The Cross of Jesus Christ and the salvation of the human being

Authors

  • Dietrich Korsch Author
  • Claus Schwambach Translator

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25188/FLT-VoxScript(eISSN2447-7443)vXXVI.n3.p533-547.DK

Keywords:

Christology, Soteriology, Historical Jesus, Christ of faith, Death of Jesus

Abstract

This article discusses the modern problematic of the interpretations of the death of Jesus that emerged mainly in the European context since the Enlightenment, in criticism of the doctrinal formulas of the church regarding the death of Jesus. The problems that arise in those traditional propositions that attempt to understand human death itself are initially addressed. Starting from the understanding of human life and death, we then try to evaluate the conditions of possibility of obtaining an adequate understanding of Jesus’ death with modern self-understanding. Based on this criterion, three commonly used models of interpretation are evaluated, aiming at identifying in this analysis its strengths, but also its weaknesses. Finally, an image of Jesus is drawn which unites the meaning of his earthlyhistorical life with its eternal and divine meaning, in the greater hermeneutic horizont of modern self-understanding.

Author Biography

  • Dietrich Korsch

    Prof. Dr. Dietrich Korsch é professor emérito da Universidade Philipps de Marburg,
    Alemanha, onde atuou como professor da cadeira de teologia sistemática e história da
    teologia. Detalhes de sua biografia encontram-se em: https://www.uni-marburg.de/fb05/
    fachgebiete/syst_theo/personal/korsch/biographie.

Published

2025-05-05

How to Cite

The Cross of Jesus Christ and the salvation of the human being. (2025). Vox Scripturae, 26(3), 533-547. https://doi.org/10.25188/FLT-VoxScript(eISSN2447-7443)vXXVI.n3.p533-547.DK