The Person or Work of Christ?

 NOTE: Use below Textbooks only. 300 Words.

Create a thread of at least 300 words, which must include at least two citations. (NOTE: Your main thread must be at least 300 words. These word counts do not include Quotation or Footnotes; most deductions on discussion boards are for not meeting the word requirements)

Thread: One of the major theological tensions within the study of Christology is its connection to soteriology.
-Discuss the proper order of study in approaching the person and work of Christ.
- Does one have a priority over the other?
- How does your answer help you evaluate the numerous inadequate "theories of atonement" that have been suggested over the years?
-Lastly, give a working definition of the atonement theory that seems to rise to the top of the options.

You must only cite the course textbooks.

TEXTBOOKS
1) CHRISTIAN THEOLOGY
Third Edition
© 2013 by Millard J. Erickson

2) Can You Be Gay and Christian
© 2014 by Brown L. Michael

3) Believer’s Baptism: Sign of the New Covenant in Christ
© 2006 by Schreiner R. Thomas & Wright D. Shawn