CHRISTOLOGY: VARIOUS TERMS USED TO REFER TO JESUS CHRIST IN THE NEW TESTAMENT

The following indicates the number of verses in each book of the New Testament which use particular terms for Jesus Christ (Son of Man, Son of God, The Son/My Son, Christ, Jesus). It should be noted that while some theologians make a big deal out of which Gospels use which terms, all four Gospels use all of these terms to refer to Jesus, albeit with different frequencies.

# of verses

SORTED BY FREQUENCY

SON OF MAN

MAT: 29

LUK: 26

MAR: 13

JOH: 12

ACT: 1

CHRIST

ROM: 66

1CO: 54

2CO: 44

EPH: 43

PHI: 35

GAL: 33

ACT: 28

COL: 24

1PE: 21

JOH: 18

1TI: 14

MAT: 13

LUK: 12

2TI: 12

HEB: 12

1TH: 10

2TH: 10

1JO: 10

MAR: 8

PHM: 8

2PE: 7

REV: 7

JUD: 5

TITUS: 4

2JO: 3

JAM: 2

SON OF GOD (explicit or contextually)

JOH: 25

1JO: 18

MAT: 16

LUK: 12

HEB: 11

MAR: 8

ROM: 6

ACT: 4

GAL: 3

1CO: 2

2JO: 2

NUM: 1

PSA: 1

2CO: 1

EPH: 1

COL: 1

1TH: 1

2PE: 1

REV: 1

THE SON,MY SON (OVERLAPS W/ABOVE)

JOH: 13

MAT: 10

1JO: 9

LUK: 7

HEB: 7

MAR: 6

ROM: 6

GAL: 3

PSA: 2

ACT: 2

1CO: 2

2JO: 2

NUM: 1

COL: 1

1TH: 1

2PE: 1

JESUS

JOH: 231

MAT: 149

LUK: 84

MAR: 82

ACT: 70

ROM: 37

1CO: 23

PHI: 21

EPH: 19

GAL: 16

1TH: 15

2CO: 14

1TI: 13

HEB: 13

2TI: 12

1JO: 12

REV: 12

2TH: 11

1PE: 8

2PE: 8

COL: 7

PHM: 6

JUD: 5

TITUS:4

JAM: 2

2JO: 2

February 26, 2006

William P. Griffin