Christ as primordial sacrament

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Christology concept sacramental theology concept theological concept

Christ as primordial sacrament is a theological concept that understands the person of Jesus Christ as the original and fullest visible sign and instrument of God’s saving presence in the world, from which all other sacraments, including the Church itself, derive.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Christ as primordial sacrament canonical	1
Christ present in the proclaimed Word	1
Christ the Sacrament of the Encounter with God	1
Eucharistic theology in Eastern Christianity	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christology concept ⓘ sacramental theology concept ⓘ theological concept ⓘ
associatedWith	Edward Schillebeeckx NERFINISHED ⓘ Karl Rahner NERFINISHED ⓘ Vatican II–influenced theology ⓘ
clarifies	how Christ’s historical life, death, and resurrection communicate grace ⓘ why sacramental signs are effective and not merely symbolic ⓘ
contrastsWith	purely juridical or institutional views of the Church ⓘ reduction of sacraments to subjective religious experiences ⓘ
distinguishedFrom	the Church as basic or fundamental sacrament ⓘ the seven sacraments as specific ritual signs ⓘ
emphasizes	that salvation is mediated historically and concretely in Jesus of Nazareth ⓘ the incarnational character of God’s self-communication ⓘ the unity between Christ’s person and his saving actions ⓘ
focusesOn	the person of Jesus rather than only on his teachings or institutions ⓘ
hasDefinition	the understanding of the person of Jesus Christ as the original and fullest visible sign and instrument of God’s saving presence in the world ⓘ
hasKeyIdea	Christ is the fundamental sign and instrument of salvation ⓘ Christ is the visible manifestation of the invisible God ⓘ Christ’s humanity is the efficacious sign of divine grace ⓘ Jesus Christ is the original sacrament of God NERFINISHED ⓘ all other sacraments derive from and depend on Christ ⓘ the Church is the basic sacrament because it is rooted in Christ as primordial sacrament ⓘ the Church itself is sacrament because it participates in Christ’s sacramentality ⓘ the sacraments of the Church prolong and make present Christ’s saving work ⓘ
hasSourceTradition	20th-century sacramental theology ⓘ Roman Catholic theology ⓘ
hasTheologicalFunction	grounds the sacramentality of the Church ⓘ grounds the sacramentality of the seven sacraments ⓘ links Christology and sacramental theology ⓘ links Incarnation and the mediation of grace ⓘ
implies	a hierarchical ordering of sacramentality from Christ to Church to ritual sacraments ⓘ that without Christ there would be no Christian sacraments ⓘ
presupposes	that God’s grace is mediated through concrete historical realities ⓘ that God’s saving will is universally oriented to humanity ⓘ
relatesTo	Incarnation ⓘ ecclesiology ⓘ grace ⓘ revelation ⓘ sacramental economy ⓘ
supports	an understanding of the Church as sign and instrument of intimate union with God and of the unity of all humanity ⓘ
teaches	that Christ is the decisive and unsurpassable self-communication of God ⓘ that all authentic sacramental signs participate in Christ’s own sacramentality ⓘ
usedIn	ecclesiological reflection ⓘ sacramental catechesis ⓘ systematic theology ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

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

The Church as sacrament of salvation → relatesTo → Christ as primordial sacrament ⓘ

Liturgy of the Word → emphasizes → Christ as primordial sacrament ⓘ

this entity surface form: Christ present in the proclaimed Word

Table of Oblation (Prothesis) → associatedWith → Christ as primordial sacrament ⓘ

this entity surface form: Eucharistic theology in Eastern Christianity

Edward Schillebeeckx → notableWork → Christ as primordial sacrament ⓘ

this entity surface form: Christ the Sacrament of the Encounter with God