓘ
distinctionFormulatedBy	20th-century theologians ⓘ
distinguishedFrom	historical-critical reconstruction of Jesus ⓘ
emphasizes	Jesus as Son of God ⓘ divinity of Jesus ⓘ resurrection of Jesus ⓘ saving role of Jesus ⓘ
focusesOn	Jesus as Lord NERFINISHED ⓘ Jesus as Redeemer NERFINISHED ⓘ Jesus as Savior NERFINISHED ⓘ
groundedIn	apostolic witness ⓘ church tradition ⓘ
interprets	Jesus in light of resurrection faith ⓘ
involves	confession of Jesus as Christ ⓘ confession of Jesus as Lord ⓘ confession of Jesus as Son of God ⓘ
presupposes	acceptance of revelation ⓘ faith in Jesus ⓘ theological interpretation of Jesus ⓘ
refersTo	Jesus Christ NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedTo	Christology from above NERFINISHED ⓘ doctrinal Christology ⓘ
shapedBy	Christian devotion ⓘ Christian worship ⓘ theological reflection ⓘ
understoodAs	Jesus as encountered in faith ⓘ Jesus as proclaimed by the church ⓘ
usedToAddress	relationship between Jesus of history and Christ of belief ⓘ relationship between history and theology ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

historical Jesus → differentFrom → Christ of faith ⓘ

Greek cross → symbolizes → Christ of faith ⓘ

this entity surface form: Christ

city of Thyatira → receivesMessageFrom → Christ of faith ⓘ

subject surface form: Thyatira

this entity surface form: Christ (in Revelation)

Horace Bushnell → notableWork → Christ of faith ⓘ

this entity surface form: God in Christ

Christ II → focusesOn → Christ of faith ⓘ

this entity surface form: Christ as savior

Christine → derivedFrom → Christ of faith ⓘ

this entity surface form: Christ

Third Sunday of Easter → focusesOn → Christ of faith ⓘ

this entity surface form: risen Christ

Walter Kasper → notableWork → Christ of faith ⓘ

this entity surface form: The God of Jesus Christ

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Referenced by (8)

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