Introduction. What is a genuine sense of Jesus the man? And how are we to arrive at it? ; Jesus of Nazareth : human or divine? ; Critical knowledge of Jesus and Christian faith -- Conceived of a virgin? Was the virginal conception a basic belief? ; Did the virginal conception happen? ; The meaning of Matthew's narratives ; The Immanuel prophecy ; Two final questions -- All-knowing? Preliminary considerations ; Jesus' eschatological predictions ; Other predictions attributed to Jesus ; Self-awareness as Messiah/suffering servant? ; The mystery of Messiahship in Mark -- Without sense of being a sinner? God alone is judge ; The evidence ; Jesus' sense of being a sinner "explained" ; The historical Jesus and traditions of his righteousness ; Jesus' baptism re-viewed in Mark -- Able to do miracles at will? Apologetics running in circles ; The miracle-tradition : rooted in fact ; The miracle-tradition : subsequently embellished -- Immortal? The perspective of faith ; The fullness of Jesus' death ; The fullness of Jesus' resurrection for Christian faith.
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