| Description |
767 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Questions of method, hermeneutics and criteria. Historically grounded access of the believer to Jesus of Nazareth -- The need is renewed for a post-critical, narrative history -- "The Gospel of Jesus Christ" : by way of introduction : euaggelion or good news. Jesus' message of salvation on its way from God -- Jesus' manner of life -- The rejection and death of Jesus -- Jesus' last prophetic sign : his death as being for others to interpret -- The disciples scandalized by the arrest and execution of Jesus -- "Why do you seek the living among the dead?" (Lk. 24:5) -- The Easter experience : being converted, on Jesus' initiative, to Jesus as the Christ--salvation found conclusively in Jesus -- Christian interpretation of the crucified-and-risen One. The early Christian movement centered around Jesus : divergent "reflexes" of the one Jesus of Nazareth -- First identification of the person, a link between the earthly Jesus and the very early Christian creeds -- "Raised from the dead" -- Resurrection, exaltation, the sending of the Spirit, the Parousia -- Theology "to the power of two" -- Growing reflection within the traditions of the New Testament -- Who do we say that he is? A conjunctural horizon of ideas and non-synchronous rhythm in the complex transformation of a culture -- The break with tradition since the Enlightenment -- Unique universality of a particular human being in history -- The history of human suffering in the search for meaning and liberation -- God's saving action in history -- The Christological problem -- Theoretical Christology, story, and praxis of the kingdom of God. |
| Note |
"A Crossroad book." |
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Translation of Jezus. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Subject |
Jesus Christ -- Person and offices.
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Jesus Christ -- History of doctrines -- Early church, approximately 30-600.
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| Added Title |
Jezus. English
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| ISBN |
0816403570: $24.50 |
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