Why Christians believe Jesus is both Human AND God?

In this video, we explore the first 300 years of thinkers wrestling about the question of how Jesus could be fully God and fully human. This is the question of Christology - the part of Theology that deals with the nature and character of Jesus Christ. You will meet the early Christian theologians as well as heretical thinkers who debated the question of how Jesus of Nazareth - who was born as a human being in time and history - could also be the God of Israel who created the universe and existed eternally before time and history even began!

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00:00-01:53 What is Christology?
01:53-04:20 Marcion’s Heresy
04:20-05:53 Valentinus the Gnostic
05:53-07:23 Irenaeus of Lyon
07:23-09:38 Arius’ Heresy
09:38-13:39 The Council and Creed of Nicaea